Is It Proper to Eat Cantaloupe for People with Kidney Failure

For People with Kidney Failure, they are suggested to avoid eating cantaloupe. The reason is that high potassium in cantaloupe which exactly should be avoiding in oliguria stage with Kidney Failure.
Potassium in human body is unable to excrete promptly due to the reduction of urination, which is responsible for hyperpotassemia--excessive potassium retention in human body.
When Kidney Failure patients are complicated with hyperpotassemia, low potassium diet should be given. There's no need to limit potassium intake anymore as long as urine output is over 1000ml or serum potassium returns to normal.
Cantaloupe is rich in potassium. The ability of processing potassium decreases resulting from glomerular filtration rate declines along with renal tubular function recedes in patients with Renal Failure. Under this circumstance, high potassium foods such as cantaloupe would trigger bradycardia or even accident occurs. Therefore, patients with Kidney Failure should better avoid eating cantaloupe in oliguria stage.
How to take proper level of cantaloupe in patients with Kidney Failure?
According to the course of acute Kidney Failure, it is divided into 3 categories-- oliguria, dieresis and recovery stage. Dietary therapy varies with different features or stages.
Cantaloupe should be limited during oliguria stage (urine output﹤400ml/24hr) and anuria stage(urine output﹤50ml/24hr).
When serum potassium increases together with urine output decreases (urine output﹤1000ml/24hr), foods high in potassium should be reasonably restricted.
List of high-potassium foods:
Fruits: cantaloupe, bananas, avocado, honeydew, Kiwi, orange, prunes, apricots and peaches etc.
Vegetables: Lima beans, lentils, potatoes, spinach, tomatoes, winter squash, caraway, celery, asparagus lettuce, rape and mushroom etc.
Low-Potassium Foods:
Fruits: Black berries, blueberries, cranberries, grapes, tangerines, canned pears, peaches, plums, cherries, fruit Cocktail and pineapple etc.
Vegetables: Asparagus, green or waxed beans, corn, cauliflower, cucumbers, water chestnuts, iceberg lettuce, fresh pineapple, and summer squash.
If you have diagnosed with Kidney Failure or suspect that you are suffering from one, we're here to help. Leave a message in the below or send an email to khkpcn@hotmail.com.