What seafood are available for patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease?
If you have PKD, you must be always reminded to take high-quality protein, in order to reduce the burden on kidneys. Fish, along with lean meat, milk and egg while is considered as good protein supplement. In addition, most fish also contains rich omega-3, which is proven to be effective on slowing down the progression of Polycystic Kidney Disease. Here, we would like to suggest black carp and trout for PKD patients.
What seafood are not suitable for these patients?
Polycystic Kidney Disease progresses chronically. As PKD cysts grow, they will replace more and more kidney functioning tissues, causing excess waste products and toxins building up in the blood. For people with Polycystic Kidney Disease, uric acid level raises easily. In view of this, PKD patients are recommended to limit the intake of purine, a great source of uric acid.
Seafood, such as sea cucumber, sea-fish, sea-tangle and seaweed, all contains rich purine. If you have PKD, these foods must be something that you need to avoid. Additionally, when polycystic kidneys are damaged severely, they are unable to remove phosphorus completely, leading to high phosphorus level. However, shrimp and crab are both high in phosphorus, so patients with high phosphorus level should steer clear of these seafood.
