How to Lower High Phosphorus Level for People with CKD

Phosphorus, an important mineral in our body, has a big effect in forming strong bones and teeth. For healthy people, the kidney is responsible to keep phosphorus range in a normal value. Therefore, phosphorus level usually won’t be higher than the normal until patient’s condition has developed stage 4 or stage 5 kidney diseases. Then, “how to lower high phosphorus level for people with CKD” becomes one of their biggest concerns.

What symptoms warn us of high phosphorus level?

Because unhealthy kidneys are no longer able to remove phosphorus from the blood and get rid of the excessive in urine, high phosphorus level becomes a problem for people with stage 4 or stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease. The following symptoms occur to remind these patients to take prompt treatment.

◆ Too much PTH to be released that can weaken bones and make these patients more likely to break and develop renal osteodystrophy.

◆ Bone or heart disease

◆ Heart, artery, joint, skin, bone or lung pain

◆ Skin itching

How to lower high phosphorus level for people with CKD?

Once you are suffering from one or more symptoms of high phosphorus, you’d better first do a blood test. If you are tested out with high phosphorus level, you should arrange a scientific diet and take correct medicines.

Food is a main source of phosphorus in the body, so choosing low-phosphorus food is an important part in the whole treatment. The patients should select correct foods according to their condition.

Foods high in phosphorus: Dairy, mushroom, chocolate, nut, cheese, peanut butter, processed meat fish, and poultry, spices, etc.

Foods lower in phosphorus: Apple, white bread, honey, the spirit of honeydew melon, Chinese cabbage, white gourd, kelp, mango, etc.

Medicines such as phosphorus binders change for different patients. Make sure you have consulted your doctor or us before you taking any medicine. In addition, doing moderate exercise is able to strengthen the whole treatment. If you are not sure what medicine to use, you can consult the experts online.