Are Protein Drinks Good for PKD Patients

2015-06-06 01:23

PKD is a genetic and progressive kidney disease with numerous cysts formed on kidneys, PKD patients will finally develop into kidney failure if they don’t take any effective treatment. Besides, diet is also very important for PKD patients, which can reduce kidney burden and protect kidneys. Then some PKD patients will wonder whether they can take the protein drinks with their disease. In the following article, we will get further understanding.

In fact, PKD patients are often suggested to take a low protein diet. Because the protein metabolism in blood will produce the waste product of urea, and the urea is mainly excreted by kidneys. If patients take too much protein, it will increase the kidney burden and cause kidney damage.

In addition, the protein intake can also stimulate the kidney cysts to secrete more fluid out, which can cause the enlargement of kidney cysts, and it will cause further damage to kidneys.

However, protein is also a necessary nutrition for people to build up their body health, so PKD patients should take proper amount of protein depending on their own illness condition, and they are recommended to choose the high quality protein, because it will produce less waste.

Therefore, PKD patients can take proper amount of protein drinks depending on their own illness condition. Since PKD is a progressive kidney disease, so patients may need different amount of protein in different stages.

Stage 1 PKD, GFR higher than 90 ml/min, patients don’t need to limit the protein intake

Stage 2 PKD, GFR 60-89 ml/min, patients need to take protein 0.8 g/day/kg body weight

Stage 3 PKD, GFR 30-59 ml/min, patients need to take protein 0.6g/day/kg body weight

Stage 4 PKD, GFR 15-29 ml/min, patients need to take protein 0.4 g/day/kg body weight stage 5 PKD, GFR less than 15 ml/min, patients need to take protein 0.2 g/day/kg body weight

PKD patients on dialysis, due to the loss of protein during dialysis, these patients may need to take more protein, about 1.2 g/day/kg body weight

So, PKD patients need to take the protein drinks depending on their own illness condition by following the advice of their doctors. If you still have any questions after reading, you can send your problem to pkdtreatment169@gmail.com, or you can also contact our online doctor for free help.

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