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Intermittent Fasting with Chronic Kidney Disease
Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Jun 29, 2023 | Replies (52)Comment receiving replies
I have been following OMAD Intermittent Fasting since Sept 2017 and am age 70. I am maintaining a very significant weight loss (-207 lbs) but my kidney function has been notably decreasing -- to the point where I've talked with the Transplant Team and Dialysis Group -- both options seem quite daunting. I feel that Intermittent Fasting has certainly saved my life but wonder if this way of eating has contributed to my CKD. I just don't know. I'm at Stage IV and my eGFR continues to decline although creatinine is a smidge over 2.0 -- does anyone have insight if there is a correlation between IF and CKD? Thanks for your time to respond.
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@alpha642 Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Your weight loss accomplishment is impressive! I am curious what the cause of your CKD is, which indeed may play a factor in the decreasing eGFR. While some studies seem to show that people with PKD [polycystic kidney disease] may benefit from intermittent fasting, there of course are caveats for submitting our bodies to extreme dietary changes. If you scroll back to the beginning of this discussion thread, on page 1 you will see I linked an article about fasting and kidney disease.
If you see fit to share, I would be interested in your story of how you came to do a fasting diet, what led you to that, how your medical team has responded.
Ginger