Can Patients With CKD Stage 3 Eat Eggs

CKD is chronic kidney disease which the red cells and urine protein occur in routine urinalysis. In the early stage of CKD, patients should cooperate with treatment positively, diet is also important for patients, some food should be limited in their daily life.

Can patients with CKD eat eggs? Egg is considered as the food with much nutrition which includes protein, fat, egg yolk, lecithin, vitamin, Fe, Ca, K. Because of its rich nutrition, it is always regarded as tonic for patients. Is it appropriate for patients with CKD to eat eggs?

The patients with CKD can eat eggs while the albumen is better than yolk for patients, because yolk has much cholesterol which to hyperlipidemia that cause illness exacerbation.

What the the principle of patients with CKD?

1 Protein. Less protein intake can improve azotemia, the amount of protein intake should be 30-36g/d. The protein food should be fish, lean meat, chicken, milk while the food with rich vegetable protein such as peanuts, soybeans and soy products, but the patients pay attention to the amount, much protein intake will be the burden for kidneys.

2 High calorie. Carbohydrate can supply heat for patients and improve azotemia. People should intake 125.6J/kg everyday, the food with carbohydrate includes rice, wheat, corn and sweet potatoes, taro, potato, apple, lotus root and so on.

3 Vitamin. Patients with CKD always lack vitamin which caused by unhealthy diet or metabolic disorder. Vitamin B, C and folic acid are better for patients.

Except diet, the patients should cooperate with hospital treatment, the best method should focus on the root of disease. Beijing Tongshantang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine uses the essence of Chinese herbal medicines and combine them according to illness condition after examination which have own characteristic. One of the famous therapy is called “Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy” which help many patients relive their misery.

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