Can PKD Patients Eat Jack Fruit

2015-04-02 11:47

Jack fruit is another great fruit that has a beautiful sugary flavor with wonderful health benefits. The fruit, seeds, leaves, and roots all have amazing health benefits. Can this delicious fruit be eaten by polycystic kidney disease (PKD) patients?

The answer is very complex. Some patients can jack fruit and get some health benefits from it. Others cannot eat jack fruit. Let’s see the following detailed information.

1. alleviate anemia

Anemia is a common complication of kidney disease, which is defined by reduction of red blood cells or hemoglobin. This leads slow transportation of oxygen in the body leading to tiredness, pale complexion. Jack fruit contains iron which can combat the deficiency of RBCs in the blood so as to alleviate anemia to some extent.

2. bone health

PKD patient should eat food with relatively high amount of calcium which helps strengthens and promotes healthy bone health. Jack fruit is such a fruit which is good for bone health.

3. strengthen immune system

Damaged kidneys will affect immune system, which makes patients easily attacked by viruses and bacteria. Jack fruit is an excellent source of vitamin C, a powerful nutrient which helps protect against viral and bacterial infections. Vitamin C helps to boost immune system function by supporting the white blood cells function. With strong immune system, symptoms’ relapse can be reduced.

4. lower high blood pressure

High blood pressure is a common complication of polycystic kidney disease. High potassium in jack fruit has been found to be helpful in the lowering of blood pressure and thus reducing the risk of heart attack as well as stroke. However, if patients have high potassium level in blood, they should not eat too much jack fruit. This is because high potassium level will worsen the medical conditions and lead to some effects like nausea, weakness, numbness and slow pulse.

From the above analysis, you can know when you can eat jack fruit and when you cannot jack fruit. If you have any question, you can leave a message below or email to pkdtreatment169@gmail.com. We will reply you as soon as possible.

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