Fruit Juices for a Renal Diet

2015-11-16 06:14

Fruit juices are suggested for patients with renal disease in daily diet. Because fruits always have lots of vitamins which can supply nutrition to body and have low protein level. This time we will mostly introduce fruit juice for renal diet.

At first, star fruits must be avoided in diet for patients with renal disease, which is proved to cause toxins to kidney.

If there is swelling or edema in patients with kidney disease, fluids should be limited in meals to put less pressure on kidney. In addition, patients with high creatinine or dialysis should also restrict fluids in life. Thus, fruit juices can a good option for patients with renal disease to ingest fluids but remember not to exceed amount of fluids which are regulated by doctor and dietitians.

In addition, fruit juices must be chosen those containing low potassium level. Because kidney has difficulty in removing excessive potassium from body through urine, and much potassium can do bad to heart, even causing heart attack for people. Orange juice and prune juice are having high potassium, which should be avoided in life. Apple and cranberry juices are low in potassium, which are recommended for patients with renal disease to drink in daily life.

What is more, apart from potassium, patients with renal disease should also pay attention to phosphorus in fruit juices. Much phosphorus can broke balance of calcium and phosphorus in blood, making calcium in bones get pull to maintain this balance, in this way, bone problems can be resulted in finally in the long term. Hence, patients with renal disease need to avoid fruit juices which are high in phosphorus. In most occasions, fruits are always low in phosphorus. But when you buy them in supermarket, you should focus on labels to see if phosphorus is high.

In the end, fruit juices should be low in sodium, which is very important for patients with renal disease in diet. Much sodium can make blood pressure elevate, even causing high blood pressure. Thus, pay high attention to sodium level when you buy fruit juices in stores.

For patients with renal disease, renal failure or dialysis, they are suggested to fruit juices in diet to supply vitamins and fluids, but should notice the above tips in diet. More or any question, leave a message or contact online doctor anytime, reply will be given very soon for you.

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