Patient's question:
I don't eat spicy food, and I also don't eat beef or lamb, or seafood. I want to know what other foods should people with kidney deficiency avoid. My kidney deficiency is very severe, and I often sweat from the waist due to lower back pain. What dietary precautions should I take for kidney deficiency?Doctor's answer:
It is not advisable to eat too much cold food. For aquatic products, if you have kidney deficiency, it is best to avoid cold foods. Also, reduce your intake of sweet foods. Fruits like watermelon and peaches are examples. They can also be cooked and eaten frequently. For vegetables, such as cilantro, celery, and cucumbers, it is better to cook them before eating. Avoid salads and cold dishes.Cold foods include bitter gourds, tomatoes, water chestnuts, lotus roots, lotus meat, lilies, lotus roots, bamboo shoots, arrowhead tubers, konjac, amaranth, dandelions, vetch, fishy grass, purslane, ferns, bitter greens, chrysanthemum greens, toon, water shield, black fish, carp, river crabs, snails, clams, oysters, jellyfish, kelp, nori, snails, river mussels, clams, milk, fermented beans, mulberries, sugarcane, pears, watermelons, persimmons, bananas, etc. For those with kidney deficiency, these foods should be cooked to warm them before eating.