Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Diet for Polycystic Kidney Sufferers

By Alfred Polidante


Combating polycystic kidney disease requires a specialized polycystic kidney diet. Anyone can follow a polycystic kidney diet (or PKD) even though one has not been diagnosed with this disease. And anyone can become afflicted with this disease. The reason is that this disease is passed down from one generation to another, means it is hereditary. If parents or a single parent suffer from this disease then the probability of acquiring this disease is greatly increased. So prevention of the disease can be helped by following a PKD. Again, a PKD has to be advised by a doctor once tested and found to be suffering from this disease.

Cysts containing fluid start to develop when kidneys are affected by this disease. This results in swelling kidneys and the kidneys begin to fail to work properly. The effective filtration of toxins from the blood, which is the principal job of the kidneys, is reduced because of the developing cysts. Unfortunately kidney failure can occur as there is no known cure today in the world of medicine. It is only through a polycystic kidney diet that this disease can be controlled.

Performing with the numerous cysts present within kidneys puts enormous pressure on the kidneys in question. High blood pressure is a typical manifestation of this crippling disease. This is very unhealthy as this can impact other important body internal organs including the heart. Consequently, the reduction or total elimination of table salt and food items containing salt must be seen to immediately.

Another measure one might use in tandem with following a PKD is to significantly improve upon lifestyle. This is normally accomplished by taking up physical exercise. Quitting smoking (if a person smokes) will also help to strengthen kidney functioning within these complicated conditions. Stopping smoking also has additional well-known benefits so it is a case of gaining health on all fronts. For exercise as mentioned previously, a thirty minute workout per day is best.

Following a polycystic kidney diet means that your body weight has to be close to the ideal body weight. Besides helping to prevent other undesirable health conditions such as heart disease, being overweight puts more pressure on kidneys to perform. Swelling of limbs because of the inability of kidneys to remove excess fluids will also result in a significant increase in body weight.




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