Kidney Dialysis Food Lists-Potassium

2015-10-16 01:58

It is very significant to plan daily food well for dialysis patients. Potassium, phosphorus, sodium, purine, oxalates, fat, cholesterol, and fluids, which all need to be taken good care of in diet. This time we introduce potassium in detail for you.

As kidney function is left very little for dialysis patients, excessive potassium can not be removed from body through urine. Low potassium intake is necessary in diet. And high potassium food should be avoided strictly.

Low potassium food:

1. bread and starches

bread, bagel, cookies, doughnut, pasta, popcorn, cream of wheat, oatmeal, chips, cracker, rice.

2. vegetables and fruits

cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, garlic, lettuce, onion, parsley, pepper, turnip, radish, apples, blackberries, cranberry, grape, peach, pineapple, strawberry.

3. dairy food

eggs, cheese, sour cream, milk.

High potassium food:

1. bread and starches

bran flakes, shredded wheat, raisin bran.

2. vegetables and fruits

carrot, potato, tomato, pumpkin, collard green, banana, orange, guava, mango, figs.

3. dairy food

cocoa, hot chocolate, pudding and yogurt.

Much potassium can put more burdens on kidney, worsening kidney condition, in addition, heart can be affected. Heart attack or arrhythmia can be resulted in. Heart disease is also a complication for dialysis people.

Hence, controlling potassium intake is vital for patients with dialysis. You should talk with doctors and dietitians to set up a diet which is based on your disease condition. If you have any question or need more information, welcome to leave a message or contact online doctors anytime. We will reply very fast for you.

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