General Tips For Polycystic Kidney Disease Patients

2014-09-14 09:09

Patient: I am a polycystic kidney disease (PKD). I got a burst cyst, lots of blood in my urine and lots of pain. Can you give me a diet plan?

Doctor: Here is a general diet plan to reduce PKD?

PKD patients should take foods in a balanced amount, not too much or too little. As for PKD patients, they can have less food at one time but more times in one day to keep energetic and nutritious.

1. PKD patients should have more water (4000ml) and the urine output should be maintained at about 2000-2500ml.

2. Polluted foods which can cause gastrointestinal diseases or even poisoning symptoms should be forbidden.

3. PKD patients should have a diet with low salt, low fat and low protein. They should avoid beef and mutton, animal innards as well as spicy and excitant foods. Uncooked and cold foods which injure spleen and stomach should be limited in a certain amount which should depend on patients’ specific illness and physical conditions.

4. More fruits and vegetables with rich vitamins are suggested especially those that have the functions of dissolving stones and diuresis. Alkaline foods should also be eaten more.

5. PKD patients should avoid alcohol, tobacco, strong tea and foods as well as drinks containing caffeine.

The above are general dietary tips for you. If you have lab reports, you can send them to pkdtreatment169@gmail.com. Our expert will make an exact dietary plan for you according to your own medical condition. Of course, apart from dietary management, you also need to take correct medical treatment to shrink your kidney cyst and improve your kidney function. Only when kidney function is improved can you live a normal life.

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