Stage 3 Kidney Disease Diet

Kidney disease can be divided into 5 stages according to the severity of renal damages and the remaining kidney functions by calculating the patient’s GFR(glomerular filtration rate).

Stage 3 kidney disease means that the kidneys are moderately impaired and some renal filtrating abilities are affected that the kidneys can not function well enough to maintain the normal physiological activities. Besides controlling the symptoms with medications, proper diets help a lot to ease symptoms, reduce the production of wastes so as to reduce burdens to the kidneys and help preserve remaining kidney functions, slow down illness progression and enhance the patient’s overall health.

Generally speaking, a diet that is low in protein, fat, sodium, calcium is good for stage 3 kidney disease patients and the following are more detailed explanation of diets for stage 3 kidney disease.

For stage 3 kidney disease patients, about 50% of their kidney functions are impaired and they need to limit their daily protein intake so as to help reduce the production of nitrogenous wastes and reduce burdens to the already impaired kidneys. For stage 3 CKD patients, daily protein consumption should be controlled within 0.8g per body weight. This amount of protein can maintain the body’s nutritious needs and at the same time avoid renal damages due to improper eating. What needs to be mentioned is that the proteins that are eaten by kidney disease patients should be high-quality which contain more essential amino acids, have high absorption rate and produce less metabolic wastes. Good protein options for stage 3 kidney disease patients are milk, egg white, lean meat, fresh water fish, etc, but the amount should be controlled within safe limits.

Besides, stage 3 CKD patients may have developed high blood pressure, anemia, bone problems, therefore limiting the intake of sodium, carbohydrates and coping with vitamin D deficiency by having more fresh vitamin-rich vegetables and fruits are also very important. And it is very necessary for all stage 3 kidney disease patients to consult a renal dietitian for more detailed diet plans.

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