How to do away with nausea caused by uremia and kidney disease?Very elderly(94) family member of mine eats very little because her kidneys are failing her and she has uremia as a result. Is there a way to stimulate her appetite or do away with the nausea? Is there anything that can be done about her uremia? She's going to the doctor in a few days, but it seems there is very little he can do and my relative doesn't want dialysis(she's 94). She's also very skinny, and continues to slowly lose weight.
Posted by Nurse Susan
1] the uremia/kidney failure is causing the nausea/lack of appetite
2] dialysis is the only cure for the uremia
3] there are very few meds that really help improve appetite - and they won't do anything for nausea
4] meds for nausea may or may not help appetite
5] some of the drugs available are excreted in kidneys - so they could make her condition worse
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