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Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Oct 12, 2023 | Replies (16)
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Hi. Im sorry you are having this sleep issue.. not fun! I have felt the back/kidney area pain and have found drinking more water helps me almost immediately. But that can be tough when it causes you to be up all night in the bathroom. Maybe try to to get plenty of water, but earlier in the day? I’ve been reading about the importance of magnesium for us and it’s helpfulness in good sleep as well. As to feeling toxic, getting back into my vegan/vegetarian eating helps me feel healthier overall. I hope you can find some relief…. There is a very helpful blog created by a renal nutrition specialist that I’ve been following called Plant Powered Kidneys. Lots of good information there.
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Thanks - yeah it’s not much fun sleeping only a few hours a night; productivity is way down.
I drink at least 4 litres of water a day, two of those with balanced electrolyte added, because I have drenching night sweats (due to a bone marrow problem called MGRS, which is a precursor for smouldering myeloma with kidney disease), and the first two litres are within the first hour of waking in the morning (because of the amount of sweat lost overnight - I’ve had night sweats for years; the loss of sleep didn’t happen till I developed CKD, and I never used to get up multiple times in the night to go to the bathroom prior to developing CKD). I also drink water overnight to replenish some of what is lost during that time.
I have a totally made-from-scratch vegetable and lean meat diet (everything is made at home, from the whole foods - and I make my own yoghurt, cheese, and bread using ingredients that suit inflammatory bowel disease..I have ulcerative colitis..which is working extremely well. Due to malabsorption I am limited as to what I can eat that will work for me, as well as having to eliminate foods that create inflammation - I need to have proteins from meat sources considering the grain/plant based proteins in most protein supplements put me into colon flare. I’ve tried FODMAP and Mediterranean diets, as well as others recommended by dietitians, but I have found that making everything from scratch using a wisely selected wide array of nutrient dense raw materials works the best for my bowel, as well as using a natural reds and greens powder to supplement, and supplementing monounsaturated veg oils in smoothies made with veg and water base does wonders for maintaining my weight/nutritional levels).
I take magnesium (have done for years), to help with a ventricular ectopic problem (it does help somewhat with reducing this), and I take around twice the dose based on reduced absorption in bowel due to IBD/UC. Levels are good in serum.
I haven’t eaten any food not made at home from the whole foods I buy since around 10 years ago now, and every dietitian who has reviewed my food planning says they are completely happy with it and wouldn’t change it. I also supplement with liquid vitamins (tablets aren’t absorbed due to IBD).
However I’m always open to checking out new info, so thank you very much for the Plant Powered Kidneys reference.