Can a PKD Patient Include Wheat in Diet on Daily Basis

2014-09-13 03:21

Effective treatment for PKD includes daily diet, as what we eat affects our physical condition directly. Well, for a PKD patient, can daily diet include wheat?

Wheat can be used to make lots of foods like bread, crackers, cakes, pizza, pasta, and even fried meat. Wheat is very health-beneficial:

First of all, whole wheat grain is high in fiber, which can help to prevent constipation. In cases of PKD, kidney enlarges over time due to the increase and enlargement of kidney. Enlarged kidney oppresses intestines and stomach, which can cause constipation. Therefore, seeing from this aspect, adding wheat in daily diet is helpful for PKD patients.

Second, whole wheat grain contains more antioxidants than some fruits and vegetables.

Thirdly, whole wheat grain is helpful for heart. PKD patients run high risk for heart failure when illness develops to advanced stage. Therefore, adding some wheat in daily diet is good for PKD patients.

Fourthly, whole wheat grain is rich in iron which plays an important role for the production of red blood cell. Renal anemia appears easily when kidney function is affected due to PKD, and eating high iron foods help to alleviate renal anemia.

Wheat is good for PKD patients in many ways, but it does not mean all the PKD patients can have wheat casually. How much wheat is allowed everyday for PKD patients depends on their exact kidney condition. Here you can consult our online doctor for help to get personalized diet plan.

Besides, PKD is marked by countless cysts in kidney which always cause impairment of kidney function, so when PKD patients eat must be good for kidney. On the basis of this, the following diet principle needs to be keep in mind by care giver of PKD patients:

1. Low-salt diet is needed to reduce kidney burden and this needs patients to avoid or eat less process foods and meanwhile add less salt while cooking. ]

2. Foods high in potassium should be avoided if lab tests show elevation of potassium level in blood.

3. Try to eat foods with high quality protein like lean meat, fish, egg white and milk, instead of vegetable protein.

4. Foods high in fiber, vitamin and calcium are recommended.

5. Limit fluid intake if there is swelling in the body.

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