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Stage 3 Kidney Disease and Diet: What can I eat?

Posted by carnes @carnes, Jun 11, 2018

It seems there is very little you can eat that is healthy for the Kidneys. The web site Davida has plenty of food on it but contradicts what other sources say. Anyone know anything for breakfast, lunch and dinner that does not have any sugar or flour bodies the obvious boring or bland foods good for Kidneys and I’m allergic to sugar of any kind of sweetener and flour. Thank you.

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jenc70 | @jenc70 | Mar 12 10:02am
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@zeppo

Hi There,

I’m specifically interested in what you did to improve your GFR. I’ve been a vegetarian/ vegan for over 30 years. My GFR currently is 59, up from 53-54 2 years ago. I started acupuncture and Chinese herbs prescribed by a practitioner who deals with kidney function. My potassium is under control and not elevated. Are you limiting sugar, alcohol? Has that made a difference with increasing your GFR? Would appreciate knowing how you improved. I have no other medical conditions, other than age (which I understand can contribute to lower kidney functioning). Thank you.

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Hi, I'm new to this forum. If you are still active here, can you tell me which Chinese herbs you have used? A friend of mine has used them and her CKD Stage 3 is gone. I'm leary about using them. I'm sure none of my doctors would recommend them, but I would be open to trying them. Thank you!

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collegeprof | @collegeprof | Mar 13 6:20am
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@jenc70

Hi, I'm new to this forum. If you are still active here, can you tell me which Chinese herbs you have used? A friend of mine has used them and her CKD Stage 3 is gone. I'm leary about using them. I'm sure none of my doctors would recommend them, but I would be open to trying them. Thank you!

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@jenc70 I spent a year seeing an acupuncturist weekly. This was before I learned about Cystatin C, the best lab measurement for CKD. My creatinine level eGFR would go up and I felt good about that. The acupuncturist who actually had a PhD from a well known US medical school suggested herbs with my treatment for my CKD. I would be remissed if I gave you the name because my nephrologist and dietitian said no to Chinese herbs. If you are still serious about herbs against medical advice, then just call a well qualified accupuncturist. It may be a dice game though with Stage 3 eGFR Cystatin C. I listed to my doc's advice and never tried it with no regrets today. Incidentally, the accupuncturist told me she also had some cures as well, however, it was acute CKD and not chronic which is a different ballga.e all together.

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caddo21 | @caddo21 | Mar 14 10:26pm
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@trishanna

@kamama94 My nephrologist tells me my remaining kidney is doing fine, although it is stage 3. Asked about dietary recommendations, but was told not to worry since I seem to be doing okay. However, I do have concerns with regard to my diet. Pardon my ignorance, but what is "Na," and are we talking about vitamin K and phosphorus?

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NA is sodium.
Are yo level 3A or3B? My doc says something else will kill me. I am 3A
Read Lee Hull’s book. Amazon has it. He is not a doc but just might be trying?

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jenc70 | @jenc70 | Mar 16 8:22am
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@collegeprof

@jenc70 I spent a year seeing an acupuncturist weekly. This was before I learned about Cystatin C, the best lab measurement for CKD. My creatinine level eGFR would go up and I felt good about that. The acupuncturist who actually had a PhD from a well known US medical school suggested herbs with my treatment for my CKD. I would be remissed if I gave you the name because my nephrologist and dietitian said no to Chinese herbs. If you are still serious about herbs against medical advice, then just call a well qualified accupuncturist. It may be a dice game though with Stage 3 eGFR Cystatin C. I listed to my doc's advice and never tried it with no regrets today. Incidentally, the accupuncturist told me she also had some cures as well, however, it was acute CKD and not chronic which is a different ballga.e all together.

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Hi, Thank you for the info. I started out with Acute kidney disease 7 months ago with a GFR 0f 5. Was most likely due to an illness I had for 2 months, fever, loss of appetite and nausea. (Later determined that was due to a blood clot in my lower leg). Once I was given Heparin intraveneously for 9 days in the hospital, my kidney stats started rising. It's taken 7 months to rise from GFR of 5 to 64 just this week. All of my other stats on the BMP blood panel are finally in the normal range this week as well. (I'm very grateful!) I guess I am now considered in the Chronic kidney disease stage. After reading Lee Hull's books, stopping kidney disease, I've decided not to try the Chinese Herbs. His books are very informative. I'll work on my diet (limiting meat) and try to follow his recipes and food recommendations to see if I can improve my kidneys even more. Thank you again for your reply.

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fcampo1957 | @fcampo1957 | Mar 17 8:02am

kidney disease stage 3a diet - Wha can/can’t eat

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Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor | @rosemarya | Mar 17 9:38am
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@fcampo1957

kidney disease stage 3a diet - Wha can/can’t eat

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@fcampo1957, I want to weclome you to Connect, and I commend you for looking for informtion about how you can learn to maintain a healthy diet for your kidney health.
I am probably an unlikely person to respond because I experienced acute (sudden) kidney failure and skipped the stages. I also had to be on dialysis until my transplant for a liver and kidney, and so everything that I drank or ingested was under the direction of a specialized nutritionist. However, be assured that I can understand your confusion and concern. And so I am sharing the following information:

The National Kidney Foundation has a website that will provide you with reliable/accurate information about our kidneys health, kidney disease and risk factors. If you scroll to the bottom half of the page, you will find - Diet and Nutrition. I like this site because it gives you ideas for adjusting your own favorite recipes.
- National Kidney Foundation
https://www.kidney.org/kidney-basics

How long have you known that you were Stage 3? Do you like to do your own cooking?

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