Is Kiwi Good for PKD Patients

2016-01-31 07:12

Is kiwi good for PKD patients? Some patients are wondering if they can eat kiwi in daily life. This time we will give a detailed answer for you.

Whether PKD patients can eat kiwi depends on its elements and patients’ conditions:

1. PKD people who do not have kidney failure

In this case, they need to have a low sodium, low fat and cholesterol diet.

Kiwi contains: potassium, carotene, vitamin C, calcium, vitamin A, fiber, vitamin E, iron, fat, and protein, sodium, etc.

Though kiwi has sodium and fat, they are very low. Thus, patients with PKD can eat kiwi in daily meals. Kiwi has many good effects on our health:

1. prevent cancer well

2. eliminate toxins and prevent aging.

3. improve constipation

4. enhance immunity

5. alleviate fatigue

6. treat bad appetite

7. prevent cardiovascular problems

8. improve bad emotions

2. PKD patients who develop kidney failure

In this case, patients should have a low protein, low fat, low sodium, low phosphorus and low potassium meal. Kiwi has low protein, low phosphorus, but a little higher potassium.

Thus, if you have high potassium, you should avoid eating too much kiwi. Because much potassium can make kidney put on much pressure, worsening kidney function. For PKD or other kidney disease, what food can be eaten or not depends on detailed conditions of patients, so if you want to know which kind of food you can eat, you can send details about your disease condition. We will give you a scientific reply according to your details. Any question or information, leave a message or contact our online doctor anytime.

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