Kidney Cysts & Diet

2015-11-04 08:15

Patients with kidney cyst and PKD should pay attention to daily diet, which can be helpful for alleviating symptoms and complications. The below diet principles should be follow for people with kidney cyst.

1. low salt or sodium food

It is necessary to have a low salt diet in life, which can prevent high blood pressure. Kidney cysts patients are prone to high blood pressure. Much sodium can lead to retention of fluids, which causes swelling in body.

2. low fat and high fiber food

High blood pressure can impair kidney in the long term, and low fat with high fiber food can be helpful for lowering blood pressure for patients with kidney cysts. Fruits and vegetables and whole grains can be good choices for low fat and high fiber food.

In addition, keeping a good and healthy weight is also important for patients with PKD. Low fat and low cholesterol diet is necessary in life.

3. protein

Much protein can produce lots of wastes in body, which are removed from body through urine by kidney filtering blood, thus to protect kidney function, low protein diet should be needed for patients with PKD or kidney cysts. But high quality protein which produces very few wastes can be ok for patients with kidney cysts, and these two should be combined well in meals.

Besides, kidney failure is very likely to happen for PKD patients or people with complex kidney cysts, in this case, protein should also be limited well to prevent putting much pressure on kidney and affecting kidney function further.

The above should be followed in life for patients with PKD and complex kidney cysts, which can help slow down progression of disease and improve kidney function to prevent kidney failure well. More or any question, leave a message or contact online doctors anytime. Reply will be given very soon for you.

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