Diet for CKD Stage 3

diet for CKD stage 3 When you are diagnosed with CKD, you must be told to pay attention to your diets. Which food you are supposed to eat and which food should be forbade both are important to you. The following suggestions maybe useful to you.

1. potassium

Around 90% of the potassium consumed through our diet is removed by the kidney. The normal level of potassium intake is 3.5-5.0 mEq/L ,so anything higher than that must be avoided. But in the patients having stage 3 CKD, it becomes difficult to remove the potassium from the body, as the kidney loses its functions altogether. So, controlling potassium is very important. Mostly, we consume potassium through milk, yogurt; fruits, like avocado, kiwis, oranges, papayas, banana, cantaloupe; legumes, nuts, vegetables, like beans, potatoes, tomatoes, spinach and fellow leafy vegetables, sweet potato, and animal protein. Potassium-based salt products, winter vegetable juices, and squash should also be strictly avoided.

2.Sodium

Higher the salt intake, higher the risk of the CKD. Hence, a large amount of sodium intake must be restricted. Canned food, pickles, smoked meat, some frozen foods, processed cheese, packed chips, junk food, and crackers must also be avoided.

3.Protein

The limit on protein intake is 0.75g per kilogram of one's total body weight, except for those suffering from hemodialysis. One must consume enough protein to keep oneself healthy but not in excess. Mainly meat, fish, and dairy products are the sources of protein. Edibles such as eggs, beef, cheese, bran breads, nuts, and vegetable also contain a high amount of protein.

4.Fluids

Consumption of fluids is essential for normal people, but for a patient of CKD stage 3, fluid intake must be watched. More than 48 fl oz (1.4 L) of fluids a day must be avoided. What are fluids? Edible things that are liquid at room temperature are known as fluids, e.g., soups, ice creams, etc. Over-consumption of such fluids can increase the level of phosphorus. Some fruits, like apples, orange, grapes; and vegetables like lettuce also contain a lot of water. So, avoid above fruits.

whether my advice is useful to you? Expect the diets, the CKD stage 3 patients are supposed to find an effective therapy. There are a lot of Chinese medical therapies can treat the stage 3 CKD, if you want to live better quality life , you can come to our hospital. You can send emails to kidneyhospitalabroad@hotmail.com to contact us.