"I have Polycystic Kidney Disease, can I have apples? What other fruits can I
eat?" From time to time, patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease are told to pay
special care in their daily diet, but they are confused whether they can take a
certain kind of fruit or not. From the following passage we will get the
answer.
There is such a saying in our life—"eat an apple each day to keep doctors
away." From the saying we can know that apples are rich in nutrients and are
beneficial for our health. However, for patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease,
due to our specific condition, can apples be taken?
The answer is yes. As apples don't contain much potassium inside, we can take
apples for certain amount.
Except apples, what other fruits can PKD patients eat? For our own health,
what we eat should be based on our specific condition. Tips for what fruits can
we eat are listed as follows:
1. For patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease, if gastric ulcer disease
appears, apples can be taken but acidic fruits such as lemon and plum should be
avoided.
2. In case swelling appears, water intake should be restricted. Therefore,
fruits containing much water such as watermelon, pear and pineapples should be
avoided. In addition, salt intake should also be restricted.
3. For those who are undergoing dialysis, if low blood potassium appears,
fruits which are rich in potassium are allowed to be taken total amount should
be limited at a certain level based on the degree of low blood potassium. Fruits
rich in potassium mainly include oranges, walnuts, dates, grapefruit, apricot,
red berries and bananas. On the contrary, for those with high potassium, such
foods should be avoided.
4. For PKD patients accompanied by Diabetes, fruits which are beneficial for
reducing blood sugar such as apples, pineapples and grapes are allowed be taken
for a small amount.
5. If anemia appears, fruits which may affect the iron absorption should be
avoided, such foods mainly include oranges, persimmons and so on.
As can be seen, whether we can take a certain kind of fruit or not is
depended on our specific illness condition. And what we have talked about is
based on a certain aspect, you may ask our experts online so as to help you know
your condition better and make a specific plan for yourself.
