Can PKD Patients Take Yogurt Daily

2015-12-27 04:21

Yogurt is our daily drinks in life, and most of people like it. If I am a PKD patient, can I take yogurt daily? There is no definite answer for yes, or no, because it depends on detailed conditions:

Yogurt always contains rich phosphorus, carbohydrate, potassium, high quality protein, vitamins, fibers, iron and calorie. Thus, we can know that yogurt is very beneficial for our health. For patients with PKD, they should have a low fat, low salt, low cholesterol diet, which can prevent high blood pressure or cardiovascular problems. In this case, they should take yogurt which is low fat and low sodium. In this way, yogurt can be ok for them everyday.

But for patients with PKD who have kidney failure, they should also have a low phosphorus, low protein, low potassium, low salt and low fat meal. In this case, they should take yogurt which is low fat, low phosphorus and potassium. If you can not find this kind of yogurt, you must avoid it in life. Because much phosphorus and fat can do harm to kidney condition.

In conclusion, whether patients with PKD can take yogurt daily depends on their detailed disease condition. It is better to choose those which are according your diet requests to take in daily meals. Any question or more information, you can leave a message or contact our online doctor anytime. Reply will be given very fast for you.

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