Polycystic Kidney Disease is a typical genetic disorder which runs in
families. This diseases lead to a poor prognosis. If you avoid the food in the
forbidden diet list for PKD, it contributes to a favorable prognosis.
Salty foods
Avoid salty foods as much as possible to eat healthy with polycystic kidney
disease. Excessive salt intake increases your blood pressure, which can
compromise your kidney function. Do not eat more than 2,300 mg of salt per day
to reduce stress on your kidneys.
High protein food
Urea is a kind of wastes which should be filtered out when kidneys work
normally. Protein in food can break down into urea. It will burden your kidneys
especially, when kidney function are decreased. High protein food can be found
in tofu, bean and other bean products.
Caffeine food
Caffeine is a risk factor for enlarged cysts, which can trigger cyst fluids
to secrete, thus to enlarge all renal cysts, causing more damages to kidneys.
Cyclic AMP can increase the renal cysts in both numbers and size for PKD
patients.
Curry food
The following two kinds of curry food should not be in the diet list for PKD
patients.
● Hot and spicy curry food. This stimulus food also can affect your renal
cysts in polycystic kidneys and accelerate its enlargement.
● Curry food with many flavorings. Usually curry foods is made with various
flavorings, which may contain high salt, high fat and other more stimulus
substances.
High creatinine food
Many animal meats contain rich creatinine, especially the meat from wild
game. The meats, such as beef, pork, salmon, tuna and cod should be no the
limited or avoided diet list. In addition, some drinks also can generate rich
creatinine, such as milk and cranberry juice.
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