My sister has been on PD for about 3 months. At first her stomach stayed so upset that she could keep very little food down. Now she has Peritonitis. Also, she is retaining a lot of fluid and very bloated. She hasn't felt good yet and felt fairly good before she started dailysis. I wonder, is Peritonitis the same as Sclerosing Encapsulating Peritonitis? I saw on an earlier post that someones father died with this. Betty

First of all I hope she has or is in the hospital with the peritonitis. My partner had it (very severe) hospitalized for a year and half. Not all that time due to peritonitis though but it was the start of a didaster. The upset stomach was the same at first. Pressure from the peritoneal cavity usually causes it but should get used to it. The fluid overload probably from not dialyzing well enough due to the peritonitis. What has the neph. said? If she is having a fliuid problem you need to be careful about congestive heart problems like my partner went through. Hope she is all right. Peritonitis is very real, scary and dangerous. We now are back to hemo. (home hemodialysis)

I have been on PD since August and at first, yes it was uncomfortable. Now I don't even notice the fluid in my abdomen. As for the peritonitis, I can relate. I just got over a horrible bout of it which I got while we were vacationing in England. They did not treat it properly over there so after two weeks of misery, I came back to the states and saw my nephrologist. He immediately put me on daily antibiotics, administered through my dialyisis bag. After about three days, I was much better and up and around. With PD, you must follow all of the instructions given to you during the training. No pets in the room, turn off fans while connecting and disconnect, do your site care daily, use the face masks and most importantly, thoroughly wash your hands before you start your PD treatment. Anyone in the room with you must also wear a mask. PD can be a wonderful method of dialyisis as long as you follow the proper procedures. At the earliest warning signs of infection or anything out of the ordinary, you must notify your PD nurse. If you can get the infection treated early, your recover will be musch easier and there will be less damage to your peritonium. I wish you well.