Precautionary Measures in Diet for Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)

2014-12-06 01:43

Polycystic kidney disease is a genetic kidney disease with numerous kidney cysts on kidneys, and the kidney cysts will be increased and get enlarged over time, which will finally cause kidney failure. So PKD patients need to have effective treatment to help remedy their kidney disease, and they also need to keep a well planed diet. Then what are the precautionary measures in diet for polycystic kidney disease (PKD)?

1. Limit the sodium intake

Healthy kidneys have the function of regulate the sodium level in blood. When the kidneys fail to work well in PKD, it will cause high sodium level in blood. And the high sodium level in blood will cause severe swelling and high blood pressure. So PKD patients need to limit the sodium intake, which can help relieve the swelling and high blood pressure.

2. Limit the protein intake

Protein in urine is the early symptom in PKD when they have kidney damage, so patients need to limit the protein intake, which can help reduce kidney burden and protect the residual kidney function. Since PKD is a progressive kidney disease, so the specific illness condition will be different from case to case, so PKD patients need to take proper amount of protein in different stage.

3. Be cautious about the high potassium and high phosphorus foods

The impaired kidneys will cause electrolyte disorder in blood, so PKD patients will easily suffer from high potassium level and high phosphorus level in blood. So PKD patients need to avoid the foods high in potassium and phosphorus, which will be good for their illness condition.

4. Avoid the spicy and greasy foods

Since the kidney cysts will be increased and get enlarged, so PKD patients need to avoid the spicy foods and greasy foods, which can help prevent the enlargement of kidney cysts.

5. Drink plenty of fluids

If patients don’t have severe swelling and difficulty of making urine, they are suggested to take more fluid in their daily diet, which can increase urine output and remove the toxins and wastes out into urine. All these will be good for their illness condition.

Above are the suggestions of diet for polycystic kidney disease (PKD) patients, which will be good for their illness condition. If you still have any questions after reading, you can ask the online doctor, or you can also send e-mail to pkdtreatment169@gmail.com.

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