Worst Foods with PKD

2014-07-22 06:00

Some foods are taboo for PKD patients, because these foods affect kidney and worsen kidney condition in some way. To protect residual kidney function, it is necessary to exclude these worst foods from the dining-table. Well, what are the worst foods for PKD patients?

In general, when kidney function is impaired due to cysts in kidney, patients need to avoid the following foods:

1. Salted foods

Salted foods are the worst foods for PKD patients, because they can cause further elevation of blood pressure. Kidney helps to regulate blood pressure by secreting some hormone. When kidney tissues are injured by kidney cysts, kidney lose its ability to keep blood pressure in normal range. Therefore, PKD patients are at risk for high blood pressure. Under such a case, if they have salted foods, their blood pressure will become much higher. Persistent high blood pressure damage renal blood vessels directly, which may lead to further decline of kidney function. Therefore, salted foods are taboo for PKD patients.

2. Spicy foods

Spicy foods are also harmful for PKD patients, as kidney cysts may become very large under the effect of some ingredients in seasoners. Kidney cysts cause no influence on kidney when they are in small size, but they damage kidney tissues directly if they become very large. Therefore, spicy foods need to be avoided by PKD patients.

3. High-phosphorus foods

Kidney is responsible for electrolyte balance. When kidney function is affected, electrolyte disturbance appears. Phosphorus level in blood increases easily when kidney function is weaken. High phosphorus level affects calcium level in blood, which increase patients’ risk for bone problems like bone pain, bone fracture and osteoporosis.

4. Fatty foods

Fatty foods also need to be avoided by PKD patients, so as to avoid hyperlipemia which appears easily when large amounts of protein are lost in urine due to kidney damages.

Foods we mentioned above are harmful for PKD patients. Diet plays an important role for the tight control of PKD, so knowing what foods are beneficial and try to avoid worst foods are necessary. Additional, diet changes are needed for PKD patients, but if they take no medical treatment and just adjust diet, PKD progression can not be stopped at all.

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