Diet & Fluid Intake with Kidney Failure

2015-11-06 07:03

Patients with kidney failure should take notice of diet and fluids in daily life, which can have effects on disease condition. Well planned ones can be helpful for treatment, but wrong ones can make disease get worse.

Patients with kidney failure should have restrictions in diet, and the purpose is to put less burdens on kidney, improving kidney function. Protein, phosphorus, potassium and fluids, should be limited in daily diet, because excessive those elements are removed from body through urine by kidney filtering the blood. In addition, sodium or salt need to be restricted in diet or food, this is because much sodium can increase blood pressure and lead to swelling, in this way, kidney can be affected, causing further kidney damage. Excessive fluids are also eliminated from body through urine, thus limiting fluids or water is necessary for patients with kidney failure in life.

Though well planned diet and fluids can not help cure kidney failure, symptoms, complications and development of kidney failure can be improved and slowed down very well. Hence, patients with kidney failure should have a healthy diet which is set up by doctors and dietitians in detail according to specific conditions of patients. In this way, with good treatment, patients can get the best results of treating kidney failure. And Chinese medicine is a good option for treating kidney failure, which can improve kidney condition and prevent further kidney damage by promoting blood circulation, expanding blood vessels and preventing inflammation well,.

Good combination of Chinese medicine and a healthy diet can make patients with kidney failure achieve the most effective results. If you have any question or need more, leave a message or contact online doctors anytime, and we will reply very fast for you.

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