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Stage 3 Kidney Disease and Diet: What can I eat?
Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Aug 26 12:20pm | Replies (800)Comment receiving replies
@ausie You are still very new to your diagnoses and treatments. Please try to follow your doctor's advice and not worry too much. What I have found is that I need to watch my trending more than each individual test. According to your numbers, your egfr is trending down, which is good; while your creatinine is trending up, which is not so good. The good thing about your creatinine is that (for me) normal is 1 and you are still under 1.5. My creatinine, for example, trends between 1.75 and 2.30. Fluids affect my creatinine strongly. My daily fluid intake goal is 80 ounces or more. If I do not get my 80 ounces in for several days, or have diarrhea during that time, my creatinine will be higher.
Please remember that your have also changed your diet and may be eating foods with less fluid in them. A few comments about diet. I do not eat berries because my kidney damage is caused by oxalates and berries have a great deal of oxalates in them. If oxalates are not your problem, berries are a very good food choice for you. I do not eat the green leafies, raw vegetables, pineapple and apples because of the high amount of fiber they contain. I am on the low fiber diet because of gastric issues; again, may not be one of your issues. I do like celery and onions sautéed and often add them (as well as minced carrots) to recipes for flavor.
Please remember how new this all is for you. I see that you are taking this seriously and doing your best, trust that over time you will work into your new life plan with a few tweaks along the way to get to your best self. Blessings on your journey.
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@2011panc I was told that generally, an eGFR trending downwards along with other values changing, means a further decline in kidney function. Curious how our two sources came to those different conclusions!
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Thank you for your kind words. I see that I have a lot to learn about CKD and I'm glad to be here and learning from friends so much that I'm taking notes to help as I try to figure this out. My creatinine went to 1.70 with my 3/24 lab. Seeing that you are aware of your trend tells me charting my pertinent numbers will be helpful. I hope you don't mind my asking, how did your kidney damage being caused by oxalates come to light? My cause right now is unknown, my doctor said, but I'm not sure why. But that's definitely a question for him. And because I showed concern at my virtual visit last week, he's having me follow up with lab in a month. So I'll start to track my numbers. Thanks again and blessings to you.
Hi panc again, I'm writing again because I'm a bit confused. I thought that a downward trend in egfr is not good. I hope I'm wrong. My creatinine is on an upward trend, and it's always been high going back many years with my cardiologist checking it.
Hi panc, I keep hitting Reply too quickly, cutting this short. I just want to say thanks again because as I read and answer everything, I'm learning so much and writing down questions for the doctor. Take care and be safe!
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I have been on a strict kidney diet for over a year. I watch my potassium and phosphorus as well as proteins (35 gr maximum) and sodium. My nephrologist just had my blood tested and I have been too stingy with my intake of potassium. So now he told me to eat some forbidden foods that I love. He told me to eat some avocados, bananas, potatoes and tomatoes. Yum!!! I had mashed potatoes and gravy with a roasted chicken today. I didn’t overdo it, but it was delicious. I went from stage 3 to stage 2 kidney failure. Like you, I can’t digest fiber or fresh fruits and uncooked vegetables. My intestines are affected by my paralysis, so diarrhea is a major issue. I feel pretty healthy though. I am so happy to be out of stage 3.