Can Kidney Function Improve Enough to Stop Dialysis?

Can Kidney Function Improve Enough to Stop Dialysis?

Today I am tackling one of the biggest questions I get on here and from my patients: "Once you get on dialysis can you ever get off of it, or is it forever?"
Well, here are some of my quick statements - it's rare, it's complicated, but it is possible. So this week we are going to dive into the science and separate the facts from fiction.

So to first understand whether someone has a chance to come off dialysis, you have to understand the difference between acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease and end stage kidney disease. Join me today as I break down each of these conditions in regard to dialysis. Make sure to subscribe to my channel and join our kidney health community.

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Working as a kidney doctor, I found that my patients were often unaware of just how important diet and lifestyle were and how often they felt unsupported by generic advice to “eat healthy”. The home cook in me hated hearing this, so I set out to find a better way.

I began to combine my medical training and love of food, making videos of simple recipes that were based on science and packed with flavor. Instead of just saying “eat healthy” to my patients, I could give them the resources they needed to make a real difference in their health.

Kidney doctor, passionate home cook, and YouTube sensation Dr Blake Shusterman empowers people to proactively manage their health by stepping into the kitchen. The author of several cookbooks with over 100,000 YouTube subscribers, The Cooking Doc® believes anyone, at any age can transform their health with small changes that make a big difference. Based on science and packed with flavor, Dr. Blake’s simple recipes have inspired home cooks everywhere to change their diet, retrain their taste buds, and transform their health.

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Content Chapters:
00:00 - Can You Come Off Dialysis?
00:35 - Acute Kidney Injury
01:52 - Chronic Kidney Disease
02:57 - End Stage Kidney Disease
03:57 - Why the Odds are Low for ESKD
04:38 - Stopping Dialysis for AKI or CKD
05:12 - Examples for AKI
06:15 - CKD and EKSD Odds
07:05 - Have Hope
07:42 - Things You Can Do Today
08:14 - Let's Sum it Up!