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| Chelation Therapy Precautions |
There might be some side effects of the therapy, such as irritation of the skin, cephalalgia, diarrhea, sickness, exhaustion, ague, joint ache, spasms etc. A regular course of chelation therapy contains from 6 to 30 sessions.
A couple of people died from kidney toxicity after chelation therapy. Nowadays the dosage is smaller and rather safe for life. But there are still some health risks relating to chelation therapy and patients should be careful and always consult a couple of practitioners. Here some farsights, which should be taken while having chelation therapy:
1. Old people should take less amount of EDTA.
2. The practitioner should examine the patient and make tests before prescribing EDTA.
3. Don’t exceed the recommended amount of EDTA (3 grams).
4. Tests should be made periodically while course of therapy. The doctor has to make sure that the concentration of calcium in the organism is sufficient.
5. The injections should be conducted slowly in order to avoid inflammatory process.
6. Patients with diabetes shouldn’t have treatment procedures with empty stomach.
Some scientists deny the effectiveness of chelation therapy since there is no scientifically proved evidence of it. But there are a lot of patients who are satisfied with the results after chelation therapy.
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