Things to Avoid When You Have A Cyst

2014-04-14 01:08

When you have a cyst on the kidney, what should be paid attention? In the following, there list things to avoid. Hope it can help you. If you have any question when reading this article, please leave a message or contact online doctor.

Smoking and drinking

High blood pressure is a common among people with kidney cysts. If it can not be controlled timely, it will further damage your kidneys and heart. Smoking and drinking can further increase your blood pressure and cholesterol level. Therefore, you had better avoid it.

Strenuous activity

The kidney cysts in your kidneys may grow with time going. If so, you should avoid strenuous activity, especially bending, waist twisting and abdominal collision. Because they can make your cysts rupture easily.

Caffeine

Coffee, chocolate and other foods that contain caffeine should be avoided also, because they may stimulate the cysts to grow more quickly.

Food high in oxalic acid

Spinach, rhubarb, beets, eggplant, cocoa and so on are all good source oxalic acid. Oxalic acid can be removed out of the body by the healthy kidneys. If your kidney function is affected by the cysts, oxalic acid is prone to deposit in the kidneys and form into kidney stone, which will worsen your state of illness.

Other things

Food high in sodium, potassium or phosphorus should also be avoided. Because the damaged kidneys can not remove them from the blood. Besides, food high in protein will put the burden on the kidneys. Food high in saturated fat may increase cholesterol level, putting you at a high risk of heart disease.Therefore, they should also be avoided.

Importance attached to things to avoid when you have a cyst can help slow down its progression to kidney failure. If you would like more information, our online doctor can help you.

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