Foods with High Potassium for People with Stage 4 Kidney Failure

Foods with High Potassium for People with Stage 4 Kidney Failure For Stage 4 Kidney Failure patients, the potassium intake should be cautious. Potassium is the important elements for the acid-base balance of human body, but the high potassium level can increase the rate of being attacked by heart disease which sometimes can threaten the life of patients. Now we will list the foods with high potassium, Stage 4 Kidney Failure patients should think more before eating them.

Foods containing rich potassium which are commonly seen in daily life include:

1. Grains: whole grains, seeds;

2. Milk: all various milk flavors;

3. Meats: poultry, fish and lean meat;

4. Beans: soya bean and bean products;

5. Vegetables: mainly in dark vegetables, water spinach, leeks, spinach, seaweed and kelp, etc;

6. Fruit: banana, orange, orange, fresh orange juice, etc.;

7. All landowners nuts: hazelnuts, cashew nuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds;

8. Others: chocolate, cocoa, peanuts, roast sweet potato, raisins and canned pickled products;

9. Pet-name ruby without salt, soy sauce.

Kidney disease patients whose GFR has declined less than 20-25 ml/min should avoid the potassium intake to prevent the happen of hyperkalemia. Especially for patients accompanied with complications such as acidosis, infections, trauma, alimentary tract hemorrhage such conditions, the metabolism of potassium would be influenced, so patients are more easy to be attacked by hyperkalemia. So Stage 4 Kidney Failure patients should avoid foods with high potassium, what deserved to mention is preventing the hyperkalemia and hypokalemia at the same time.

Of cause, not all foods with high potassium are forbidden fot Stage 4 Kidney Failure patients, sometomes, patients can lower the potassium level in foods through low temperature storage. And now if you want to know more information about Stage 4 Kidney Failure diet or ask for treatment suggestions, you can contact our online doctors, leave us messages or send email to kidneyhospitalabroad@hotmail.com, we will reply you within 24 hours.