Recipes For People Living With PKD

Polycystic kidney disease is a cystic genetic disorder of the kidneys .
All the renal diets we discussed before exhibited similar differences. And a PKD diet is no exception. The following components are common to all renal diets we already discussed:
High blood pressure is a consequence of PKD, further straining the ability of diseased kidneys to function properly. As a result, salt and salty foods will cause further strain and so one of the fundamental features of a polycystic kidney disease diet is the intake reduction of this harmful compound.
Water was already shown to be beneficial in other diets discussed in this blog. In a polycystic kidney disease diet, drinking water becomes even more important.


Since one of the symptoms is usually blood in the urine, this means drinking lots of water to deter clots from forming in the urinary tract. Water also has other benefits in other kidney diets such as a diet plan for kidney disease, diets to avoid kidney stones and diets made for renal patients.
It goes without saying that smoking should be stopped so as to prevent high blood pressure that is associated with this disease. And regular exercise should be started unless already doing so. Thirty minutes a day would be ideal.
Keep your body weight close to the ideal as advised by your dietician. Keep in mind that kidney disease could have a noticeable effect on body weight as filtration is affected. This results in bloating and swelling of limbs thereby increasing body weight.
Potassium levels increase when affected by PKD. This is because diseased kidneys have trouble removing excess potassium so levels start to rise. Although potassium is important for proper muscle functioning, the heart and nervous system, it is very dangerous when present in high levels because it can result in heart malfunctioning and death.
Protein intake has to be also kept to a minimum.