How does Kidney Cyst Affect Magnesium Level

2015-08-24 08:23

Magnesium level changes in patients with kidney cyst. Sometimes magnesium level can elevate than normal range, but sometimes it will drop to very low. Here we will introduce how these happen and how to help solve this.

Low magnesium level

Patients with kidney cyst need to take notice of daily diet to tell what food can be eaten or not. Thus, there are lots of foods which contain rich protein, phosphorus, potassium, and salt to be avoided or limited strictly in life. In this way, due to less intake of magnesium, magnesium deficiency can occur in the end. Magnesium deficiency can cause the below:

Sleeping problems, weakness, insomnia, low blood pressure, nausea and vomiting, bad appetite.

High magnesium level

Kidney cyst grows and enlarges, making kidney get damaged and kidney function decrease. In this way, kidney has difficulty in removing much magnesium from body through urine, leading to high magnesium level. If hypermagnesemia is caused finally, the following may appear:

Headache, nauseas, confusion, drowsiness, lethargy.

Hence, patients with kidney cyst should test magnesium level to make sure magnesium level is higher or lower than normal level. Follow the doctor’s advice to decide how much magnesium should be eaten or limit in daily life. Or you can tell us your conditions in detail by leaving a message or contacting online doctor, and we will reply you very soon.

The below are foods having much magnesium:

tofu, legumes, whole grains, green leafy vegetables, wheat bran. Brazil nuts, soybean flour, almonds, cashews.

Chinese medicine can treat kidney cyst very well to shrink cyst and improve kidney function effectively. In this case, kidney can remove much magnesium from body through urine. In addition, patients with kidney cyst can have less restricted daily diet. More information or any doubt, be free to contact us, leaving a message or online doctor consulting.

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