Can PKD Patients Eat Bamboo Shoot

2016-11-04 03:11

 

Bamboo shoot is a kind of vegetables which is commonly used by many people. Especially in China. Why it is so popular? Because it is do much benefits to our health. Most of kidney disease always are suggested to eat bamboo shoot, doctors think it’s good for their recovery. Then is it good for PKD (Polycystic Kidney Disease) patients?

It is well know that PKD patients should pay much attention to diet in daily life. Because a healthy diet is good for their recovery and also helpful for reducing the burden on kidney. Now let’s learn what are the benefits of bamboo shoot to PKD patients.

Function of purifying the blood

Bamboo shoot can help to improve the function of gastrointestinal peristalsis. In this way can not only help patients avoid the symptom of inappetence, but also do much good for removing the toxins and waste out from body. Further more, blood is purified in the end and the burden on kidney is also reduced.

Function of reducing fat and blood sugar

Eating bamboo can help to remove the needless fat in body, and then reduce them blood cholesterol level for patients. What’s more, bamboo shoot can also lower the blood sugar effectively. Without so much fat and sugar in body, patients will more hopeful to avoid a further damage on kidney.

Function of lowering high blood pressure

As we all know, high blood pressure is a common symptom of PKD patients. When high blood pressure appears to patients, it may cause many terrible further damage to kidney. If it can’t be controlled so well, patients may have the danger of stepping into to the stage of kidney failure. Eating bamboo shoot is helpful for reducing the blood pressure, it is very good to control the symptoms of PKD patients.

Bamboo shoot is rich in calcium oxalate, it may cause kidney stone for people. Kidney stone is also one of a common complications of PKD. Thus, patients who is suffering form PKD shouldn’t eat too much bamboo shoot so as to avoid kidney stone. Diet is very important for the recovery of patients, if you want to know more about PKD diet, please leave a message below or contact with our online doctors.

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