FSGS patients should pay enough attention to the foods they eat. As a proper diet is helpful for their health, while an unhealthy diet will worsen the illness condition. Then, can people with FSGS eat yoghurt?

Yoghurt is a diary product produced by natural bacterial fermentation of milk. In recent decades, this food has become more and more popular especially among young people. According to the survey, it is rich in carbohydrates, fat, protein, calcium, potassium, sodium, phosphorus and certain amounts of vitamins, such as vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B-12. And the benefits for people with FSGS are summarized as follows:

Strengthen the immune system

It has been proved that substances produced by lactic acid bacteria can help boost immunity. Simultaneously, it can help improve constipation, diarrhea and other intestinal diseases.

Lower blood pressure

So far, some studies have found that eating yoghurt regularly can help reduce the incidence of high blood pressure, prevent arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease and strokes.

Reduce blood cholesterol level

The consumption of yoghurt may help lower blood cholesterol levels and decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Helpful for the absorption of calcium

High concentration of calcium within this food can help decrease the incidence of anxiety and prevent osteoporosis.

The above are benefits of yoghurt for FSGS patients, however, people should not eat it without limitation, otherwise, the secretion of gastric mucosa and digestive enzyme will be affected, what’s more, the balance of electrolytes will be damaged.

To treat FSGS fundamentally, it is of great importance to take both early and effective treatments to improve kidney function and minimize kidney damage. Here, treatments including Immunotherapy and Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy are all good choices. Wanna to get some personalized advice? You are welcomed to send us the test report renal-disease@hotmail.com.

If you happen to be a person with FSGS and want to know diet tips, please click here How to Manage A Healthy Diet for Patients with FSGS. Best wishes!