Can Patients with Renal Failure Have Mushroom

Mushroom is rich in abundant nutrients including 18 kinds of amino acids, vitamins, minerals, protein etc. It is a very good choice for the healthy people to obtain nutrients from having mushroom. However, for the patients with Renal Failure, they had better eliminate mushroom in their daily diet.

Kidneys are responsible for maintaining the electrolyte balance and filtering the metabolic wastes from blood. However, in Renal Failure, the kidneys are unable to function normally. As a result, electrolyte balance is disordered and much metabolic toxins accumulate in blood. Diet plays an important role in management of Renal Failure because foods and beverages contain electrolytes and nutrients that must be kept in balance by kidneys.

Renal Failure makes it difficult for the body to maintain normal level of potassium thus leading to increased potassium in blood. Potassium is necessary for proper heart, muscle and nerve function. However, if the potassium level exceeds the normal level, it can cause the heart to stop or beat irregularly. Potassium restriction is very necessary to prevent this from happening. As mushroom is high in potassium, it should be cut off from their daily diet.

Also they should avoid consumption of foods like bananas, oranges, tomatoes, coffee etc which are high in potassium. Instead they should eat foods with low potassium including watermelon, carrots, cherries, apples, grapes etc. However, for the patients with Renal Failure on dialysis, they may loss potassium during dialysis. In that case, they need to increase the potassium supplement instead of decreasing it.

Besides restriction of potassium consumption, the patients with Renal Failure should also restrict the intake of fluid, potassium, phosphorus and protein.


However, if they patients with Renal Failure eliminate potassium from their daily diet totally, it may cause other health problem. Therefore, they should keep a certain amount of potassium intake per day. If you want to know how much potassium you should consume based on your illness condition, you can leave a message below or consult us on line directly.