Foods to Eat and Avoid with Kidney Shrinkage

Kidney shrinkage is more likely to indicate kidneys are unable to work properly, and a right diet plan can help slow down the progression of kidney problem. Therefore, it is necessary for patients with renal atrophy to find out what foods to eat and avoid.
The basic dietary principles for kidney shrinkage patients
Here, we firstly give out some general dietary suggestions. (If you want to get a diet plan suitable for yourself, you can send email to kidneyservice@hotmail.com, so I can reply you in 24 hours.)
- Follow a low-sodium diet
- Follow a low-protein diet with high-quality protein
- Add omega-3 fatty acid in your diet
- Take in correct amount of potassium and phosphorus
- Avoid purine-containing foods
Specific diet for patients with specific symptoms
-Patients with hyperkalemia
If patients have hyperkalemia or high potassium level, they should reduce the potassium intake. Potassium level of 6.5 or higher can lead to a cardiac arrest, so kidney shrinkage patients should keep a close eye on their potassium level, if their potassium levels are abnormal.
-Patients with bone disease
Kidney shrinkage patients' bone disease is usually due to high phosphorus level. High phosphorus levels decreases the level of calcium in the blood, leading to bone disease. Therefore, patients with bone disease should avoid phosphorus-containing foods and eat more high-calcium foods.
-Patients with swelling or high blood pressure
Severe swelling and high blood pressure have a close link with fluid and sodium retention. From this point, kidney shrinkage patients with these symptoms should control their intake of sodium and water, in order to ease these symptoms.

If you happen to have kidney shrinkage, hopefully the above information can guide you to develop a correct diet plan.