chronic kidney disease
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Can you give us more information on how your diet looks like right now? What is the cause of the kidney failure? Does it has to do with diabetes, high blood pressure or something altogether different?
Are you aware of Life Without Bread and Ketogenic diet threads on this health forum? I would read those ASAP.
I would stick strictly to 0.8 grams of protein per kilo of IDEAL weight. Protein has to be restricted in kidney failure and there is no other way around it. Excess protein damages failing kidneys even more.
I would also be careful with minerals such as potassium and magnesium which are highly encouraged on the paleo diet. In kidney failure, they tend to accumulate in the body and supplementing them is highly discouraged if you are already a candidate for organ transplantation.
As for the rest of the energetic intake, it would have to come from either from fats, or more benign carbs if you are not used to fats. You can switch gradually from more benign carbs (such as tubers/roots such as sweet potato and green beans with lots of olive oil and butter) to eventually just fats. I would start taking the bone broth right away as well.
If in your country there is a long waiting list for organ transplantation, and if you are a candidate and put on the priority list, I would not toss out that possibility. Rather, I would start researching about dietary and health issues (see the recommended threads above and the recommended books), start making changes as I go. Then, if my health/kidneys gets better, great. Realistically, you have to consider the possibility that it might be already too late for your your failing kidneys to recover. But then, the dietary changes will help with the new organ or recovery after surgery. The diet would also help with the toxic drugs that are meant to suppress your immune system so you would not reject the transplanted organ. It would also help to be less susceptible to catch infections. All in all, changing your lifestyle and diet is a plus. But it has to be done at your own pace. So much damage doesn't happen overnight and healing time takes its time as well.
This is what I would do IF I where you. But above all, read and research about it yourself. Knowledge protects! It really does :)
Are you aware of Life Without Bread and Ketogenic diet threads on this health forum? I would read those ASAP.
I would stick strictly to 0.8 grams of protein per kilo of IDEAL weight. Protein has to be restricted in kidney failure and there is no other way around it. Excess protein damages failing kidneys even more.
I would also be careful with minerals such as potassium and magnesium which are highly encouraged on the paleo diet. In kidney failure, they tend to accumulate in the body and supplementing them is highly discouraged if you are already a candidate for organ transplantation.
As for the rest of the energetic intake, it would have to come from either from fats, or more benign carbs if you are not used to fats. You can switch gradually from more benign carbs (such as tubers/roots such as sweet potato and green beans with lots of olive oil and butter) to eventually just fats. I would start taking the bone broth right away as well.
If in your country there is a long waiting list for organ transplantation, and if you are a candidate and put on the priority list, I would not toss out that possibility. Rather, I would start researching about dietary and health issues (see the recommended threads above and the recommended books), start making changes as I go. Then, if my health/kidneys gets better, great. Realistically, you have to consider the possibility that it might be already too late for your your failing kidneys to recover. But then, the dietary changes will help with the new organ or recovery after surgery. The diet would also help with the toxic drugs that are meant to suppress your immune system so you would not reject the transplanted organ. It would also help to be less susceptible to catch infections. All in all, changing your lifestyle and diet is a plus. But it has to be done at your own pace. So much damage doesn't happen overnight and healing time takes its time as well.
This is what I would do IF I where you. But above all, read and research about it yourself. Knowledge protects! It really does :)
Diagnose Insuff.renalis chr gr.III,Nephritis interstitialis chr.Hypertensio art.Anaemia sec.Diathesis urica,Hyperlipoproteinemia.
Was told the reason of this health state is undetermined-unknown,Must avoid potassium.tomato ,banana,avokado etc..Main issue is high blood preasure but whem they measure it is 125/85 and with no medica
tion?so it is ok ,my age is 35. i believe the health can be improved but i lack inforrmation that is useful in everyday life.
Was told the reason of this health state is undetermined-unknown,Must avoid potassium.tomato ,banana,avokado etc..Main issue is high blood preasure but whem they measure it is 125/85 and with no medica
tion?so it is ok ,my age is 35. i believe the health can be improved but i lack inforrmation that is useful in everyday life.
zvonimir said:
So there is a fair chance it is due to gluten and casein intolerance. I bet it is.
Your blood pressure is perfect BTW. If they measured it at a clinic, it is always around 10 pts higher due to the "white coat" effect. That is, people get stressed when they go to hospitals.
Your first priority is to eliminate ALL gluten and dairy products from your diet. That includes basically ALL grains and their products. Even teensy amounts of gluten and dairy in syrups that they add to meats is NOT good. You are going to spend some extra time reading labels to make sure you are not having gluten. I would just avoid buying any stuff at the supermarket and buy from local people or organic. That is, don't eat any processed or packaged food. They add gluten even to shampoos and that is verboten too! Basically you have to avoid ALL gluten for the rest of your life. Not even one molecule!
If you are having trouble adjusting to a zero gluten diet, you can eat wild rice (NOT brown rice. Wild rice is almost black) for awhile. I'm assuming you are starting from zero. Then, start reading right away Life Without Bread. Don't delay any minute, read away.
Also, I would not reject the transplantation. I would stay on the waiting list and/or delay it for a few months while I read Life Without Bread and start implementing dietary changes. You can always decide later whether it is a wise choice or not. You can continue with your controls and monitor changes as you go with your new food choices. There is a chance your kidney function might recover after you remove gluten, but I don't want to give false hope. So don't hold your breath, okay? You are young and I'm fairly positive that your health will improve. But you have to start being pro-active right now and get informed. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Worst case scenario you end up having a transplantation which will give you back a full working kidney. The diet will help you go through all of that with a lot more strength and better health.
I would get a hold of some alpha lipoic acid, vitamin E and vitamin C as well. You can take alpha lipoic acid with two meals and vitamin C 4 grams a day would be okay in your condition. Try to get a pharmaceutical grade of alpha lipoic acid. If not any will do. It has had promising results in kidney failure.
Remember to restrict protein to 0.8 grams per kilo of IDEAL body weight. There are charts and guidelines in Life Without Bread thread. There is in fact a lot of practical information in that thread for beginners. Also, "What's for dinner" thread has a lot of ideas for food menus that you can implement even in your next meal.
Keep us updated and always network as you go. People always have all kinds of practical information and advice that makes things more easy.
