As for polycystic kidney disease (PKD) patients, they should avoid some foods which are spicy and harmful to kidneys. Therefore, PKD patients should follow a balanced diet to promote the recover of their disease. Well then, what foods should PKD patients avoid?
1. Liquor
PKD patients should avoid liquor especially white spirit. Liquor can stimulate the activity of polycystic protein and speed up the growth of kidney cysts.
2. Fermented food
PKD patients should avoid fermented foods such as fermented bean curb and rotten eggs, etc because these foods can stimulate the growth of kidney cysts.
3. High protein foods
No matter which kidney disease you suffer from, a low protein diet should be followed. The diet for PKD should avoid nitrogen metabolites synthesis and reduce kidney’s excretory ability. Patients with PKD should avoid soybean, tofu and other bean products.
4. Offal products
There are usually lots of toxins in internal organs. If PKD patients eat offal foods, it will increase kidney burden and worsen the illness conditions.
5. Coffee and chocolate
PKD patients are not allowed to drink coffee and eat chocolate.
A proper diet is able to slow down the progression of PKD but it is not enough. In the treatment of PKD, medical treatment is indispensable. Nowadays the best treatment for PKD is Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy. The active ingredients in micro-Chinese medicine can activate injured kidney intrinsic cells and increase their self-healing ability. When injured kidney tissues begin to work again, kidney function gets improved. What’s more, this therapy can shrink the cysts effectively through increasing the permeability of the cystic wall and changing the inner and outer pressure difference of cystic wall, thus the cystic fluid can come out from the cysts. In this way, kidney cysts will become smaller and further damage on kidneys will be avoided.
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