Those waste and fluids come from foods we take. Therefore taking only recommended food in a kidney disease can prevent concentrate waste and fluids in blood and give the leisure to kidneys. It can reduce the speed of damage. Food taken is change due to the type of disease. But in common there are some facts we have to concern on taking foods.
Increasing the Potassium concentration is dangerous to a kidney patient. Potassium is needed to keep the health of nerves, muscles and heart. Most of the foods contain this mineral. Keeping the exact limit of potassium concentration inside the body is done by kidneys. Increasing of potassium concentration inside the body is very dangerous. It might stop the heart. Following are the foods kidney patients have to avoid. Lemon, orange, banana, tomato, potatoes, coffee, chocolate, mushrooms, dried fruits. Every vegetable and fruit contains potassium. Therefore kidney patients have to intake vegetables and fruits in very little amounts.
Phosphorous and Calcium are helpful to make bones strong and healthy. In a kidney failure, the balance of phosphorous and calcium in blood will break down. Kidneys will fail to remove excess phosphorous. Therefore it will increase the concentration of phosphorous in blood and reduce the calcium. You have to reduce foods which contain high phosphorous to control the Phosphorous concentration in blood. Milk and dairy products, dry grains, drinks like beer, coca cola, cocoa, meat, liver of flesh, sardine are the foods with high Phosphorous concentration.
If you are a kidney patient you have to limit salt very much to limit the Sodium intake. Sodium cause to high blood pressure. Most of the prepared foods like cheese, some snacks, soup, ham, bacon, sausages, etc have high salt concentrations. When we intake high salt, body will remain high liquid amount to dilute salt. Swelling, difficulties of respiration may occur from excess fluids.
According to the type of the kidney disease amount of liquid taken is vary. Patients who subject to dialyze have take only the recommended amounts by the physician. This amount is measured by measuring the total urination and add 2-3 cups of water to it.
Calories help to make energy. When you subject to a kidney failure you intake less protein. Therefore it will reduce the calorie intake. Therefore a kidney patient have to take more calories. They have to take these calories by using oils and carbohydrates. But if the patient have diabetes he further consult a nutrition to identify what to eat or not.