Diet Principle for Polycystic Kidney Disease Patients in Spring

Spring is a season with more wind and extreme dry weather. In this time, patients should pay high attention on diet in order to avoid worsening illness condition or cause recurrence. In spring, the following points should be noted to PKD patients.

Polluted food is easy to cause gastrointestinal disease or even poisoning which can threaten life. Therefore, patients should pay more attention on food cleanness, trying to avoid eating food outside, especially food of street stalls.
Meal amount is also limited for PKD patients. For example, if patients eat too less, they can suffer from malnutrition, while too much food intake can be easily damage digestive function of spleen and stomach, causing obstruction in blood and Qi. Therefore, patients should have a proper diet in order to keep necessary energy and nutrition.

PKD patients should have a diet with low salt and low fat. Spicy food, beef, mutton and animal viscera should be avoided. More fresh vegetable and fruits are beneficial for patients’ health. Patients should check their renal function regularly in order to prevent renal injury.

PKD patients should avoid cold and uncooked food which can injure Yang. Patients should take a proper diet according to their illness condition.

Basically, PKD patients should have a light diet with low protein. Besides, water intake should also be limited in order to prevent night urine retention.


Besides diet, PKD patients should also have a proper rest and avoid tiredness.