Polycystic kidney disease precautions

Polycystic kidney disease 

In fact, the PKD pathogen is the gene loss. And the APKD is because of the chromosome 16 gene loss, chromosome 4 gene loss occasionally. Therefore, the chromosome loss of single parent will make children suffer the disease with possibility of 50%. Whereas, for the infantile polycystic kidney, it belongs to autosomal recessive inheritance, when parents have the disease gene modification, then cause their children have this disease.
Moreover, the diet has big influence on the treatment and recovery of PKD. If patients develop a bad diet habit, it will make the disease worse. So following good diet can benefit the patients in some extent. Here is patients need to pay attention to.
First, high protein food. In order to prevent the metabolites synthesis in the body, and relieve the renal discharging ability, low protein diet is suggested, such as beans, tofu and other bean products.
Second, visceral food. Due to many toxins will deposite in liver, kidney when killing animals, which will enhance burden on kidney and make the disease worse. So avoid eating visceral food.
Third, alcoholic beverage, alcohols, especially the white spirit can stimulate polycystic protein activity and speed up the cyst development, so the PKD patients should quit alcoholic beverage.
Fourth, No fermentation products. The fermentation products here indicate the mildew fermentation food, like fermented bean curd, rotten eggs.
Fifth, coffee, chocolate are not permitted. because the hormone contained in coffee can damage the kidney function greatly. Coffee contains tannin and antioxidants, which are good for the heart and arteries, but for kidney disease patients, coffee can induce cardiovascular disease, increase the burden for the kidneys.
Sixth, the patients can eat more iron-rich fruits and vegetables, for example, carrot. In addition, high vitamin fruits and vegetables are advisable.
Seventh, the patients can eat food which has diuresis effect.
Eighth, in daily life, the patients need to avoid overwork, and the usage of nephrotoxic drugs.
Now that many cysts has developed in kidney, besides, some PKD genes can’t be changed, the most important is finding a method to remove cysts out, and make it rebound, at last, recover normal kidney functions.

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