Black Tea And Chronic Kidney Disease

Black tea is a cool and refreshing drink and may be loved by many people. Black tea also has many benefits such as anti-aging, eliminating swelling, boosting appetite, etc. However, if you are diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), can you still drink black tea?

With regard to this question, we can not give you a definite answer. If your doctor allows you to drink black tea, you may be eager to know the reason. Well, in the following, I will tell you what benefits can you get from black tea.

1. Black tea can eliminate swelling in chronic kidney disease

Black tea has the function of diuresis. The ingredient of black tea has the function of increasing blood flow to kidneys, improving glomerular filtration rate, expanding kidney microvascular and preventing the reabsorption of renal tubules, which will lead to the increase of urine. In this case, excessive water and sodium can be excreted from the body, eliminating swelling to some degree. So if the patients with CKD have swelling, they may drink black tea properly which may help alleviate their swelling. You must remember the amount you drink is moderate.

2. Black tea with slightly high potassium and phosphorus

Black tea usually has slightly high potassium and phosphorus. If you have CKD, your lab tests show that your potassium and phosphorus level is high. In this case, you should try to avoid black tea due to its high content of potassium and phosphorus. Doctors may recommend you had better not drink black tea, milk tea and other drinks.

3. Black tea can strengthen bones

Patients with CKD easily experience bone diseases. Black tea has the ability of strengthening bones. Therefore, you can drink black tea properly, because the polyphenols of black tea have the ability of preventing the substance from destroying bone cells.

Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease may depend on their illness conditions to decide whether they can drink black tea. Besides, they must drink it with proper amount and do regular checkups to check their potassium and phosphorus level, making sure whether they can drink black tea.