Can I Drink Beer with CKD Stage 4

When it comes to drinking beer or alcohol, moderation is often the key for anyone who can drink it safely. Drinking too much, even for a healthy person, is harmful to your body and can lead to heart disease, liver disease, high blood pressure and kidney disease and many other medical problems. In stage 4 CKD, the kidney function is not high enough to maintain the normal running of the body. Therefore, patients are often recommended to take managed diet and drinks. Can stage 4 CKD patients drink beer? Normally, it depends on your illness conditions and you had better talk with your doctor first before you drink alcohol. As for this, there is no definite answer to this question. In the following, I will give an analysis for you.

When kidney disease is present, they can not keep the balance of electrolytes and this may easily cause high phosphorus in your body. High phosphorus will lead to low calcium which will make the bone weak and easily broken. In this case, you should avoid high phosphorus foods. The foods include diary products, beverages such as cocoa and beer. From this aspect, you’d better keep away from alcohol.

Drinking alcohol moderately may be ok for patients with CKD who are not on dialysis. However, you’d better consult your doctor or renal dietitian to make sure if alcohol is safe for you. If you can drink alcohol safely, your dietitian will also give you some advice on the types and amounts that are right for you.

If you are on dialysis, drinking alcohol may be allowable, but it must be within your normal fluid allowance and diet, and medicines must be taken into account. Have a talk with your doctor or dietitian before you drink alcohol to find out if the alcohol will have a negative effect on your health.

For patients with CKD, it may be ok to drink alcohol if you have your blood sugar level under control. Your doctor or dietitian may allow you to drink alcohol with food or at mealtime.

Drinking alcohol mostly depends on your illness condition. And you must follow your doctor’s or dietitian’s advice. If you want to know more about this question or you have any problem, welcome to leave us a message kidneycares@hotmail.com or consult our online doctor.