Browsing articles tagged with " immune system"
Aug
7
2010

Don’t Let The Flu Get You

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Don’t let the flu get you. This is my mantra whenever the rainy season sets in. Influenza or the flu is more rampant during this season and being a dialysis patient puts me in a much higher risk of contracting the virus. People with kidney failure have weak immune systems, so therefore we are more susceptible to contagious diseases such as flu. What is the Flu? Influenza (the flu) is a virus that attacks the breathing [...]

Jul
8
2009

Hepatitis and Dialysis Patients

The Pinoy’s common conception of getting infected with Hepatitis is eating street foods that are unsanitary. On occasions, you would sometimes overhear somebody jokingly pointing out that you’d get the Hepatitis Virus with the food you just bought from the street, free of charge. “Libreng Hepa”, (free hepatitis),  some smart ass would say. As to the validity of this knowledge, I am not completely sure. Maybe if someone who’s been infected with the virus dips [...]

Jun
22
2009

Dialysis Update – Taking Steps on A(H1N1) Prevention

This was the news 5 days ago describing the current status of the A(H1N1) Influenza Virus rampage, a.k.a. Swine Flu, here in the Philippines: MANILA – Thirty-three new cases of influenza A (H1N1) were confirmed by the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday bringing the country’s total number of victims of the virus to 344, as the World Health Organization (WHO) predicts the virus will be active for three more months. Of the new H1N1 [...]

May
10
2009

My Dialysis Treatment Update

It has been quite a rough week for me in terms of health and nutrition. I have been eating and drinking liberally these past few days, for the simple reason that I just felt I had to satisfy my urge to do so, and paid quite rather painfully when my treatment session came. I’m just thankful enough that my neglect on fluid intake didn’t lead to cramps, though the days before the treatment were quite [...]

May
2
2009

Current Health Concerns

The current news about Swine Flu Virus has been the subject of discussion on our dialysis clinic recently. Concern and unrest seems to be the general consensus, and for good reason, I might say. It’s because we dialysis patients are immunocompromised, meaning our immune system is down and it would be quite difficult for us to fight diseases compared to a normal individual. Coping with the rigors of treatment is hard enough already, and any [...]


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