The Diet For Kidney Failure Patients

Someone who has experienced kidney failure should keep his diet because many foods that can actually aggravate the condition of the disease. Patients with kidney disease can not eat fruit and vegetables at will, with the same amount as healthy people.

It should be understood that there are vegetables and fruits that could potentially worsen the health condition of the patient. Therefore, patients with kidney failure should really know the content of fruit and vegetables they consume. "Patients with kidney failure should reduce the consumption of fruits because some fruit yield of potassium (potassium) high," the doctor said Dian Novita Chandra, M . Nutrition, Staff Department of Nutritional Sciences Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, the Warta Kota recently.

Very high potassium levels (hyperkalemia) can cause disturbed heart rhythm. Patients should be able to limit the amount of consumption of fruit each day. For example apples, kidney patients can only eat half of it. But that also should be remembered, if the condition of kidney patients can no longer berkermh, then you should refrain from the consumption of fruits and vegetables until smooth voiding.

Meanwhile, for people who have not undergone dialysis. recommended for a diet low in protein 40-45 grams / day. This of course depends on renal function of patients can be identified by laboratory tests. If kidney function is less than 15 percent, then pertu do dialysis.

Another in patients with renal failure who have a chronic disease or chronic long alias. Patients with chronic kidney failure must undergo a strict diet with some purpose which is to regulate fluid and electrolyte balance in the body and to keep the patient can move like a normal person.

The principle of the diet with chronic renal failure:

1. Diet or regular soft
2. As a source of carbohydrates: sugar, jam, syrup, and candy.
3. Sufficiently low energy and protein
4. As a source of protein, preferably animal protein, for example: milk, beef, meat, and fish. The number of kidney function in accordance with the failure of the patient.
5. As a source of fat, preferably unsaturated fats, with the needs of approximately 25 percent of the total energy required.
6. For the needs of water, is recommended in accordance with the amount of urine 24 hours; about 500 milliliters through beverages and foods.
7. For potassium and sodium requirements by a state patients.
8. For calorie needs, about 35 kcal / kg body weight / day.
9. Limiting salt intake if there is hypertension (high blood pressure) or edema (swelling).
10. It is also advisable to consume gelatin because in addition to containing energy sources also contain soluble fiber.

Foods that should be limited

1. Sources of carbohydrates such as rice, corn, potatoes, macaroni, pasta, hevermout, sweet.
2. Animal protein, such as mutton, chicken, fish, liver, cheese, shrimp, eggs.
3. Vegetables and fruits high in potassium, such as: apples, avocados, oranges, bananas, papayas and papaya leaves, celery, cauliflower, parsley, green beans.