BATTLES

Kidney patients in order to live a comfy life we have to control our fluid intake and we also need to have a proper diet and this battle happens on a daily basis and most of time i am losing this battle and cave in to temptations. I must somehow win this battle if not i will feel discomfort and will live my life in misery !!

I am a singaporean guy, fat and big size who loves food and i am a aquaholics: addicted to drinking water !! I have been told since i was very young that drinking water is good for my health, that water is good for you and helps you to detox and drinking water will cause no harm to the body. From a very young age i have been drinking, guzzling down plain water like a baby elephant and i also look like one !!!

I use to drink about 5 litres of plain water on a daily basis and guess what what is my favourite foods i love my curries and my soups. My total fluid intake on a daily basis should be about 8 litres !!! I have been good i do not smoke or drink liquor even beer use to be an occasional indulgence but i love to drink water and i am a foodie before my kidney failure i use to travel all over singapore in search of good food i will make time to go and try but with kidney failure i must practice restrain in theory i know what i must do but in practce ...............??????????

I have to becareful even foods that is considered as very beneficial for the body may do harm to a kidney patient we have to be very vigilant of the potassium levels of the food i consume because when potassium stays in your blood because my kidneys aren't filtering it out and because potassium builds up between dialysis treatments and can cause problems such as weakness, muscle cramps, tiredness, irregular heartbeat and, worst of all, heart attack. Potassium is found mostly in fruits, vegetables and dairy products. Certain fruits and vegetables are very high in potassium. High potassium levels will affect my heart which is the leading cause of death among kidney patients.

Fuits like strawberry, watermelon, cantaloupe, oranges and my all time favourite fruit the banana and foods that is also considered as healthy like turkey, salmon, cod and many seafoods is also a big no no for kidney patients.

Fruits like apple, grapes, and pears is low in potassium and meat like chicken and pork if cook with no sodium or salt and prepared healthily is also considered safe for kidney patients