Kidney Failure Diet

Once the patients enter into the stage of Renal Failure, they should pay attention to their diet. Renal Failure means that the kidney begins to shrink and renal fibrosis deepens. Long-term Kidney Diseases will lead to damage to kidney units and glomerulus particularly, then the whole size of the kidney will shrink.

Kidney shrinking and the changes of kidney function often keep pace with each other. When the patient’s kidney begins to shrink, Renal Insufficiency, Renal Failure will appear. So during the process of treating kidney disease, it’s important to improve and control kidney shrinking. Then what should the patients with kidney shrinking pay attention to on daily diet?

First, protein. If the kidney function is normal, protein intake needn’t to be limited strictly and daily intake is 1g per kilogram body weight; if proteinuria increases, plasma protein is low and kidney function is normal, the patients can have high-protein diet, 1.2 ~ 1.5g per kilogram body weight per day; if the patients have azotemia, protein intake should be limited, 0.6 ~ O.8g per kilogram body weight per day.

Second, mineral salt and vitamins. The food should be rich in vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin B, vitamin C, and mineral salt.

Third, water and sodium salt. The patients with swelling or severe hypertension should eat low-salt or no salt diet. If they have severe swelling, oliguria, heart failure, the daily amount of liquid should be controlled within 1000ml.

Fourth, fat. Eat less fat. Do not eat animal fats particularly. They should eat more vegetable fats containing unsaturated fatty acids.
Fifth, total energy. For adult, the total energy supply is 8.368 ~ 16.7361kg.