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18/03/2025

How Diet facilitates Kidney health
Lower Sodium Intake
To maintain kidney health, an essential step is to reduce sodium intake. Lowering the sodium intake lowers your blood pressure and minimizes your fluid retention.

We know that food can taste bland without salt but you can enhance the flavor of your meals by adding fruits, vegetables, and herbs.

Balanced Protein Consumption

Protein is an essential part of our diet. However, excessive protein intake can put stress on your kidneys. High protein intake can increase your kidney’s workload by producing more waste products. These products are filtered by kidneys, which will stress the issues more. Also, consuming protein at high levels causes dehydration.

Hydration

Balance your fluid intake as per your kidney function. Even though hydration is important for your health, especially for your kidneys, kidney issues need adjustments to fluid consumption.
Work with your doctor to know the correct amount of fluid your specific kidney condition needs.

Manage your Potassium and Phosphorous.

Get a close look at your condition, and limit foods that are high in potassium and phosphorous. Fruits like bananas and oranges are high in potassium and food items like—dairy products and nuts have excess phosphorous. Managing your potassium and phosphorous levels will lift that extra weight from your kidneys.

Eat more whole foods.

Incorporate whole foods like whole grains, fresh fruits, and vegetables into your diet. This will provide essential nutrients to your body without excess sodium and additives.

18/03/2025

Understanding Kidney Pain During The Winter
Kidneys play an important role in filtering waste products, regulating fluid balance, and maintaining overall bodily health. In cases of kidney pain, the functioning of the kidney also faces problems. The effects of untreated kidney pain vary depending on the cause, but they can lead to problems like kidney scarring, chronic disease, kidney failure, hypertension, and blood poisoning. This pain is increased in winter due to the shrinking of blood vessels, which reduces the flow of blood to the kidneys, leading to frequent pain. The cold winter air is drying, and people tend to become more dehydrated since water intake also decreases. This puts additional strain on the kidneys and worsens the pain. The cold also triggers inflammation, which can further escalate kidney pain.

11/03/2025

Signs and symptoms
Many people living with CKD do not have any symptoms until the more advanced stages and/or complications develop. If symptoms do happen, they may include:

Foamy urine
Urinating (peeing) more often or less often than usual
Itchy and/or dry skin
Feeling tired
Nausea
Loss of appetite
Weight loss without trying to lose weight
People who have more advanced stages of CKD may also notice:

Trouble concentrating
Numbness or swelling in your arms, legs, ankles, or feet
Achy muscles or cramping
Shortness of breath
Vomiting
Trouble sleeping
Breath smells like ammonia (also described as urine-like or “fishy”)

11/03/2025

Risk Factors
Anyone can develop CKD - at any age. However, some people are at a higher risk than others. The most common CKD risk factors are:

Diabetes
High blood pressure (hypertension)
Heart disease and/or heart failure
Obesity
Over the age of 60
Family history of CKD or kidney failure
Personal history of acute kidney injury (AKI)
Smoking and/or use of to***co products
For many people, CKD is not caused by just one reason. Instead, it is a result of many physical, environmental, and social factors. Early detection is important – CKD often begins without causing any noticeable symptoms. Knowing the risk factors can help you know your level of risk and if you should get checked for CKD.

07/02/2025