Here are some tips on diet to help prevent the increase of potassium level in CKD.
- Talk to your renal dietitian about creating an eating plan with the right amount of potassium.
- Watch your diet. Limit foods that are high in potassium.
- Limit fruits and vegetables to the amounts recommended by your dietitian.
- Limit milk and milk products or replace with nondairy substitutes recommended by your dietitian.
- Discard liquids from canned fruits and vegetables.
- Avoid salt substitutes and other seasonings that contain potassium.
- Read labels on “low salt” or “low sodium” packaged foods to be sure potassium ingredients like potassium chloride are not added.
- Keep an eye on serving size. Almost all foods have some potassium, so even a low potassium food can turn into a high potassium food when eaten in large amounts.
- Do not skip dialysis. Stay on dialysis for the full treatment time. The full treatment time is necessary to clean the blood adequately.
- Leach high potassium vegetables, if including them in your diet. Leaching removes some of the potassium. Ask your renal dietitian which vegetables to leach and how much you can eat. (See instructions for leaching below.)
- How to leach vegetables to lower potassium
- Peel the vegetable, cut into small pieces and place in a very large pot of water.
- Rinse the vegetables.
- Fill the pot with water and let the vegetables soak for at least four hours at room temperature (or you can let them soak over night in the refrigerator).
- After soaking, rinse the vegetables with clean water.
- Cook vegetables as desired.
- Limit portion to one serving, usually 1/2 cup.
Through these suggestions, I hope CKD patients can take them to help lower the high potassium level, which will be helpful for their illness condition.
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