Diet Chart For polycystic kidney disease

1. Sodium is a mineral found in salt (sodium chloride), and it is widely used in food preparation. Salt is one of the most commonly used seasonings, and it takes time to get used to reducing the salt in your diet. However, reducing salt/sodium is an important tool in controlling your kidney disease.
2. Potassium is a mineral involved in how muscles work. When kidneys do not function properly, potassium builds up in the blood. This can cause changes in how the heart beats, possibly even leading to a heart attack. Potassium is found mainly in fruits and vegetables; plus milk and meats. You will need to avoid certain ones and limit the amount of others.
3. Phosphorus is another mineral that can build up in your blood when your kidneys don’t work properly. When this happens, calcium can be pulled from your bones and can collect in your skin or blood vessels. Bone disease can then become a problem, making you more likely to have a bone break.

Do's:

1. Limit your fluid intake (including drinking water and other liquids in diet) as per the dietitian's/ doctor's advice.
2. Do use foods high in potassium( green leafy vegetables/ pulses) after leaching process.
3. Keep a diary for the foods that can be consumed, avoided and limited.

Don'ts:

1. Avoid sodium rich foods, processed, canned foods, foods containing preservatives.
2. Avoid foods rich in phosphorus (all protein foods are rich in phosphorus) such as meat, chicken, legumes and pulses, dairy products, nuts.
3. Avoid high potassium foods that can not be leached such as banana, mango, coconut water, avocado, potatoes(white &sweet), yoghurt, whole milk, pumpkin, beans, fish, tomato sauce, beet root, chillies)
4. Avoid sugary foods, sweets and other snacks that contain high amounts of sodium and potassium.

1. Cereals & cereal products- Parboiled rice, unpolished rice, brown rice.
2. Legumes & Pulses- Arhar daal, toor daal, chickpeas, bengal gram daal.
3. Fruits & Vegetables- Mangoes, peach, berries, white jamun, carrot.