How to Prevent the Kidney Stones in PKD

2015-05-06 15:45

PKD, polycystic kidney disease, is a genetic kidney disease with multiple cysts formed on kidneys. With the development of kidney cysts, patients will have some severe complications, and the kidney stone is a common one, which will cause further damage to kidneys. Then how to prevent the kidney stones in PKD? In the following article, we will get the answer.

In order to understanding the best way to prevent the kidney stones in PKD, there are a few basic facts that patients need to know about kidney stones. First, two-thirds of all cases include calcium oxalate stones. And the traditional medicine tries to prevent the kidney stones by calling for dietary calcium restrictions and sometimes diuretics.

However, the calcium restriction will be harmful for PKD patients, which can lead to bone problems, so it can worsen their illness condition. There are also some other nutrition that patients need to add, though and to limit.

1. Vitamin A

Vitamn A plays an important role in promoting the healthy functioning of the urinary tract. If patients are lack of vitamin A, they may at high risk of getting kidney stones. So PKD patients need to supply enough vitamin A from their diet.

2. Magnesium

Magnesium has the function of helping patients dissolve calcium, which can help prevent kidney stones. And the researches show that taking magnesium along with vitamin B6 can reduce the calcium oxalate stone formation dramatically.

3. Vegetarian diet

Vegetarians tend to form significantly fewer calcium oxalate kidney stones that meat eaters, because their diet include more bulk and fiber, which can lower the calcium output. So PKD patients are recommended to take less meat in their diet.

4. Sugar and salt

Sugar and salt intake will increase the excretion of both calcium and oxalate in the urine, so PKD patients need to limit the salt and sugar intake, which can prevent the kidney stones as well.

Besides the calcium oxalate stones, uric acid stone is also a common one, so patients also need to limit the foods high in prune, which can also prevent the kidney stones.

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