Patients with kidney failure suffer from many problems that require medication and nutritional intervention. The kidney significantly loses the ability to get rid of odds and excess elements in the body's blood, leading to some minerals such as phosphorus and others in the blood exceeding normal.

Phosphorus is one of the minerals that combines with other substances, in order to form organic or inorganic compounds. In this analysis, the ratio of inorganic phosphorus in the blood is measured. The level of phosphorus in the blood is through the regulation of its intestinal absorption, its discharge into the kidneys and the high or low level of phosphate in the blood indicates the presence of kidney disease.

High blood phosphorus is a complex health problem in patients with chronic kidney failure and a significant indicator of cardiovascular disease and therefore death!

High blood phosphorus may cause a drop in blood calcium, leading to thyroid gland activity, which in turn leads to renal bone diseases, including osteoporosis, as well as chronic itching. Patients with kidney failure perform periodic blood analyses of phosphorus, calcium, thyroid gland hormone and others to come up with the optimal treatment plan to keep them at normal levels.

Regular dialysis sessions help reduce phosphorus in the blood A common misconception in renal failure patients is that the laundry device will free them of any increase in the level of blood phosphorus but in fact phosphorus is not completely removed from the blood during the dialysis session, Here comes the right nutrition and in some cases medication intervention to maintain a safe level of phosphorus in the blood especially in the period between dialysis sessions.

The body absorbs phosphorus from food through the small intestine. Attention to the type of food and proper nutrition greatly reduces the level of phosphorus in the blood. Phosphorus is found naturally (organic phosphorus) in protein-rich foods such as egg yolks, meat, poultry, fish, nuts, beans, dairy products such as cheese and milk, as well as phosphorus added to food in the form of an additive or preservative (inorganic phosphorus) such as fast foods, chocolate, canned foods, soda drinks, and meat processed with dialysis and diet sessions. The doctor will dispense phosphorus-proof drugs. Phosphorus-proof drugs with low-phosphorus diet and in conjunction with dialysis sessions help to maintain the patient's activity and health.

By/Dr. Nora Zakaria Nephrologist