Diet Suggestions for Kidney Failure Patients

2014-08-02 09:33

Kidney failure means the gradually reduce of kidney function, and diet plays an important role in kidney failure patients, which can help reduce the kidney burden and protect the kidney function.

Here are the diet suggestions for kidney failure patients.

1. Pay attention to potassium intake

For kidney failure patients, their low kidney function will cause high potassium level in blood, which will be bad for patients. Because the high potassium level in blood can cause heart problems, and even life-threatening.

2. Control the salt intake

Both high blood pressure and swelling are the two common symptoms for kidney failure patients, so patients need to control the salt intake, which can help relieve the symptoms.

3. Protein

Protein in urine is the most early symptom for kidney failure patients, and patients need to limit the protein intake. In addition, they need to take proper amount of high quality protein depending on their own illness condition, which can help reduce the kidney burden.

4. Water

Water is important for kidney failure patients. If patients don’t have severe swelling, they may need to take more water to increase the urine output, which can help remove the toxins and wastes in blood.

5. Take more fruits and vegetables

For kidney failure patients, they also need to take more fruits and vegetables, which can help improve the immune system and protect the kidneys. But they need to choose the right fruits and vegetables depending on their own illness condition.

Above are the diet suggestions for kidney failure patients, and we hope this will be helpful for them. If you still have any questions after reading, or you want to get a specific diet plan depending on your own illness condition, you can contact with our online doctor, or you can also leave a message below.

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