Is Potato Good for Kidney Disease Patient

2014-11-09 15:14

Potato is loved by many people due to its good taste, the most familiar forms of potato is chips, it is popular around the world. It is no wonder that kidney disease patient want to know whether they can eat it or not. Then is potato good for kidney disease patient with high creatinine level ?

Actually, whether one person can eat it or not should depend on their disease condition. Because it is rich in potassium, so patient should pay attention to it.

In the early stage, patients’ urine is usually normal, so wastes, extra water and toxin can be discharged out with urine. So people who are in this stage can eat like a normal person, so they can eat potato, but they should avoid fried potatoes which may add workload to the kidney.

After the disease develop into Kidney Failure, people may should take dialysis. For people with low potassium or on peritoneal dialysis, they should eat some of them that can help to increase the potassium level. But for people with abnormal urination or on hemodialysis, they should avoid to eat it, because these people is easy to get high potassium level.

In addition, potato is high in starch, which may induce high blood sugar level, so for patients with Diabetes or high blood sugar, they also should avoid to eat it.

The above are some information about whether kidney disease patient can eat potato or not, hoping it can help you make a correct decision. If you have other questions about kidney diet or treat, you can chat with our online doctor or leave messages to us, we will try our best to help you. All the information we provide is no charge.

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