Individuals with chronic kidney disease should give up many kinds of food you like to lower the burden of kidneys. The healthy kidney is a blood cleaner that help our body filtrate metabolic product and wastes and keep electrolyte balance. If you have chronic kidney disease, you are suggested to ask a dietitian to arrange you a proper diet. The diet differs from people to people according to the conditions. Here I will recommend some foods to avoid with chronic kidney disease in general. Hope to do you a favor.

High protein foods to avoid

Protein is an essential part of our body. After broken down, it will produce many nitrogenous waste. Once you have chronic kidney disease, your kidneys are damaged with kidney dysfunction. The damaged kidneys cannot remove these wastes away. High protein intake will increase the buildup of these wastes in the blood.

As we all know that meat, fish, dairy product are high protein food. The suggested protein intake is 0.75 grams per kilogram of body weight for stage 1,2 and 3 chronic kidney disease.

High phosphorous foods to avoid

Phosphorous is an important mineral in body. But overmuch phosphorous will lower the amount of calcium, which will lead to osteoporosis and bone fracture.

High phosphorous foods include bran, sunflower seeds,cheese, sesame butter, nuts,roasted soybeans and so on. Some low phosphorous food like apple, cucumber, grapes and green beans are recommended.

High sodium foods to avoid

Too much sodium in blood will increase sodium-water retention thus aggravate edema or high blood pressure. You should avoid restaurant food,canned food, processed food and dry food, sausage and so on.

High potassium foods to avoid

Normal potassium level can keep heart health. Too much potassium can lead to abnormal heart rhythm which is dangerous to life. So you should avoid high potassium food, like banana, strawberry, milk, corn, kelp and so on.

Proper diet is important to keep kidney health at least delay the progression of kidney diseases. So you should keep in mind these foods to avoid with chronic kidney disease. For more detailed food list for yourself, you can refer a table list or you can leave a message below, we will reply as soon as possible.