How does peritoneal dialysis cause peritonitis?

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Peritonitis is one of the common complications of peritoneal dialysis patients, but in life, many people are not very aware of this early symptoms, and the disease has been quite serious. It can cause technical failure and patient hospitalization. The causes of peritonitis are often related to the failure to strictly follow the aseptic requirements for fluid change, improper nursing of tunnel mouth, gastrointestinal tract infection, or the decline of disease resistance. Now share with you how to cause peritonitis?.

How does peritoneal dialysis cause peritonitis?

First: in life, many patients with this disease are caused by peritonitis due to infection of blood circulation or lymphatic pathway and female reproductive system. Generally speaking, this type of peritonitis disease is more common in some patients with weak constitution, severe liver disease or weak resistance.

Second: many patients suffer from this disease in life because some of the internal inflammation of the body has not been effectively controlled and eventually spread to the abdomen, resulting in peritonitis, or surgical contamination and bacterial infection, resulting in peritonitis. Organ damage may also lead to infection.

Third: there are many causes of peritonitis in life. Many patients are caused by eating some bad food. Some chemical stimulation or physical damage can also cause peritonitis. Therefore, the prevention of this disease in life should be more comprehensive.

matters needing attention

(1) Enhance immune function. Patients with peritoneal dialysis have low immunity and are susceptible to colds. In cold prone seasons, we should pay attention to keeping warm, avoid going to public places and reduce the possibility of infection（ 2) Increase nutrition. Peritoneal dialysis patients lose about 5-15g of protein every day, usually should eat more high-quality animal protein, strengthen nutrition, improve immunity（ 3) Avoid intestinal infection. We should pay attention to food hygiene, choose fresh food with good quality, cook it well, do not eat overnight meals, deteriorated and irritating food, avoid gastrointestinal tract infection, infection should be actively treated. It is also very important to keep the stool unobstructed. When constipation, the intestinal tube full of feces will compress the peritoneal dialysis tube, making the dialysate perfusion and discharge difficult. At the same time, bacteria will penetrate the intestinal wall and enter the abdominal cavity, causing peritonitis. Prevent constipation can eat more high fiber food, such as brown rice, high fiber Cereals, carry out some moderate activities every day, take some laxatives when constipation occurs.