Kidney Diseases by DIET

If you have chronic kidney disease (CKD), it’s important to watch what you eat and drink. That’s because your kidneys can’t remove waste products and fluid from your body the way they should. A kidney-friendly diet can help you stay healthier longer.

What’s a Kidney-Friendly Diet?

A major function of the kidneys is to get rid of waste and extra fluid from your body through your pee. They also:

• Balance your body’s minerals, like salt and potassium
• Balance your body’s fluids
• Make hormones that affect the way other organs work

A kidney-friendly diet is a way of eating that helps protect your kidneys from further damage. You’ll have to limit some foods and fluids so other fluids and minerals like electrolytes don’t build up in your body. At the same time, you’ll have to make sure you get the right balance of protein, calories, vitamins, and minerals.

As your CKD gets worse, you may need to make other changes to your diet. This might involve cutting back on foods that are high in protein, especially animal protein. These include meats, seafood, and dairy products. You may also need extra iron. Talk to your doctor about which iron-rich foods you can eat when you have CKD.

If you’re in the early stages of CKD, there may be few, if any, limits on what you can eat. But as your disease gets worse, you’ll have to be more careful about what you put into your body.

Fluid Intake

Foods which could be eaten regularly: Sugar, arrow-root, sago preparation, unsalted butter, refined flour, rice preparation, vegetable oil. Vegetables especially after leeching.

As a patient of CKD your recommended diet will change over time, depending upon your kidney function and requirement of the renal replacement therapy you are on.