When a patient with kidney disease encounters a lover's flirting eyes, how do they handle it

After a long, rambling, and inexplicable chat, a nephrotic friend of the editor finally asked me a question: Can I have a normal sexual life? It's all said that the kidney stores essence. Am I going to lose my kidney if I let out my essence? I'm hiding from my lover now, and I don't know what to do.

I think this question is also a question that many people with kidney disease want to ask a doctor, but it is difficult to ask. It's okay, let's take a comprehensive analysis today: What should I do when a nephrotic patient encounters a lover's flirting eyes?

Everyone has seven emotions and six desires, and sex is even more of a matter of "ending when you die.". Sexual desire is also a normal physiological phenomenon and demand of human beings. As a healthy person, the frequency of sexual activity should be measured by being energetic the next day, and if mentally depressed the next day, it should be appropriately reduced. After the illness? Can I have sex? What should I pay attention to?

Can people with chronic kidney disease have sex?

The answer is first affirmative, and since I have not become a monk or nun, there is no need to completely abstain. In clinical practice, we may encounter patients who have stopped having sex since the diagnosis of kidney disease, resulting in marital emotional crisis and their own pain. In fact, this is completely unnecessary.

We all know that fatigue can worsen the condition. However, as long as it is not tiring, moderate sexual life can delight the mood and enhance the relationship between husband and wife. Happiness is actually a kind of resistance, which is very necessary for maintaining mental health. Many patients suffer from physical illnesses that can be small, while psychological illnesses can be large, and they blindly carry a heavy psychological burden because they do not understand. Generally, doctors will recommend that patients with kidney disease should have appropriate sexual life as long as they are not in the acute phase or unstable state of acute or chronic kidney disease.

What are the issues that need attention?

Sexual life requires a certain amount of physical strength. After sweating, the body's resistance is temporarily insufficient, and it is easy to catch a cold, which can exacerbate the condition. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to timely warming to prevent colds.

Before and after cohabitation, both men and women should pay attention to cleaning the vulva and perineum, especially women, to prevent urinary tract infections.

In the acute or unstable phase of acute or chronic nephritis, pay attention to avoiding sexual activity to avoid worsening the condition.

The use of glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants can affect sexual desire and function, and will recover after withdrawal, so don't rush.

Is there any advice for sexual life in patients with renal failure?

For patients with renal failure who do not have severe heart failure, anemia, etc., sexual activity should not be completely prohibited. However, once entering the stage of renal failure, patients are prone to many sexual dysfunction. Male patients may exhibit decreased libido, erectile dysfunction, sperm deficiency, and decreased quality. In severe cases, impotence and breast development may occur; Female patients may experience menstrual disorders, lack of orgasm, and difficulties in pregnancy. Patients with chronic renal failure may have fewer sexual lives than the general population, and their satisfaction may also be lower.

Whether it's a patient or a patient's spouse, when encountering such issues between husband and wife, they should open their hearts, communicate promptly, face problems together, and find the most suitable way to please each other. Sometimes an old man or wife doesn't necessarily need sex itself that much. Isn't a caring look, a gentle touch, and a tight hug longer and warmer than sex?

Pay attention to details when it comes to sexual affairs in kidney transplant patients

The time when sexual life begins after kidney transplantation should depend on the degree of recovery. Generally speaking, starting sexual life should be at least 3 months after surgery, and early sexual life should not be frequent. When cohabiting, attention should be paid to taking the correct posture, being gentle, and not oppressing the transplanted kidney.

"Treatment is not all that comes after illness, but life. If everything is intolerable, then living is too frustrating. Isn't treatment just for the sake of living better?". It is true that there are many things we need to pay attention to after getting sick. You must be responsible for yourself and understand the common sense that should be known in life, so as to have a clear understanding, not be blind, and be more confident.