Please follow the instructions below to maintain the amount of sodium and phosphorous in the diet and keep the following points in mind regarding food items :
- Use only rock salt in everyday cooking as per your requirements.
- Do not drink more than one or two cups of tea in a day.
- Camel milk works best for those who have kidney problems.If it’s not available, boiled skimmed goat or cow milk can be consumed after adding dry ginger or ganthoda powder.
- Vegetables must be washed with clean water thoroughly before cooking.
- Vegetables like bottle gourd, cucumber, ladyfinger, ivy gourd,fenugreek leaves, onion, garlic etc can be consumed by boiling or by heating with less quantity of oil.
- Apples and ripe papaya can be eaten among fruits.
- For breakfast, khakhara, poha, bhakhari can be eaten.
- Do not eat any pulses other than moong or moong dal.
- Do not add salt to food items like bhakhari, roti, rice.
- Do not have pickles, papad, papadi, chutney and completely avoid sour items.
- Do not eat foodstuffs like ganthia, bhajia, cake, biscuit, bread,halwa, handva, dhokla which contain baking soda or baking powder. Also avoid items containing refined wheat flour(menda).
- Do not eat namkeen, wafers, jams, tomato sauce/ketch-ups,peanuts, chana.
- Do not have non-veg food like meat, fish, chicken.
- Have ghee, oil in low quantity. Do not have fried items at all.
- Do not eat any kind of dry fruits and avoid sleeping for 2 to 3 hours after lunch.
- Do not have any soft drinks as all of them contain high levels of phosphorous.
- Do not have honey, coconut water and all fruit juices as they contain high amount of potassium.
- Do not have honey, coconut water and all fruit juices as they contain high amount of potassium.
Start your medicines only if you are able to follow this strict diet regimen. If you undergo treatment while observing this regimen, your kidneys will definitely function well.
