Diet Suggestions for Stage 5 CKD Patients from Beijing Tongshantang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

A healthy diet can be very helpful for kidney disease patients, then what are the diet suggestions for stage 5 CKD patients? See what experts in Shijiazhuang kidney Disease Hospital say.

Limit protein intake

Under the strict control of protein intake, stage 5 CKD patients should choose the protein with high quality to effectively reduce the burden of kidneys. If the quality of protein is bad, then more wastes will be produced, thus increasing kidneys’ burden.

Limit sodion

As we call know, people have high blood pressure should keep a low-sodium diet to prevent swelling or edema. Also patients on stage 5 CKD should limit the intake of sodion. That is because much sodion is easy to result in increase in blood pressure and the appearance of swelling. So light diet is always recommended for stage 5 CKD patients.

Limit water intake

In stage 5 CKD, the damaged kidneys can lead to the decline in urine volume, in that case, the liquid will stay in the body, thus resulting in swelling, increase in blood pressure and even pulmonary edema. So stage 5 CKD patients should control their daily water intake strictly.

Here are some specific diet suggestions for stage 5 CKD patients

1. You can eat a small amount of fruits, like apple, pear, peach, watermelon, red dates.

2. You can eat a small amount of fish, duck, chicken, lean meat.

3. Vegetables you can eat include cucumber, tomato, lotus root, Chinese cabbage, radish, artichokes, red amaranth, needle mushroom, tremella, mushroom, squash, melons.

However, diet suggestions for stage 5 CKD patients who are on dialysis treatment can be different from those for patients who are not on dialysis. Have you been on dialysis treatment? You are welcomed to tell us more about your conditions. What is more, only diet is not enough to treat stage 5 CKD, we should start from save kidneys by repairing kidney damage and recovering renal function. If having any questions, email us to kidneyhospitalabroad@hotmail.com or leave us a message below, we are glad to help.