Best Diet for PKD Patients with Low Hemoglobin

2014-03-15 03:12

Since low hemoglobin level is a common symptom for PKD patients when they suffer from kidney failure, so more and more patients are concerned to improve their hemoglobin level which can help improve their illness condition of anemia. As we know, hemoglobin is a iron protein which can help bring oxygen to all the parts of body, however, the loss of hemoglobin will cause anemia, which is harmful for PKD patients. Therefore, PKD patients need to increase their hemoglobin level. Here we recommend the best diet for PKD patients with low hemoglobin.

- Iron-rich foods

As we know, hemoglobin is a iron protein, and low hemoglobin level means the loss of iron. Therefore, for PKD patients with low hemoglobin, they need to take some iron-rich foods, which can help improve the hemoglobin level. The common iron-rich foods include meat, beef, liver and shrimps, and there are also some vegetables which are rich in iron, such as spinach, tofu, pineapple, iron-enriched breads and grains.

- Supply enough vitamin C

Vitamin C can help absorb iron, and it can also help improve the immune system, so PKD patients can take some high vitamin C enriched foods, such as pepper, orange, tomato, grapefruits, cabbage etc.

- Folic acid-rich foods

Folic acid has the function of producing red blood cells, and the common foods which are rich in folic acid include seed, peanut, wheat germ and broccoli.

- Whole grains

There are also some breads, cereals and pastas which are high in irone, and thus can help increase the hemoglobin level and improve the condition of anemia.

Above are some foods recommended for PKD patients who have low hemoglobin, however, since the illness condition is different form case to case, so they need to make a certain diet depending on their own illness condition. They’d better ask their doctors first to help them make the best diet plan which will be helpful for their illness condition.

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