Peritoneal Dialysis And Stomach Bloating

[angieskidney]

Doctor says PD is better for an active traveller.
Right now the dialysis is 'catheter' hemo...not yet ready for such an awful diagnosis. It takes time to adapt and the choice between PD and HD is quite difficult to take.
Any suggestions.
Can't imagine science hasn't évolved and it's still necessary to have a huge belly. Boy we go on the moon!

thanks

Ya it is hard to adapt but like always we find a way.

I had to buy all stretchy clothes.

Hey goudrea, have you checked out this fellow dialysis Canadian site: http://www.kidney-friends.net/ ? I thought it might be helpful.

I also have a thread on PD but instead of linking I will just put the same info here



You can see that the belly gets pushed out because of the fluid (Peritoneal Dialysate Solution).

Here is a great vid on PD: http://cbs2.healthology.com/hybrid/h..._name=cbs2&psv

I actually liked PD better than HD! Didn't have to worry about nurses screwing up my access by lack of experience and knowledge!

Oh and as for Shay's post, here are the Calories in PD:

[shay_pcb]

It's not only the fluid being in the peritoneum that causes it your stomach to bloat. The sugar in the dialisate causes weight gain as well. I've been on PD for 8 months and have gained 20 lbs and still gaining. I don't even eat as much as I did before I started dialysis. And I too have the problem with the clothes not fitting anymore. I have sunk to buying stretchy pants also!! LOL

PD and travelling

Doctor says PD is better for an active traveller.
Right now the dialysis is 'catheter' hemo...not yet ready for such an awful diagnosis. It takes time to adapt and the choice between PD and HD is quite difficult to take.
Any suggestions.
Can't imagine science hasn't évolved and it's still necessary to have a huge belly. Boy we go on the moon!

thanks

[angieskidney]

My daughter Sandra has been on PD since May/June/06, its hard to keep track sometimes. Her periods stopped right after the surgery for the catheter, and her belly looks like she is 5 months pregnant. As a family that jokes around a lot, we wonder what happened during surgery. All jokes aside, this is an additional sad side effect for a young woman to have to cope with. Sandra was never vain, however, she looked fantastic in everything she put on....she never had to worry about how she looked.
To all people that is travelling the journey of dialysis, waiting for a transplant, worried about transplant rejection, and those who for some reason cannot have a transplant, my heart goes out.

Ya people kept asking me if I was pregnant. I would rather people ask than assume and the ones who joke, I can laugh with them.

It did seem to keep the boys away however

Even now that I am on HD instead of PD my periods don't always come ... right now I haven't had one for 2 months .. but I know I am not pregnant, my hemoglobin is not too low, and I can't figure out any other reason other than .. this is just part of the side effects of dialysis ..

My daughter Sandra has been on PD since May/June/06, its hard to keep track sometimes. Her periods stopped right after the surgery for the catheter, and her belly looks like she is 5 months pregnant. As a family that jokes around a lot, we wonder what happened during surgery. All jokes aside, this is an additional sad side effect for a young woman to have to cope with. Sandra was never vain, however, she looked fantastic in everything she put on....she never had to worry about how she looked.
To all people that is travelling the journey of dialysis, waiting for a transplant, worried about transplant rejection, and those who for some reason cannot have a transplant, my heart goes out.

[angieskidney]

I have been on PD for 4 years (2001 to 2005 ... but now I am on hemo due to Peritonitis .. man that hurts!!) and I just wanted to say that people thought I was pregnant! Don't worry .. your stomach will go back down once you are off PD. Mine did .. even after 4 years of it non-stop (I never went dry like some people do). But I am lucky that I have such a long body (sadly though .. short legs .. but at least my body benefitted me when it came to PD )

Your height may actually have something to do with it.
I complained of this to my nurse, and she explained
that because of my height (short!), I would experience
the bloating a lot longer than someone who was taller
and could absorb the fluid in a greater area.

Not fair, that's for sure! I ended up getting new
clothes, as a previous poster suggested. I got
a lot of clothes with drawstring waists, and elastic
waists. Don't even bother with zippered, fitted pants.
At least not for now.

same thing

I have the same problem I have been on PD for 2 years now and I use big volumes 4 3300ml on the cycler at night and 2 2500ml exchanges during the day and my belt line has gotten a lot bigger. There is not much to do about it just look at it that you need a few new clothes in the wardrobe.

[shivashankerprasad]

tummy

well every time u infuse 2 litres of fluid ur weight is 2kg more.
peritonium do get stretched to adapt to the volume.
u have no problem.

I have never used PD but years and years ago when I first started hemo they suggested giving PD a try and that was listed as one of the effects of it.

It is from the muscles being constantly stretched out by the 2 liters of fluid.

I just started PD about three weeks ago and actually ever since I had my PD catheter inserted I noticed that my stomach has gotten quite big!!!!. i can no longer fit into my slacks I have to wear stretchies because all of my slacks are uncomfortably tight I know that I have the extra two litres of fluid in my tummy but even when I drain out my stomach is still really puffed out. Is this normal??? Has anyone else experienced this??? I would appreciate any comments
Carrie D.