Is Custard Apple Good for PKD Patients

2014-05-05 08:29

Is custard apple good for PKD patients? This is a question we received from our website. As we know, diet plays an important role in PKD patients, which can help reduce the kidney burden and protect the kidney function. So patients need to know exactly what can eat and what cant eat in their daily diet, which will be beneficial for their illness condition.

Custard apple is a tropical fruit, which can be found widely in all around the tropical area. And the heart shaped fruit has a rather interesting appearance. In addition, the fruit is also popular by people because of its high nutrition and benefits for people. Here are some benefits of eating custard apple for PKD patients.

1. Antioxidant content

Custard apple is high in vitamin C, which is a highly efficient antioxidant engaging in protecting our body from free radical damage. In addition, vitamin C can also improve immune system and prevent infections to damage our body.

2. Treat anemia

Anemia is a common complication for PKD patients, which can be caused by many reasons. Custard apple can stimulate the production of red blood cells, which can help improve the anemia for PKD patients.

3. Aid in digestion

The sweet tasting fruit can be helpful in digestion. And the ample supply of dietary fiber can also help our body maintain proper bowel function, and it is also helpful in digestion sand curing constipation.

Besides, the custard apple is also high in potassium, vitamin A, vitamin B6, etc, all these nutrition will be helpful for PKD patients when there is still no kidney damage. However, if the enlargement of kidney cyst has been caused kidney damage and people have a high potassium level in blood, then patients may need to avoid eating custard apple, because too high potassium level in blood will cause severe damage to PKD patients, such heart attack or even death.

Therefore, PKD patients need to take custard apple depending on their illness condition, which will be helpful for their illness condition. If you still have some questions, you can leave a message below, we will answer you as soon as possible.

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