The Worst Foods for Polycystic Kidney Disease Diet

2014-03-30 01:57

Polycystic kidney disease is a genetic kidney disease with numerous fluid-filled cysts on kidneys. And the kidney cysts will increase and get enlargement over time, which may cause kidney failure. A certain diet plays an important role in preventing the enlargement of kidney cysts, and a wrong diet will increase the progression of kidney failure. In this article, we will introduce the worst foods for polycystic kidney disease diet.

1. Salty foods

As we know, kidney disease patients often recommend to reduce their salt intake in their daily diet, which can help relieve their high blood pressure and swelling. For PKD patients, because of their kidney damage, they may suffer from high blood pressure and swelling, so they need to limit their salt intake. If their symptoms are serious, they need to avoid salt. Besides, they also need to limit the foods which can relieve their symptoms and help slow down the progression of kidney failure.

2. High-protein meals

PKD patients may have the symptoms of proteinuria, which means the loss of protein in urine. In this condition, some patients may think they need to take more protein to supply the lost protein. But this is wrong. Because too much protein intake will increase the waste product in body and increase the kidney burden, which will cause further kidney damage. So patients need to limit their protein intake and keep proper amount of high quality protein depending on their illness condition.

3. Caffeine-containing foods and drinks

For PKD patients, they need to avoid the caffeine-containing foods and drinks, such as coffee, colas and other caffeine-containing foods and beverages. Because these foods and drinks are risk factors for enlarged kidney cysts, and this will increase the deterioration of kidney failure.

Above are the worst foods for polycystic kidney disease (PKD) diet, so patients need to avoid these foods in their daily diet, which will be helpful for their illness condition.

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