about how long does a person live after their kidneys shut down
2 or 3 days depending on the circumstances that caused the liver to shut down and the diet afterward 2 or 3 days depending on the circumstances that caused the liver to shut down and the diet afterward end stage renal disease isn t long a couple weeks to a couple months but if dialysis is stopped expect less than a couple weeks the person will feel like crap nauseated achey and will sleep a lot more after a few days they ll sleep more than be awake once the urine output slows significantly death is no more than a couple days away the person sleeps and sleeps and slips away people usually last around 3 days after the kidneys shutdown an uncle of mine lasted for 5 stroke my kidneys shutdown yesterday i have been unable to eat any kind of food for the last 2 weeks before the kidneys failed liver cancer and have only been able to drink water i took dgl to reduce the gi pain one position favoured one day will not necessarily be tolerated the next day a loose sheet from the shoulders to the knees called a draw sheet under the person s body will help turn or lift the person up the bed one person on each side of the bed holding their side of the sheet rolled up close to the body organs shutting down occur when the body knows it is going to die they shut down one by one to preserve energy and try to survive as long as possible first is the digestive system the body doesn t need to process food anymore so energy required to maintain it is energy wasted there are estimates that 10 30 % of dialysis patients decide to stop dialysis based on other contributing factors such as age other concurrent illnesses and quality of life this issue was discussed a lot in 1997 when the famous author james michener decided to stop his dialysis the organs that are shutting down in most cases are the kidneys and liver these two organs are extremely important for ridding the body of toxins creating proteins and other important things and maintaining blood pressure both of these organs go through huge volumes of blood as well neither family friends nor wealth can be taken with us when we leave this world much of the packing it all up and leaving it behind is a solo job and one needs time and privacy to do it visitors can be very exhausting and the person may feel they have to entertain their guests even if they can t get up out of bed if there is no kidney function rather than partial kidney function death occurs relatively quickly over about a week after stopping dialysis for the most part it is painless and patients should be on a hospice service which can be done at home in america if there are family members or friends available to help it is natural for one s body to decay especially when accelerated by disease processes in the final stage when life sustaining systems begin to shut down physical mental emotional and spiritual changes may occur over weeks days or hours each person s experience is unique but there are some general similarities
3 days