Effects of Diet on PKD

2014-11-07 08:28

You might be asked to make diet changes with diagnosis of PKD. Why is this? What are the effects of diet on PKD? Can PKD be controlled well by a specific diet?

What are the effects of diet on PKD?

A well-planed diet is very beneficial for PKD patients, because it:

1. Contributes to the tight control of some symptoms caused by PKD like high blood pressure, proteinuria and swelling.

2. Reduces kidney burden by reducing the production of some wastes like urea nitrogen.

3. Helps to alleviate electrolyte disturbance associated with PKD.

4. Helps to strengthen immune system and increase immunity, which can help to prevent cold and infection which can cause acute kidney failure.

5. Can reduce PKD patients’ risk for kidney stone which is one of the most common complications of polycystic kidney. .

What is the diet for PKD?

Exact meal plan for PKD patients should be made on specific illness condition, so there is no such a diet plan that is good for all the PKD patients, but generally patients need to:

1. Limit salt intake, which can help to bring blood pressure in normal range.

2. Ingest much more high quality protein which can provide the body with necessary nutrients and meanwhile add less burden on kidney.

3. Low-potassium diet is needed if lab tests show elevated potassium level in blood.

4. High-fiber diet and high-vitamin diet also do good for PKD patients.

5. High-calcium diet helps PKD patients prevent bone problems which appear easily when PKD develops to kidney failure stage.

Can PKD be controlled well by a specific diet?

For an individual with PKD, improper diet increases his kidney burden and aggravates symptoms of PKD, so diet changes are needed for him. However, just by avoid foods bad for kidney can not get injured kidney intrinsic cells repaired. Therefore, a kidney-friendly diet is good for PKD patients, but PKD can not be brought under control just by making diet changes.

For PKD patients, to bring illness condition under control, besides diet changes, they also need to take effective treatment like Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy to shrink kidney cysts, repair kidney damages, promote renal blood circulation and improve kidney function. Only when injured kidney intrinsic cells are damaged, kidney function improved, can kidney failure and dialysis be avoided successfully.

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