Prevent Kidney Stones for Patients with PKD

2015-09-19 01:37

PKD patients are more likely to develop kidney stones. This is because kidney cyst makes urine flow slowly, which contributes to crystal formation. In addition, citrate is very little in urine for PKD patients, and citrate can help prevent kidney stones from forming. Here we will explain symptoms of kidney stones in PKD and how to prevent it well in daily life.

Symptoms of kidney stones in PKD:

In general, symptoms of kidney stones do not occur until kidney stones pass with urine from kidney to ureter, which are the below:

Pain in abdomen, maybe light or strong

Blood in the urine

Fever and cold

Nausea and vomiting

Kidney stones are very annoying and make patients very uncomfortable in life. In addition, if you have one kidney stone, it is very likely to have another later. Thus, it is vital for PKD patients to pay high attention to preventing kidney stones.

How to prevent kidney stones in PKD?

Most of kidney stones are combination of uric acid or oxalate and calcium. Patients with PKD should have food low in purine which is decomposed in body and produce uric acid. Besides, they should also eat food low in oxalate. But it is wrong to ingest low calcium. And you need to eat proper amount of calcium. Less calcium for your body will increase the risk of kidney stones.

Drinking enough water or fluids in life is necessary, which can be helpful for preventing kidney stones.

You should have a low salt diet and eat more vegetables and fruits which can supply rich vitamins.

You can also consult your doctors about that if you can take some medicines to prevent kidney stones in life. And doctors will advise you according to your conditions. High risk of kidney stones for PKD patients should be taken notice of highly in daily life. More or any question, welcome to leave a message or contact online doctors anytime. Reply will be given very soon.

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