Effects of alcohol on patients with chronic kidney disease

chronic kidney diseases

A healthy diet can help CKD  patients slow the progression of disease and make the kidneys work better. As we know, for kidney disease patients, they need to limit their daily diet and know exactly about what to eat or drink and what not to eat or drink. Red wine is favored by many people all over the world and drinking red wine has lots of benefits for people. However, kidney disease patients should drinking red wine depending on their illness condition.

For common people, right amount of alcohol intake can reduce the risk of heart disease. Red wine is considered to contain substances which are protective to heart and blood vessels. However, in spite of this, alcohol can not be considered as a way to prevent disease. Too much of alcohol can do great harm to people’s health. For CKD patients, they had better avoid drinking alcohol because it can damage the kidney further.

Here are some common benefits of drinking red wine for kidney disease patients.

1. Anti-coagulation
Take proper red wine can also help kidney disease patients prevent the formation of blood clots, which can make a good blood environment for kidney disease patients.

2. Lower cholesterol level
Resveratrol in red wine can also help prevent fat accumulation and lower cholesterol level, which can help reduce the kidney burden and prevent the further damage to kidneys.

3 Boost immune system
Drinking red wine can also improve the immune system for kidney disease patients, and it can help prevent the cold or infections, which can help kidney disease patients prevent their kidney damage.

4. Anti-inflammatory
Red wine contains resveratrol which have the function of anti-inflammation, and this can help kidney disease patients get rid of infections and help them prevent the further damage to kidneys.

5. Prevent cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease is a common complication for kidney disease patients, and it is a high risk for kidney disease patients to cause death. Red wine can help raise the good HDL cholesterol levels and reduce the bad LDL cholesterol levels, and this can help reduce the high risk of cardiovascular disease.

“Alcohol and caffeine have a diuretic effect, causing the kidneys to make more urine,” But if you are drinking too much alcohol or caffeine and not enough water or other liquids, you can dehydrate.” Dehydration leads to more concentrated urine, allowing substances to collect into kidney stones

Alcohol can cause deterioration of CKD. It can stimulate the liveness of polycystin and accelerate secretion of cyst fluid and promote the growth of the cyst. For CKD patients, the kidneys have already been damaged. if they drink too much alcohol, the organic nitrogen balance will be influenced. In that case, the levels of protein decomposition and blood urea nitrogen increase, which then adds to burden of the kidneys. For healthy people, this may not be serious, but for CKD patients, there is no doubt the recovery of condition will be influenced.

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Plums are a good source of vitamins

Kidney disease 

Plums are a kind of super fruit, which has many health benefits. Are plums healthy for kidney patients? The answer is certain. Eating plums has many health benefits for kidney patients. In the following, you will see them. But there is an old saying in China that too much is as bad as too little. How many plums can you eat a day? We will discuss in this article also.

Health benefits of plums

Many kidney patients suffer from renal osteopathy. Eating plums can improve bone health, because it contains rich amount of flavonoids compounds. It also contains boron which plays an important role in ossification and actively participates in the preservation of bone density and general upkeep of your bones.

-Raw plums contain various amino acids, such as serine, glycine, proline, glutamine, etc. They are diuretic so as to reduce your edema. Besides, plums have detoxifying effect on the body so as to reduce the burden on the kidneys.

-Plums contain iron, which are required for red blood formation so as to ease renal anemia. Besides, plums have the increased ability to absorb iron in the body due to the high vitamin C content in this fruit.

-Plum is a good source of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties which increases circulation and cell metabolism reducing inflammation.

-Plums are packed with rich fiber, which help digestion, good metabolism and lower cholesterol level.

-Plums also contain vitamin K, which opposes unnecessary blood clotting all around the body so as to provide a good blood environment for kidney self-healing.

-Eating plums boosts bone health due to rich amount of penoic and flavonoids compounds so as to reduce the risk of renal osteopathy.

How to eat plums healthily?

Due to kidney function impairment, fluid and toxin retain in the body. Plum has diuretic and detoxifying effect on the body, which can alleviate the symptoms, such as edema.

If your kidney disease is caused by diabetes, phytonutrients in the plum control the release of glucose into the blood after you have just eaten your meal and regulate insulin spike between the meals.

Plums contain oxalic acid, which easily deposits in the body and crystallises into kidney stone for kidney patients, so you had better limit the intake of plums. How many plums you can consume depends on your kidney function.

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