Chronic kidney disease can eat coconut

CKD

Some CKD patients ask us if they can eat coconut in their daily life. I guess that some other patients may also have the same problem. Here the article may can help you learn more about your disease and coconut. ONLINE DOCTOR may can help you more quickly and directly for free.

CKD,called Chronic Kidney Disease,is a kind of dangerous disease. It is regarded as “Silent Killer” owing its chronicity and complexity. In general,CKD is a relatively benign disease with a slow development. Timely and effective treatments play a very important role in controlling and delaying the renal damage. If not,patients;’ kidney disease may develop Renal Insufficiency or Kidney Failure,forming ESRD (Eng Stage Renal Disease) finally.

Coconut is a kind of popular fruit in tropics. They are part of the daily diets of many people. Coconut juice is an excellent choice of cool and refreshing thirst,especially in summer. The more mature coconuts are,the more protein and fat it contains. Besides,coconut juice and coconut is also rich in nutrient. It contains high protein,fat,sugar and a variety of vitamins. Besides,it also contains rich potassium,magnesium and so on mineral substance which can correct dehydration and electrolyte disorder,achieving diuresis and reducing the swelling.

Coconut milk is rich in potassium. Every 100g coconut contains 475mg potassium , which is at a high level. Potassium is an important mineral to our body. But patients with stage 4 chronic kidney disease will develop electrolyte imbalance. So high level of potassium will increase this condition. High level of potassium will cause damage to kidneys and it can also cause irregular heartbeat and kidney failure.

Many CKD patients have such a doubt whether can them eat coconut meat or drink coconut juice or not. In fact,some CKD patients can also eat coconut to increase the urine volume and relieve their edema level. But CKD can also be divided into 2 types based on the cause : Primary illness and Secondary disease.

As the most nutrient dense part of the coconut, coconut oil is claimed to help with diabetes, cancer, kidney function, digestive disorders, immunity, weight loss, and vitamin absorption. For people with kidney failure, diabetes may be the primary causes, and the other disorders may be the complications of impaired kidney. Therefore, coconut oil can be used to ease patients’ symptoms and preserve their kidney function.
Does it mean these patients can use this oil without limitation?

Owing to the different disease,the daily diet is also different. For some patients,they an also eat proper coconut. But it is not recommended to eat. However,for some CKD patients with Diabetes,high blood pressure or heart failure,it is not good for them to take coconut. Actually,it should be banned to eat for these patients.

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Kidney disease can eat bananas do the following to make a detailed answer to your

Kidney disease

Bananas are delicious fruits. They are welcomed by many people. But many patients with kidney disease are told to not eating bananas. Are bananas bad for you kidneys? Please follow me to find the answers.

There are no absolute foods for patients with kidney disease to eat or not to eat. It depends on different conditions of different patients. Some patients are allowed to eat bananas, while some are not.

What kind of patients are not allowed to eat bananas?

As we all know that bananas are rich in potassium, which is a necessary mineral to the health of our body.The kidneys are the main organs to regulate the level of potassium in the blood. High level or low level of potassium in the blood are both harmful to our body. Some patients with kidney disease have high-potassium level because of kidney damage. The potassium level in blood will be elevated more if they take too much bananas. So if you are tested with high-potassium level in blood, you are not suggested to take much bananas. For whether you are allowed to eat or not, you should consult to your doctor.

Bananas are rich in sodium salt. If kidney disease or kidney dysfunction patients eat too many bananas, they actually consume more sodium salt. However, their kidneys lose the function of regulating liquid water metabolism, which makes less sodium be removed from their body, so sodium retention will present in their body. In addition, since sodium salt can absorb water and much sodium salt stay in their body, sodium and water will infiltrate tissue space due to the change of osmotic pressure. In this way, edema occurs which aggravates patients’ illness conditions. Besides, sodium salt increases in their body which will also burden their hearts. For this reason, it makes their edema and high blood pressure more severe and further affects their hearts. What’s worse, it can even lead to heart failure. Thus, kidney disease or kidney dysfunction patients are not advised to eat bananas.

The good effects of bananas.

Control high blood pressure. Bananas contain less sodium, which is good for patients with kidney disease. It can reduce the risk of developing swelling. What’s more, low-sodium has a good effect on preventing high blood pressure and the damage of blood vessels.

Prevent tiredness. Bananas can help produce a beneficial chemical substance--serotonin, which can help stimulate the nervous system. Some patients with kidney disease may be attacked by tiredness. Bananas can help alleviate the symptoms and bring patients happy and peaceful feeling.

Bananas are delicious fruits, so some people such as kidney disease patients may eat too many bananas at one time. However, bananas contain many trace elements like Magnesium and Potassium and so on. And if someone intakes too many of these trace elements at one time, which will lead to a rapid increase of Magnesium and Potassium. The rapid increase of Magnesium and Potassium will lead to other trace elements in a disorder state which brings some harms to your health. Thereby, kidney disease or kidney dysfunction patients should not eat too many bananas at one time, and they had better not eat bananas.

Are bananas bad for your kidneys? It is not sure. Whether you are allowed to eat bananas or not depends on your own conditions. You can send your test report to
sjzhospitalrenal@hotmail.com, the kidney expert will help you to analyze or you can talk to the online doctors for free.
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