Meal Plan for Stage 4 CKD

Meal plan for stage 4 CKD should base on doctor's suggestions, as there are many foods that not suitable for CKD patients. CKD is shorted for Chronic Kidney Disease and it is a general medical term that used to prescribe the progressive loss of kidney function. For people with CKD stae 4, their illness condition has become relatively serious and in such a condition,they need to follow some dietary principles, so as to avid worsening kidney condition.
The following is the general guidance regarding diet for CKD stage patients. Hope it is helpful for you. Besides, because of difference of illness condition, the following meal plan is only effective for most of the CKD stage 4 patients and we can not make sure it is suitable for all the CKD patients.
1. Light foods
Light foods are beneficial for CKD patients, especially for these who have swelling and high blood pressure symptom. Therefore, if you are a patient with swelling and high blood pressure, try to stay far away from foods like bacon, salted eggs, pickles, various condiments and salad.
2. Eat less foods which are high in protein
Bean,bean products, egg white,chicken, beef, fish, milk and yogurt are high in protein. However, due to protein symptom, CKD stage 4 patients need to eat less of them. In daily life, they can eat some egg white and fish to replenish protein lost from urine.
3. Drink less fluid if there is swelling
Some stage 4 CKD patients may experience serious swelling and in such a case, limit fluid intake is necessary. Fluid include water, coffee, juice, wine and soup.
4. Potassium intake and phosphorous intake
If lab tests show high level of potassium and phosphorous, reducing the intake of them will be necessary. Otherwise, the illness condition will be accelerated. (If you want to know the exact foods that contain high phosphorus and potassium, please leave message to me)
The above is the general introduction about meal plan for stage 4 CKD patients. If there are any problems, welcome to leave me message.