Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease shows discomforts in one’s 30s~40s, this is
why it is named like this. Read on and learn about the diet, exercise,
prevention, risks and facts on this disease.
Diet
Low-sodium helps decrease the morbidity of hypertension. Table salt is a
common origin of sodium. People with PKD are recommended to control the amount
of sodium within 2.000mg per day.
Low-protein. On a low-protein diet, you should restrict high-protein foods,
such as fish, poultry, eggs, milk, milk products and meat.
Low-fat. To maintain low-fat diet, milk and milk products, as well as
processed foods should be avoided.
Prevention
Some pretentious measure can helps keep your kidneys staying health.
● Control your blood pressure. Monitor your blood pressure in regular.
● Go to the doctor for check-up regularly. Doctor will check up your blood
pressure, body fat level, cyst growth and development.
● Avoid smoking or alcohol.
● Keep your weight in a healthy level.
● Prevent Cold and flu
Risks
If one parent has autosomal dominant PKD, there is a 50% chance the child
will inherit it. If both parents have the gene for autosomal recessive PKD,
there is a 25% chance their child will have the disease. If one parent carries
the gene, the child will not develop it. Some people with PKD never develop
symptoms and others develop cysts and hypertension in childhood.
Facts
● Generally, people with PKD will have high blood pressure in 30s, renal
insufficiency in 40s and renal failure in 50s.
● Over 600,000 Americans have polycystic kidney disease (PKD).
● If you have PKD1 kidney failure usually happens in your 50s where PKD2
failure usually happens in your 70s and sometimes not at all.
● Approximately 5% of PKD patients are brain aneurysms
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