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Diet plays a huge role in patients with kidney failure, so in addition to recommended foods such as vegetables, meat, fish, eggs, crabs, shrimp... many people also ask questions. Can people with kidney failure eat breast milk? Because this is a very nutritious fruit.
1. Nutritional content in breast milk
Breast milk is a familiar fruit and is also an effective folk medicine. Talking about the content of nutritional value, breast milk is considered a delicious and nutritious fruit.
1.1 Low calories and rich in fiber Breast milk is known to be a low calorie fruit, in 132g of milk breast contains about 67 calories. Therefore, people who lose weight or want to keep their weight at a stable level often use breast milk as a snack during the day.
In addition to the modest calorie content, breast milk is also rich in fiber, so when you eat breast milk, the body always feels full for longer. As a result, breast milk is recommended as a food that should be included in the diet of people with diabetes or cancer.
1.2 Breast milk is rich in vitamins and minerals Breast milk is an excellent source of calcium for all ages. Calcium helps keep bones and teeth strong. Regularly eating breast milk also helps the body reduce premenstrual symptoms, muscle spasms or bloating.
If you eat enough breast milk every day, your body will be supplemented with 5% of the value of vitamins C and A and 10% of nutrition. Not stopping there, breast milk also provides about 2% of iron, an extremely important mineral in the body's oxidation process.
1.3 Milk udder provides glucose for the body Many studies show that in milk udder contains a very high concentration of glucide. This is a type of biomolecule in the body that has the function of converting and providing energy. When your body lacks Glucid, it seems that the activities of nerve cells are affected and take place more slowly. Therefore, in addition to a healthy diet and lifestyle, you should also regularly eat breast milk every day.
2. Can people with kidney failure eat breast milk?
Although breast milk is very good for health and is listed on the list of fruits that should be added daily, many people still wonder, is it okay to eat breast milk with kidney failure?
The answer to this question is yes! Because breast milk is a sweet fruit group with very little potassium, it is suitable for patients with kidney failure. However, the intake of breast milk in this subject needs to depend on the stage of the disease and whether there is hyperkalemia or not.
In the case of people with kidney failure who are not on dialysis but have increased potassium, the highest amount of potassium that a patient is allowed to consume per day is 1,000mg. As for patients on dialysis, the amount of potassium loaded is slightly higher, if a large amount of potassium is loaded into the body, it will cause potassium stagnation, increasing blood potassium. When the amount of potassium in the blood increases, it will cause neuromuscular symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, palpitations, paralysis...
Therefore, when choosing fruits for people with kidney failure, you should use low-potassium fruits such as breast milk, pears, cherries, ... are all very good for health.
3. What fruits should people with kidney failure not eat?
Diet plays a very important role for people with kidney failure, so you need to know which fruits should and should not be eaten so that you can actively set up a complete and healthy diet for yourself. health. In addition to fruits that should be eaten such as milkweed, oranges, and tangerines, patients should actively avoid the following fruits.
3.1 Avocado is the first fruit you need to stay away from when you have kidney failure or kidney problems. Caused by avocado, which has a high potassium content, it will put pressure on the functioning of the kidneys. Therefore, minimize or avoid avocados.
3.2 Banana For the average person banana is a fruit rich in nutritional value, rich in protein, starch, fat, sugars, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, vitamins A, C, E, vitamin B11. Very good and necessary for the body. However, banana is also a fruit with a very high potassium content, eating bananas regularly is not good for kidney function.
3.3 Watermelon People with kidney failure should avoid potassium-rich fruits, including watermelon. The consumption of watermelon by kidney disease patients not only makes the condition worse, but also increases the risk of cardiovascular disease.
3.4 Pineapple Pineapple contains sugar and enzymes that are good for people with kidney inflammation as well as high blood pressure. However, this fruit is rich in bromelain, which dissolves hemaleucin and casein, so it is not really good for the health of people with kidney disease. If you intend to eat pineapple, you should eat less often.
When you have the answer to the question of whether breast milk is good and if you have kidney failure, you may not know what you should and shouldn't add for the best health.
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