Are There Different Dietary Guidelines Depending on The Stage of Kidney Failure

2015-09-27 08:50

Are there different dietary guidelines depending on the stage of kidney failure? Of course, diet plan for patients with kidney failure need to change depend on their conditions. Details are the below:

In general, patients with kidney failure should follow the diet principle: low protein, low phosphorus, low potassium, low salt, low fat and cholesterol, more vitamins. However, specific diet plan need to be according to test results of every indicator. You should talk with your doctors and dietitians to set up a diet which complies with your conditions.

In early stage of kidney failure, which means stage 1 and stage 2 kidney failure, there are almost no symptoms for patients, and they can live a life just like healthy people. Hence, it is very difficult for people to find out that kidney failure occurs on them. If it is diagnosed with, low protein, and low salt, low fat and low cholesterol in diet are needed in life.

At stage 3 kidney failure, many symptoms can occur, like high blood pressure, anemia, sleeping problems, proteinuria, blood in urine, swelling, fatigue and skin problems. In this situation, kidney function is almost lost more than 50%, and creatinine level will elevate, kidney has difficulty in removing excessive wastes and fluids from body through urine. Phosphorus and potassium is prone to building up in body. Thus, patients should have a low phosphorus and low potassium diet, which can help decline burdens on kidney. Water need to be limited if swelling occurs. Low protein and low salt is very necessary.

At stage 4 or stage 5 kidney failure, kidney function is almost left very little or lost completely. The requirement for diet is more restricted. In this situation, patients may be suggested to accept dialysis or kidney transplant to help filter the blood. Doctors and dietitians will make a detailed diet plan, which needs to be followed by patients strictly in daily life.

Do not eat or drink by yourself. It is very necessary and important for patients with kidney failure to consults doctors and dietitians to plan a detailed diet according to changes of disease conditions. Good diet is important for treatment, and can alleviate disease to some degree. More or information, welcome to leave a message or contact online doctors anytime. We will reply you in detail very soon.

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