Can Patients with Kidney Disease Drink Vodka

2015-08-07 02:58

Vodka is a very famous drink in the world, and is derived from Russia. Potato, corn, barley or rye is used as materials of vodka. With distillation, alcohol is produced. Then the high degree alcohol is diluted with distilled water. Vodka is very popular with people all over the world. Can patients with kidney disease drink it?

As is known to all, drinking too much alcohol does harm to our health. It is highly recommended that people should avoid much alcohol or drink within proper amount in daily life. In fact, proper vodka is good for us without any harm. However, if vodka is drunk a lot, the below may be resulted in:

1. Large amounts of alcohol can kill brain cells, which will lead to memory loss in the long term.

2. Much alcohol has bad effects on liver. If drinking much alcohol like vodka, fatty liver and liver cirrhosis may be caused finally. In this case, liver transplant may be needed to save life of patients.

3. If people drink much alcohol for a short time, they may get alcoholism. Timely treatment should be needed, or death will come.

4. Much drinking can also contribute to high blood pressure, bone problems, high cholesterol level, and intestinal tract diseases.

Patients with kidney disease are very prone to high blood pressure, bone diseases, digestive problems, thus they should drink proper amount of vodka in daily life, and never drink excessively. In addition, if patients with kidney disease have swelling in body, they should avoid drinking alcohol. This is because fluids can aggravate swelling and they need to control intake of fluids. As for how much patients with kidney disease should drink, you are welcome to contact our online doctor or leave a message any time.

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