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Stage 3 Kidney Disease and Diet: What can I eat?
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@benazir No one said it would be easy, and I'll bet there are few Chronic Kidney Disease patients who will tell you "it's a walk in the park"!
As you have read, a thorough review of how you eat will be a good thing to start with, and a food log may help point out trends you aren't aware of. I have followed a renal diet for decades, long time before it was recommended to me. @shani has some great ideas! My husband doesn't have the restrictions I do, so sometimes we have two separate meals going.
Diet and modifications to it seems to be one of the best ways to live with CKD, and is something within our control. Likewise, getting good moderate exercise, timely [for us] blood work, minimizing stress, and following suggestions from our medical.
Ginger
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Encouraging that you have followed the diet for decades. I have been food aware and making what i thought were good choices but now some of my former good choices don't work for kidney disease (certain fruits and foods). Thanks to everyone for the ray of hope.
Thank you Ginger for being consistent...it is encouraging to read this..it is discouraging when some docs shrug and say" it's not going get better, diet is not that important at your age because the definition is broad but if you want to diet go ahead"...so I am on my own diet, watching sodium, potassium & phosphate levels, chking blood levels every 3mos.(convinced my GP this was a good idea) Today I was about to give up on my diet and go to Hell in a hand basket of foods I miss. But your post has re-encouraged me to stick with it. Just grateful for everyday I can get up and paint.
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Thank you Ginger. You are supportive, knowledgeable and a wonderful role model. Be well.