PKD patients had better not drink tea, especially strong tea. It can increase
the workload of kidneys, making the situation harder to recover. If
PKD(Polycystic Kidney Disease) patients want to drink tea a lot, you can choose
some light tea.
Why tea is not recommended for PKD patients?
Tea contains caffeine, which has been proved to be very bad for PKD patients.
It might increase the risk for the cysts canceration. What is more, caffeine can
elevate the blood pressure, which will cause great damage to kidneys. If
patients drink a lot of strong tea, their nervous systems can be hyper excited,
increase the workload of heart and kidneys. Thus, a lot of disorders can be
triggered. So, tea is not recommended for kidney disease patients.
Besides strong tea, the following foods are also not recommended.
1. Fermentative foods such as fermented bean curd and smelly egg which can
stimulate the growth of kidney cysts.
2. High protein foods are not recommended for patients with kidney
problems.
3. PKD patients should avoid coffee and chocolate.
4. Animal organ meats which contain a lot toxins, which will surely cause
great damage to the kidneys.
However, if you stick to the proper diet, PKD can not recover either. What
patients do is receive proper treatment which can deal with the cysts and repair
the damaged kidneys. If you are still confused and do not know what to do with
PKD. Please contact our online service to get more suggestions.
