Benefits of cucumber for kidney disease

Benefits of cucumber for kidney disease

In general, cucumber can become one of kidney disease patients’ choices. A healthy diet can help kidney disease patients protect kidney function and slow down the progression of condition to a certain degree. So patients usually care about their diet. Here we will help you know more about the cucumber benefits for kidney disease patients.

 cucumber juice contains minerals such as magnesium and fiber which are very helpful for treating both low blood pressure and high blood pressure. Researchers also found that a compound (sterols) found in cucumber may help reduce cholesterol levels, a major concern for CKD patients as heart disease is the leading cause of death in the patient population.


Diet suggestions depend on patients’ overall condition and results of lab test. If you need more information about diet or you can not make sure whether a certain food is good to you, you can leave us a message or email to kidneyfailure@hotmail.com to tell us more about your condition, our experts will
surely send you the medical advises. Ok, here, the cucumber benefits for kidney disease patients include the following aspects:

-Cucumber is best natural diuretic known, secreting and promoting the flow of urine.

-Helps in kidneys and urinary bladder disease.

-The potassium content of cucumber makes it highly useful for conditions of high and low blood pressure.

-Cucumber contains erepsin, the enzyme that helps to digest protein.

-A mixture of cucumber juice with carrot juice is said to be beneficial for rheumatic conditions resulting from excessive uric acid in the body, which keeps kidney happy.

Though there are many cucumber benefits for kidney disease patients, not all patients are suggested to consume cucumbers. For instance, if kidney disease patients are suffering from high levels of potassium or severe edema, then cucumber should be avoided.

However effective these natural remedies are, we need to know that diet is not enough for kidney failure patients especially for end stage renal failure patients. The root problem is renal damages and renal dysfunctions. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is a natural remedy for kidney failure. It is effective because it aims at repairing renal damages and improving renal functions. It is natural because it causes no injuries or side effects to the patients.

You are welcomed to tell us more about your condition by the way you prefer, our experts will surely give you some medical medicals according to your specific condition to help manage the condition well.