Alcohol And Your Kidney

2015-09-29 18:14

It is known that drinking much alcohol is harmful for our health. And kidney can also be affected with much alcohol. For patients with kidney failure, disease condition will deteriorate with drinking much alcohol.

kidney filters the blood to remove wastes and fluids in our body. Alcohol is also eliminated from body through urine with kidney function. Much alcohol put pressure on kidney. Much alcohol can dry out our body, in this way, kidney function can be affected. In addition, blood pressure can elevate with much alcohol, contributing to high blood pressure. Liver disease can be resulted in with long term drinking, which can lead to kidney dysfunction.

Hence, patients with kidney failure should avoid drinking alcohol in daily life, if you must drink, just one glass 5 ounces. Bad habits need to be abandoned in life for patients with kidney failure. Good diet plan is also necessary, and you can consult your doctors and dietitians in detail to set up one agreeing with you. In general, low phosphorus, low potassium, low protein, low salt is needed for kidney failure patients. Also, they should eat less meat and eat more vegetables which can supply rich vitamins.

In a word, patients with kidney failure should avoid drinking alcohol in life. what is more, taking proper exercise in life can do good to patients with kidney failure, such as jogging, walking and riding. More information or any question about kidney failure and diet, welcome to leave a message or contact our online doctors anytime. Reply will be given very quickly for you in detail.

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