Is Orange Good for PKD Patients

2014-04-19 08:19

Is orange good for PKD patients? As we know, for PKD patients, they need to pay attention to what they can eat and what they cant eat in their daily life, and they need to know the benefits when they eat some foods. Because diet plays an important role in their daily life, which is helpful to control their illness condition and slow down the progression of kidney failure. In this article, we will discuss whether orange is good for PKD patients.

Orange is a popular fruit for people because its high nutrition and its good taste. Orange is high in nutrition, which will be good for the overall health. In addition, it also has some benefits for PKD patients.

1. Lower high blood pressure

High blood pressure is a common symptom for PKD patients, and the unwell controlled high blood pressure will cause further damage to kidneys. In this condition, patients need to lower their high blood pressure. The hesperidin in orange can help strengthen the toughness of blood vessels and extend the blood vessels, which ca help increase the blood circulation and lower high blood pressure.

2. Supply enough vitamin C

Orange is rich in vitamin C, which has the function of protect kidney function and increase the kidney filtering rate. So PKD patients can take oranges in their daily life, which can help them protect their kidneys. Besides, vitamin C can also help improve immunity and prevent infections to kidneys.

3. Ease fatigue

Fatigue is another common symptom for PKD patients, which can be caused by many reasons. The citric acid in orange can help PKD patients to relieve their fatigue, which will be helpful for their illness condition.

Above are the common benefits for PKD patients which will be helpful for their illness condition. However, since the illness condition is different from case to case, so patients need to take oranges depending on their own illness condition. Because orange is high in potassium, so for PKD patients who have high potassium level in blood, they need to have avoid eating orange, because it will be harmful for PKD patients.

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