Patient's question:
As I get older, my kidneys aren't performing as well. I often feel some pain. What kind of food should kidney failure patients eat? I want to nourish my kidneys, but I've gone down the wrong path. Eating the wrong foods causes reactions, which makes me very concerned. What kind of food should I actually eat?Doctor's answer:
Before dialysis, patients with kidney failure should be given high-quality low-protein diets, followed by low-sodium diets and controlled fluid intake. Patients already on dialysis should also adopt high-quality low-protein diets. If electrolyte disorders reoccur, such as hyperkalemia, a low-potassium diet is necessary to avoid high-potassium foods. If hyperphosphatemia occurs, leading to skin itching, it is essential to promptly control high-phosphorus intake.