What Not to Eat with PKD

2015-12-22 11:22

PKD patients need to focus on daily diet, and good diet is helpful for slowing down the growth of kidney cysts and alleviating symptoms. This time we show you what not to eat for patients with PKD.

1. salty food

much sodium or salt food should be avoided in meals, because blood pressure will increase and do harm to patients with PKD. Low salt or no salt with salt substitute is good for patients with PKD.

2. rich fat and cholesterol food

food which contains rich fat and cholesterol should be avoided. These can make patients at higher risk of high blood pressure, cardiovascular problems, and heart disease.

3. high potassium and phosphorus, protein

if kidney failure has occurred on patients with PKD, high potassium and phosphorus should be avoided strictly in diet. Because kidney has a hard time removing these from body through urine. Besides, rich protein should be avoided, but high quality protein food can be OK. Low protein, low potassium and phosphorus are necessary for patient with PKD who have kidney failure.

4. water

PKD patients can have the symptoms of swelling, in this case, water should be limited strictly per day.

The above we give you a general introduction of what not to eat with PKD, and if you want to know which kind of food can be eaten or not, or any question about PKD, you can leave a message or contact our online doctor anytime. We will reply you very soon.

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