What are Kidney Failure Symptoms and the best Kidney Failure Diet?
The failure of the kidneys causes extensive changes in various organs and systems and the person begins to experience symptoms of illness increasingly evident.
Kidney symptoms vary from case to case. Some people experience many of the symptoms listed below, while others seem to be exempt.
When it comes to kidney failure, waste products accumulate in the blood, with general feeling of malaise.
Kidney failure symptoms are usually fatigue, nausea, loss of appetite, itching, vomiting sleep disturbances, fluid retention.
The kidneys can produce a smaller amount of urine, increasing the volume of fluids in the body. This condition is called edema overload and people have swollen hands and ankles,can gain weight and / or have the classic short of breath walking or climbing stairs.
When the kidneys do not function well, the body does not produce a sufficient amount of red blood cells. This condition is called anemia. Anemia causes weakness, fatigue and a sensation of cold. There is a medicine that acts as a hormone of the body, erythropoietin, stimulating the production of red blood cells. The drug can be prescribed by your doctor to treat this type of anemia.
When the kidneys do not adequately clean up the blood, waste products called toxins accumulate in the body. This can cause some kidney failure symptoms, such as fatigue, loss of appetite and itching.
Other symptoms
may include:
headache,
diarrhea,
confusion,difficulty concentrating,swollen eyes.
Because the kidney can not increase the amount of eliminated elements, you must reduce the amount you receive with food.
A balanced diet can be effective in achieving this goal.
The diet most suitable to reduce kindey failure symptoms is low in protein. Even minerals, sodium, potassium and phosphorus in particular, must be made in small quantities.
Proteins are contained in almost all foods. Meat, fish, eggs, meats, cheeses and dairy products of animal origin, contain a large amount of protein.
The plant foods (pasta, bread, vegetables, fruits, vegetables), however, contain protein, but in smaller amounts.
In the event you need a hypoproteic diet is therefore necessary to reduce all these foods.
Among the protein-free foods you can find spices and herbs, olive oil, margarine, sugar-sweetened soft drinks, fruits (except raspberries, bananas, caki, dried and preserved) and fruit juices, corn starch and tapioca, sorbets fruit, sweets.
Moreover there are also some foods expressly made without proteins, which can be eaten: bread, pasta, rice, flour, crackers, biscuits.
Foods rich in phosporus, potassium and sodium should be avoided.
Foods rich in phosphorus are cheese, dried vegetables, shrimp, nuts, offal, the yolk of the egg, flour, bran.
Some foods have a medium amount of phosphorus, so they can be eaten, but with moderation: milk, yogurt, pasta and rice, fresh vegetables, chocolate, wine, barley, biscuits, fish, fresh cheese.
Other foods that contain phosphorus are fruits and vegetables, potatoes, jam, sugar and honey, egg substitute, oil, butter and margarine, beer, soft drinks.
Foods with high levels of potassium are dried vegetables, dried and preserved fruits, soy, cocoa and milk powder, parsley, sardines, stockfish.
Sodium is found in large quantities in the salt, nuts, meat and fish, canned and preserved foods,cheese, margarine, mayonnaise, milk powder, pizza, bread, crackers and olives.
Many substances are harmful to the body in renal failure; so, find the ideal nutrition can seem complicated.
It should, however, specify that these foods are not completely banned in the case of kidney failure symptoms; you can eat it all, the important thing is not to exceed beyond the levels allowed for each of the substances at risk.
For this purpose it is absolutely necessary to consult a nutritionist that may indicate the appropriate diet for the type and degree of renal impairment.
