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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: BobT1939 on January 13, 2008, 03:51:43 PM

Title: A Question re Gas Retention On HemoD
Post by: BobT1939 on January 13, 2008, 03:51:43 PM
I started in-center hemodialysis a month ago. Since I still urinate 1700 cc's in a 24 hour period I have often come to D weighing less than my checkout weight from the previous session. Working on cleaning but not removing fluid. Still, they often take from .8 to 1 Kg off. My standing blood pressure at the end of a session is quite low, high number 89 to 94. I feel wobbly and tired out.

OK, there is some background, we'll get the process figured out, I am sure. My question is do hemoD patients get filled up with gas during the process? I leave belching and very flatulent. Sometimes quite uncomfortable.

I asked a tech about it and he said that it seems to run along with low blood pressure. Do any of you have any experience with this phenomena?
Title: Re: A Question re Gas Retention On HemoD
Post by: Bajanne on January 13, 2008, 04:09:48 PM
I haven't noticed anything different where my belching/gas and/or flatulence is concerned.  And I do have problems with low blood pressure after I get on the machine.
Title: Re: A Question re Gas Retention On HemoD
Post by: boxman55 on January 13, 2008, 06:09:31 PM
My BP gets low towords the end of my treatments around 100/40 but no problems with gas...Boxman
Title: Re: A Question re Gas Retention On HemoD
Post by: goofynina on January 13, 2008, 07:43:20 PM
The only time i remember having a bad problem with gas was when i discovered i had become lactose intolerant (still cant apologize enough to those poor techs)  :-\
Title: Re: A Question re Gas Retention On HemoD
Post by: cris on January 13, 2008, 08:35:27 PM
My Mom used to have that gas in the early times of her dialysis but it went away after about 3 months. Her neph said that it has something to do with blood toxicity not liquid retention. The neph gave her some med to neutralize the gas & acid. I pray you get better as you go along with HD.
cris
Title: Re: A Question re Gas Retention On HemoD
Post by: Bajanne on January 18, 2008, 02:12:49 PM
The only time i remember having a bad problem with gas was when i discovered i had become lactose intolerant (still cant apologize enough to those poor techs)  :-\
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Title: Re: A Question re Gas Retention On HemoD
Post by: kitkatz on January 19, 2008, 06:50:14 PM
Oh my gosh!  I sometimes get the pharts so bad a dialysis I want everyone to stay away from me!  It can be embarrassing sometimes.