How Much Water for Low Kidney Function

2016-01-03 07:25

For patients with kidney disease, they are very likely to have declined or low kidney function, in this case, it is necessary to have a restricted diet in life, and water needs to be controlled well, too. Then how much water should I have if I have low kidney function.

Kidney disease can cause swelling or edema on patients, and this is because kidney function declines and excessive fluids can not be removed from body through urine in this way, fluids can build up in body, causing swelling in face, feet, legs or eyes. In this case, water must be limited in daily meals, preventing deterioration of swelling. Swelling is also dangerous for patients, and if it happens in lung, lung swelling can cause death. And how much water should be drunk depends on detailed conditions of patients of low kidney function.

However, if there is no swelling occurring on patients. And the kidney function is more than 15%, in this case, water do not need to be limited for patients. Besides, sodium is necessary to be limited for patients with low kidney function. Much sodium can increase high blood pressure and cause retention of fluids, leading to swelling.

Hence, if you have low kidney function and want to know how much water you should have, you can tell us your detailed conditions by leaving a message or contact our online doctor anytime. We will reply you very soon in detail. In addition, good treatment for kidney failure is needed to prevent worsening into end stage kidney failure which need dialysis or kidney transplant, and Chinese medicine is your good option which can recover kidney function gradually and help decrease frequency of dialysis for dialysis patients.

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