2013年1月5日星期六

Can People with Kdney Failure Consume Cantaloupe


Can People with Kdney Failure Consume Cantaloupe? Many kidney failure patients have asked me this question. This depends on the patients' urine volume and the content of potassium in their body.
Patients should not take cantaloupe when they have less urine.
If patients have less urine, the potassium in the body can not be discharged out of the body. And too much potassium builds up in the body will lead to hyperkalemia.
Cantaloupe contains a lot of potassium ion. The kidneys' ability of dealing with potassium has been greatly declined for patients with kidney failure because their glomerular filtration rate has been greatly declined. If they consume too many foods containing potassium such as cantaloupe, it is very likely for them to suffer from bradycardia and even death. So, patients with kidney failure should avoid cantaloupe when they have less urine. What is more, bananas also contains a lot of potassium, and every 100g bananas contain 283-472mg potassium. Hence, kidney failure patients should not consume bananas when they have less urine.
If there is an elevation of potassium level in the body and the urine is less than 1000ml per day, foods that containing too much potassium such as cantaloupe, orange, banana and should be avoided.
Kidney failure patients can take cantaloupe when their urine volume is 1500-3000ml.
When the urine volume increases and the potassium level decreases, patients should take adequate potassium as a supply. Generally, when the urine volume is 1500-3000ml per day, they can choose some foods containing much potassium such as cantaloupe, lean meat, eggs, potatos, and bananas etc. The supply of potassium should be adjusted according to the necessity of the body.
Is there anything unclear? Feel free to email me at khkpcn@hotmail.com.

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