Why Dialysis Makes Patients Hair Loss

Hair is a common problem among patients with kidney failure and some of them found this problem becomes more serious after starting dialysis.

Why dialysis will aggravate hair loss?

Renal failure is the leading cause of hair loss in many cases; And for people who have started dialysis, frequent dialysis will actually worsen hair loss. The following are the causes:

1. Low protein in the blood

Kidney is responsible for filtering the blood and when the kidneys fail for a good performance of this function, dialysis is required to purify the blood. Dialysis cleans the blood out of the patient's body. Creatinine and urea nitrogen are removed from the blood; However, during this process, some protein will be carried away as well. Hair is made up of proteins. When patients with kidney failure become malnourished, hair falls out.

2. Zinc deficiency

Zinc deficiency should also be blamed for hair loss in some cases of dialysis. In such a condition, zinc supplements and zinc rich diet are helpful.

3. The thyroid problem

The thyroid problem is another cause of hair loss for patients undergoing dialysis. There is a high risk of thyroid disease when the kidneys stop working properly, so you run a high risk of hair loss with kidney failure. Thyroid problem is a possible complication of kidney failure, but not everyone will suffer from thyroid problems, so not everyone with dialysis has a hair loss problem.

4. Hair loss can also result from the change in dialyzer type

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