subject: Diet for Chronic Kidney Disease: What to Include or Exclude [print this page] Diet for Chronic Kidney Disease: What to Include or Exclude
A lot of people who have had polycystic kidney disease (PKD), or have had someone close to them get it, are aware of the fact that there is no cure for this disease. One thing that they can be assured of, however, is that there is a natural treatment that works so well to delay the need for a kidney dialysis or even the scary kidney transplant. It is simply a strict diet for chronic kidney disease, and nothing more.
So what exactly does this diet for chronic kidney disease entail?
1. Low protein diet One of the most important things that a person with PKD has to watch out for is how much protein he eats per day. Protein is degraded by your liver and, in the process, waste called urea is made as a by-product. The kidney is the one that is responsible for getting rid of this urea. If you are used to eating too much protein, then there is a lot of urea being produced in your body and this puts excessive strain on your kidneys. Try and eat a maximum of .8gm per day maximum for every kilo you weigh.
2. Balance your electrolytes to keep the terms simple, the electrolytes are basically from the minerals we find in salts like calcium, sodium, potassium, and magnesium. If you want to keep your electrolytes balanced, for a lot of Americans, this basically means cutting way back down on salt. Too much salt normally throws your electrolyte balance off. This is why a lot of the people who have been diagnosed with PKD normally have high blood pressure levels as well. Replace salts with less damaging spices, like onion or garlic powder.
