I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: kristina on November 08, 2015, 11:14:25 AM
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Hello,
Does anyone find that dialysis makes them ravenously hungry?
I always feel I want to eat after dialysis,
even though I have had sufficient food during the day.
Does that happen to anyone else ?
Many thanks from Kristina. :grouphug;
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Sorry Kris, I've never experienced that. Do you eat during D too?
Love, Cas
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It affects me just opposite. As I start feeling better my appetite returns.
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I have always been hungry after dialysis. I think it has to d with protein that I lose on the machine. I am very unhappy until I eat.
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I eat during dialysis including an apple near the end and I still need to eat as soon as I get home.
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I am always starving and eat as soon as I leave.
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I eat during usually a apple and strangely a pice of quiche and I either stop for lunch or go right home and make lunch.
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Many thanks for your kind replies Cassandra, OlManRivah, kitkatz, iolaire, Bungarian and Michael Murphy,
it is interesting, that so many of us who are dialysing, have a similar desire to want to eat after dialysis-treatment.
It looks as though dialysis itself might be causing this.
I don't have any good answers to stop this feeling of wanting to eat after dialysis, but I am working on it...
All I am doing at the present time, to avoid too many calories,
is to stave off the bangs of hunger by eating an apple or a bit of carrot and such like.
Many thanks again for all your kind replies, it helps a lot to understand better
Best wishes from Kristina. :grouphug;
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My hubby noticed that when he was on D , if he ate as soon as he got home, his BP would take a huge dive. So he started to wait at least 1 hr, that helped a lot. Wondering if anyone else noticed this ?
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I am always starving and eat as soon as I leave.
My husband has the exact same reaction.
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My hubby noticed that when he was on D , if he ate as soon as he got home, his BP would take a huge dive. So he started to wait at least 1 hr, that helped a lot. Wondering if anyone else noticed this ?
That is why my husband never eats during dialysis; he says as food starts to digest, it lowers blood pressure. He eats a good 2 hours prior or shortly afterwards with no problems.
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Many thanks nursey66, justagirl2325 and Primetimer for your kind thoughts.
I haven't noticed a low BP after having a snack during my dialysis-treatment,
but I shall keep an eye on it and many thanks for mentioning it.
Best wishes from Kristina. :grouphug;
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??? On hemo I would get ravenous after dialysis. After PD I get nausea if I eat too soon after a treatment. :stressed;
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Hello Whamo,
I am very sorry for your experiences
and I do hope your doctors find the answer soon...
... In my case it was connected to my medication
and as soon as a change of medication took place,
the feeling of being so very hungry subsided...
Many thanks again from Kristina. :grouphug;