Symptoms and Healthy Diet for Kidney Cyst Patients With Hypertension

2015-02-04 07:03

Kidney cyst is a common kidney disease with fluid-filled sacs formed on kidneys. When patients suffer from kidney cyst, they may have some severe symptoms with the enlargement of kidney cysts. And kidney cyst patients need to keep a well planed diet which can help reduce their kidney burden. In this article, we will talk about the symptoms and healthy diet for kidney cyst patients with hypertension.

What are the symptoms for kidney cysts patients?

In most cases, the kidney cysts will not get enlarged, so patients may have no symptoms with the cysts. However, in some other cases, the cysts will be increased and get enlarged over time, which will oppress surrounding kidney tissues and cause kidney damage. Then patients may have the symptoms such as blood in urine, protein in urine, high blood pressure, swelling, loss of appetite, weakness, back pain, etc. If the cyst is larger than 5 cm, it can get ruptured easily, which will cause further damage to kidneys. A well planed diet can help reduce the kidney burden and protect the kidneys for patients.

Then what are the healthy diet for kidney cyst patients with hypertension?

1. Avoid the spicy and greasy foods

Kidney cyst patients need to avoid the spicy and greasy foods, which can help prevent the enlargement of kidney cysts.

2. Limit the protein intake

When kidney cyst patients suffer from kidney damage, they need to limit the protein intake, which can help reduce the kidney burden and protect their kidneys.

3. Limit the salt intake

Since the kidney cyst patients have hypertension, they need to limit the salt intake, which can help prevent the elevation of blood pressure, and it will be helpful for their disease.

Besides, there are also some other diet suggestions for kidney cyst patients with hypertension, such as limit the potassium and phosphorus intake, avoid drinking alcohol, etc. Since the specific illness condition will be different from case to case, so kidney cyst patients need to take a proper diet depending on their own illness condition. If you still have any questions after reading, you can ask online doctor, or you can also send e-mail to pkdtreatment169@gmail.com.

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