PKD Diet

2015-10-12 02:46

Diet plays an important role in treating disease, too. Hence, PKD patients should also focus on daily diet. This time we introduce what diet PKD patients should follow for you, and please see the below:

1. alkaline

Kidney stones are common for patients with PKD very much. Uric acid and oxalic acid are the most widely seen leading elements of kidney stones. Alkaline food can help neutralize acid to alleviate kidney stones.

2. vegetables and fruits

Patients with PKD should put very less salt when eating meals, and avoid much salt ones. Vegetables and fruits with high potassium or high phosphorus level should be avoided:

Tomato, potato, eggplant, peppers, celery, star fruit, strawberry, plums, prunes, soy, margarine, Crisco, peanuts.

3. protein

Much protein can produce more wastes in body, in this way, kidney is in a higher pressure condition. Kidney failure can be resulted in commonly for PKD patients, and the chance is over 50%. Thus, keeping a good kidney is necessary in life. But high quality food can be good for PKD patients, which produces very few wastes and supplies essential nutrition for body.

4. low fat and cholesterol

PKD patients need to control intake of fat and cholesterol in meals. High blood pressure is likely to happen for them, and much cholesterol, fat can contribute to elevation of blood pressure. This is also why low salt or sodium is very needed for PKD patients to protect kidney. High blood pressure can cause damage to kidney for a long time.

5. vitamins

Vitamins are beneficial for PKD patients, enhancing immunity and supplying nutrition. Taking vitamin supplement is ok for them, but remember to consult your doctors before taking any one in life.

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