Patients with chronic kidney disease can generally eat apples, but need to determine the consumption of apples according to the severity of kidney disease, especially for patients with edema, hyperkalemia, and hypertension, need to limit the intake of apples.
Patients with chronic kidney disease need to pay attention to low-salt, low-fat, high-quality and low-protein diet. Apples are a kind of fruit with low sodium and low protein, which can be consumed by most patients with chronic kidney disease.
However, if patients with chronic kidney disease combined with severe edema or medication is difficult to control hypertension, need to control the intake of water, such patients eating too much apple may aggravate edema, resulting in difficult to control blood pressure, and even lead to acute heart failure.
Apples contain a certain amount of potassium, for severe renal failure with hyperkalemia risk patients, should be avoided.
Patients with chronic kidney disease are advised to consult regular hospitals in time and follow the doctor’s instructions for standardized diet and treatment.