People with kidney failure need to avoid using potassium-rich foods, alcohol, animal organs, greasy foods, and water cooked from leaves.
Dr. Mach Thi Chuc Linh, Department of Renal Internal Medicine – Dialysis, Center of Urology – Nephrology – Andrology, Tam Anh General Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, said that in patients with kidney failure, the function of filtering waste is Kidneys are no longer effective. To protect remaining kidney function, patients need to limit the use of some foods and drinks below.
Salty food: Eating foods containing a lot of salt or seasoning too salty causes high blood pressure, creating a burden on the kidneys to filter blood, making kidney failure worse. Patients need to limit dipping fish sauce, soy sauce, and reduce adding salt to food…
Foods rich in protein: People with kidney failure need to limit protein-rich foods such as red meat (beef, goat meat…), seafood, animal organs, egg yolks… to avoid accumulation of urea toxins (products end of protein metabolism in the body) in the blood.
Foods rich in potassium: In patients with end-stage chronic kidney failure, the kidneys have a reduced ability to excrete potassium from the blood, easily leading to hyperkalemia, causing arrhythmia, which is life-threatening. Some foods rich in potassium should be avoided such as oranges, grapefruit, grapes, mangoes, bananas, dried fruits, coconut water…
Doctor Chuc Linh takes care of a patient. Illustration photo: Hospital provided
Animal organs and skin: Animal organs such as heart, liver, kidney, fish intestines, chicken skin, duck skin… are rich in protein and fat, and are not beneficial for patients with impaired kidney function.
Sweets: High blood sugar levels can damage the kidney’s vascular system in patients with diabetes, making kidney failure worse. Therefore, people with diabetes and kidney failure need to avoid using sugar-rich foods such as candy, carbonated soft drinks, sweet fruits, processed foods…
Water cooked from leaves: Patients should not use water made from leaves such as papaya leaf juice, dogwood leaves, guava leaves, squid grass leaves…. Doctor Linh explained that when using these types of water, the kidneys have to work harder. more to excrete, the risk of more serious kidney damage.
Ale: Drinking alcohol increases the dialysis pressure on the kidneys, increases blood pressure, causes kidney damage, and makes kidney failure worse.
Doctor Chuc Linh advises that in addition to limiting foods and drinks, people with kidney failure need to take medicine correctly and sufficiently as prescribed by the doctor, have regular follow-up appointments to monitor kidney function and have methods to adjust the regimen. treatment when necessary.