Why Kidney Patients Should Avoid Coconut Water?

In this video, Dr Puru Dhawan will explain why kidney failure patients should avoid coconut water in their diet. So watch the video till the end without skipping.

The kidney plays a very important role in our body. The kidney excretes all metabolic waste and keeps the body clean. But when kidneys function gets affected by diabetes or High blood pressure, waste materials like creatinine, urea, and potassium start accumulating in our blood. These increased levels of waste material, especially creatinine, give an idea of how much the kidneys are working, and that's why the increased level of creatinine is considered lethal.

Only a few patients know that potassium is much more lethal than creatinine. When creatinine increases, the patient only suffers from muscle cramps, fatigue, and weakness-like problems, but no major damage happens. But when potassium rises, it can cause a heart attack like severe situation.

Functions of potassium in our body:
When potassium is in the normal range, it gives power to muscles to move, expand and contract. Conversely, it provides muscle fatigue when potassium increases beyond the normal range.

How potassium is more lethal than creatinine:
Our heart pumps all blood in our body through the contraction and expansion of heart muscles. As a result, the heart starts feeling fatigued when the level of potassium increases. This fatigued heart may go under cardiac arrest if potassium levels exceed 7.

Why kidney failure patients should avoid coconut water in their diet:
For example, suppose a kidney failure patient consumes coconut water. In that case, potassium levels may increase because coconut water is rich in potassium, and the kidneys are not functioning well. As a result, they cannot balance electrolytes in the blood, making the heart muscles fatigue and may cause death in kidney failure patients.

How to control potassium?
Potassium is present in every food item. However, in some food items, it is low, and in some, it is high. So a patient needs to take only. Food items that contain potassium.

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