Nephrology Will I need to take medicines or follow a special diet? Healthy kidneys remove wastes and extra fluid from your blood. But when your kidneys fail, wastes and excess fluid can build up in your blood and make you feel sick. Once you begin treatment for kidney failure, your symptoms will improve, and you will start to feel much better. Dialysis and kidney transplant are the two treatments for kidney failure. The dialysis treatments or transplanted kidneys will take over some of the work of your damaged kidneys and remove wastes and extra fluid from your body. This will make many of your symptoms better. Dialysis: There are two types of dialysis- hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Both remove waste produces and extra fluid from your blood. Hemodialysis uses an artificial kidney machine, while peritoneal uses the lining in the belly. Kidney transplant: A kidney transplant is an operation that places a healthy kidney in your body.
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