Dietary considerations for stage 4 kidney disease include: low-salt, low-fat, high-quality low-protein diet, and those with combined hyperkalemia and hyperphosphatemia should also limit potassium and phosphorus.
1. Low salt: patients with chronic kidney disease stage 4 should limit sodium intake, and minimize the use of salt-containing seasonings and spices such as vinegar, soy sauce, pepper, chili, pepper and so on. Ban foods high in salt, such as various sauces, pickles, canned goods, jerky, macerated dried fruits and so on.
2. Reduce the intake of fatty foods: choose skimmed dairy products and low-fat types for consumption, and reduce the intake of high-fat foods such as fatty meat.
3. High-quality low-protein diet: protein-restricted diet is an important part of treatment, which can reduce the generation of nitrogen-containing metabolites and alleviate the symptoms and related complications. High-quality proteins, such as eggs, milk, and lean meats, etc., can be chosen, and the recommended daily intake of proteins is 0.6~0.8g/kg.
In addition, patients with hyperkalemia should have low potassium diet and eat less bananas and oranges, etc. Patients with hyperphosphatemia should eat less nuts and food containing food additives.
Patients with stage 4 nephropathy should go to the hospital in time and make drug and diet plan under the guidance of professional doctors.