During the very early stages of kidney failure, conservative treatment such as a healthy lifestyle, a special diet and medication may be enough.

A dietician will help you to understand which foods to avoid and which are okay for you to eat.

Your doctor will prescribe medicines to help with problems such as high blood pressure and water retention.

Later though, you will need a treatment that replaces more of the lost kidney function.

Dialysis options are Peritoneal Dialysis and Hemodialysis. Hemodialysis takes place outside the body, while Peritoneal Dialysis takes place within it.

Both types of dialysis are effective in treating kidney diseases. The choice between them depends mainly on your personal likes to dislikes and lifestyle choices.

You may have a medical condition that would make one or the other a better choice – your doctor can advise you regarding this. Kidney transplantation is the surgical implantation of a healthy kidney coming from a donor.

Dialysis is a procedure used to replace some of the kidneys’ function. This treatment can replace only some basic functions of a normal kidney.

Two of the most important kidney functions – removal of excess body water and removal of waste products that have built up in the blood – are managed by the dialysis treatment. However, even with this treatment, you will need to play your part in following the proper diet to keep water and waste products at an acceptable level.

Other functions, such as the role the kidneys play in building red blood cells and keeping your bones strong, are managed by medication.