Can I Drink Parsley Tea if I Have Kidney Failure

2014-03-18 06:05

Can I drink parsley tea if I have kidney failure? As we all know, parsley tea is a herbal tea, which has many health benefits. But for kidney failure patients, people hold different opinions. Some think parsley tea is good for people with kidney failure, while some others think parsley tea is bad for people with kidney failure.

Pros

-Parsley tea is rich in many vitamins, which keeps your immune system strong so that it helps you fight disease.

-Swelling often occurs among kidney failure patients. Parsley tea helps flush out excess fluid from the body, thus supporting kidney function.

-Parsley tea also helps in blood vessel rejuvenation. It maintains the elasticity oof the blood vessels and also helps in repairing their wear and tear.

-Parsley tea is also helpful for lowering blood pressure and reducing the level of LDL cholesterol. Thus it decreases your risk of cardiovascular disease, a common cause of death for kidney failure patients.

Cons

Drinking parsley tea can cause several side effects, such as headache, nausea, confusion, liver problems and so on. Besides, parsley tea contains high amounts of oxalic acid which may cause kidney stones, so people with kidney failure should refrain themselves from consuming parsley tea.

From the above we can see that drinking parsley tea is good for health, but you should pay attention to the amount. Many of these side effects occur in case of an overdoes, so if you decide to add parsley tea into your diet, you had better make sure how much you can drink.

At present, more and more patients with kidney failure begin to attach importance to their diet. When they do not know whether they can eat certain food or not, they may seek help to us. As a kidney disease hospital in China, we are glad to help these kidney sufferers.

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