Diet for Dialysis and Stop Dialysis

Dialysis patients are suggested to keep a healthy diet to improve the quality of life. As a kidney failure patient, if you have been on dialysis, then the following information about diet for dialysis patients and other knowledge about dialysis will interest you.

Diet suggestions for dialysis patients

Dairy

On a dialysis diet, limit the amount of dairy products you consume. Dairy products are high in phosphorous, which can lead to low blood calcium and thinning of the bones over time. So dialysis patient should reduce the intake of milk, yogurt and cheese. Low-phosphorous foods like non-hydrogenated margarine, cream cheese.

Sodium

For a dialysis patient, he should reduce the sodium intake. Sodium causes high blood pressure and fluid retention. Reducing sodium intake can reduce the amount of fluid to be removed during dialysis. Avoid adding additional salt to your foods. Dialysis should avoid or limit foods with high sodium like can, sausage, salad dressing, tomato ketchup, oyster and so on.

Potassium

Abnormalities in potassium levels can occur in dialysis patients and cause irregular heart beat or muscle cramps. Avoid foods containing high potassium, such as raisins, bananas, oranges, avocados, prunes, tomatoes and cooked spinach.

Other knowledge about dialysis

Dialysis can help improve life expectancy through removing wastes and excessive fluid out of body, but it is unable to help treat the disease from the root. With the treatment, patients’ urine volume will become less and less, which tells the kidney function continues to be lost. Finally, patients have to receive a kidney transplant in most countries.

Due to various of reasons, more and more patients want to get rid of dialysis treatment. However, the only way to help stop dialysis is to save kidneys by repairing kidney damage and recovering renal function. Nowadays, there have many successful cases that patients gradually reduce dialysis times and finally get rid of it. Have a question? Feel free to contact us, we are glad to help.

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