Fluid gained between sessions has to come off during them, and large gains are what make sessions uncomfortable.
What to know
- Everything liquid at room temperature counts: water, tea, coffee, soup, ice, yoghurt, jelly.
- Aim for the interdialytic weight gain your care team sets rather than a fixed millilitre figure.
- Reducing salt is the most effective way to reduce thirst.
- Use small glasses, ice chips, sugar-free gum and rinsing without swallowing to manage thirst.
- Weigh yourself at the same time daily to catch a rising trend early.
Talk to your care team
This topic is part of Nutrition & Lifestyle, one of ten modules in the Trivita Learning Hub. If anything here contradicts what your own nephrologist or dialysis nurse has told you, follow your care team — they know your prescription, your access and your history.
Trivita's dialysis nurses answer our care line 24 hours a day on 055 242 1070, including for people who are not yet our patients.
Education, not medical advice. This page explains home hemodialysis in general terms for patients and care partners in the UAE. It is reviewed by Trivita's Medical Director but cannot account for your individual circumstances. Never change a prescription, medication or technique based on this page alone.