Is Mushroom Okay to Eat for Kidney Disease Patient

2015-02-01 15:40

Is mushroom okay to eat for kidney disease patient ? Mushroom is well-known for its good taste and rich nutrition, researches shown that the nutritional value of mushroom is only next to milk. So doctors will recommend people to add it to their daily diet, but as we all know kidney disease patient should pay special attention to their diet, then can they eat mushroom ?

Mushroom contains high proteins, low fat, rich essential amino-acid, mineral substances, vitamins and so on. Mushroom contains eighteen kinds of amino acids. But kidney disease patients are advised to limit the intake of it, that is because the damaged kidneys fail to remove the metabolic product of protein out of body. Much intake of protein can increase the kidneys’ burden, so kidney disease patients are suggested to have low-protein diet. While mushroom contains high level of proteins. Another reason is that mushroom also contains high level of potassium. The potassium can not be discharged by the damaged kidneys, in that case, hyperkalemia may happen, then a series of symptoms may occur, such as chest pain, stiff tongue, numbness of fingers, fatigue, anesthesia, even arrhythmias and sudden heart arrest and so on.

Moreover, it has been proved that some substances in the mushroom can induce Lupus Nephritis, so the experts advise patients with Lupus Nephritis not to eat mushroom. Also the experts warn the kidney disease patients that when they eat the foods or vegetables containing potassium, the foods and the vegetables can be pared firstly and then chopped into the small pieces, and boiled for 3-5minutes

From the above we know that kidney disease patient should not eat too much of mushroom. If you have other questions or need any help in treating kidney disease, do not hesitant to contact our online doctor or leave message to us, we will try our best to help you.

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