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Multivitamins or standard over-the-counter supplements are not suggested for dialysis patients as a replacement for renal vitamins for several reasons: Patients with kidney failure require more folic acid. Multivitamins and standard supplements do not supply enough folic acid to meet the requirements of those with end stage renal disease. All supplements that contain vitamin A [...]
Renal vitamins contain B vitamins and a limited dose of vitamin C to help replace losses related to dialysis in those with end stage renal disease. The B vitamins, also called the B-complex, are a combination of eight water soluble vitamins:
Dialysis patients are instructed to take their renal vitamin once a day. For hemodialysis patients, renal vitamins are taken after dialysis. The reason is that vitamins B and C are water soluble and easily removed from the blood during dialysis if the vitamin is taken before the treatment. If forgetting to take the renal vitamin [...]
People on dialysis take a special renal vitamin preparation that contains B vitamins with extra folic acid and a limited amount of vitamin C. There are several reasons why dialysis patients take renal vitamins: to replace vitamins removed during each dialysis treatment the dialysis diet is inadequate in vitamins due to limits on fruits, vegetables [...]
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