Is It Ok If I Drink A Water with Lemon I'm Kidney Transplant Patient

2015-09-23 06:34

Is it ok if I drink a water with lemon I'm a kidney transplant patient? Patients after kidney transplant need to pay attention to daily diet with restrictions in the early few weeks. Then, can lemon water be drunk for kidney transplant patients?

Patients should have food with no salt, low protein, low phosphorus, low potassium after doing kidney transplant. If kidney condition performs well, patients can give up these restrictions after some time.

Lemon has many good effects on our health and contains rich nutrition:

Vitamin C, sugar, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, nicotinic acid, quinic acid, citric acid, malic acid, hesperidin, naringin, sweet bean extract, high potassium and low levels of sodium.

1. myocardial infarction and high blood pressure can be improved because elements in lemon have the property of preventing blood coagulation.

2. lemon can help enhance immunity and prevent cancer.

3. poor appetite can be improved with drinking lemon water.

4. citric acid in lemon is good for preventing kidney stones.

Hence, we can know that lemon is really very beneficial for our health. But high potassium is in lemon. Patients with kidney transplant should avoid lemonade in early times after kidney transplant. Much potassium can make new kidney get more burdens. If new kidney goes on well and everything about diet can be ok for patients, they can drink lemonade in life.

Protecting new kidney is very essential for patients after kidney transplant. They also need to take medicines which are to prevent rejection in life. It is important for you to consult doctors and dietitians in detail about your daily diet. More or any question, welcome to leave a message or contact our online doctors anytime.

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