How to Eat Right for Polycystic Kidney Disease Patients

2015-03-24 09:54

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic kidney disease with numerous fluid-filled sacs on kidneys, and the cysts will get enlarged over time, which will finally cause kidney damage. In order to slow down the progression of PKD, patients need to eat healthily with their disease, which can reduce their kidney burden and protect their kidneys. Then how to eat right for polycystic kidney disease patients?

Here are some of the diet suggestions for PKD patients.

1. Foods should be avoided or reduced

- Alcohol

PKD patients need to avoid the alcohol, especially white wine, because the alcohol can stimulate the kidneys and increase the enlargement of kidney cysts, which will cause further damage to kidneys.

- Keep a low protein diet

PKD patients need to keep a low protein diet, because too much protein intake will produce more urea nitrogen in blood, which will increase the kidney burden, so patients need to limit the protein intake. And patients are recommended to take proper amount of high quality protein, such as milk, egg whites, lean meat, fish, etc.

- Limit the salt intake

PKD patients also need to limit the salt intake, which can prevent the symptoms such as swelling and hypertension.

- Avoid the coffee and chocolate intake, which can reduce the kidney burden.

2. Foods are recommended to take

- Fruits and vegetables with high vitamins

- Fruits and vegetables high in iron, such as carrots.

- PKD patients can take some vegetables which can dissolve the kidney stones, such as black fungus.

- Take some foods which have the function of increasing urine output.

Above are some of the diet suggestions for PKD patients, and they need to know exactly what can eat and what cant eat with their disease. If you want to get a right diet for yourself, you can consult online doctor, or you can also send e-mail to pkdtreatment169@gmail.com.

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