Several Diet Suggestions for Kidney Failure Patients

2016-12-16 07:49

For kidney failure patients, a healthy diet in daily life is very important, especially for those patients whose kidney has been damaged badly. Because they have a poor kidney function, thus when they eat some foods, the toxins and wastes produced by foods can not be eliminated out of body. Therefore, kidney failure patients should pay more attention on diet in daily life. Then, do you know what kinds of diets are suit for kidney failure patients? Experts inPeking Tung Shin Tang Chinese Medical Hospitalmade several suggestions for kidney failure patients?

Taking a reasonable volume of water

If patients take too much water, the poor kidney function can not eliminate them out. And then will cause swelling or lung failure. Thus controlling taking volume of water is very important, doctor always suggest patients take water according to the water elimination volume during dialysis to take water.

Limiting potassium taking

Too much potassium accumulate in body is very easy to cause muscle weakness. If the condition is worse, it may cause arrhythmia or even heart failure.

Limiting the intake of protein

Kidney failure patients who have not take dialysis can not discharge the the wastes produced by the metabolism of protein, and then make the condition of kidney failure much worse. Therefore, these patients should limit the taking of protein. Those patients who have began to take dialysis are more likely to lose much protein. Thus they should make up enough protein according to doctor’s suggestions to maintain the needs of recovery.

A healthy diet is very important for kidney failure patients. An effective treatment is also needed by patients. If you are suffering form any kidney disease or you have any questions. Please leave a message below or chat with our online doctor. You can also send mails to pkdtreatment169@gmail.com, we will try our best to help you.

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