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Steerpike

(2,693 posts) Tue Jul 31, 2018, 09:55 AM Jul 2018

so my doctor says my kidneys are doing very poorly

60 years old and starting to feel it.

so he says no tomato, avocado, potato, banana etc...diabetes and high blood pressure have damaged my kidneys...funny tho...I feel better than I have in years...lost lots of weight and have not been sick at all. I work two jobs seven days a week and have done this for years. so anyone have any tips on what I can eat that is low potassium and maybe regenerative to kidneys?
can't say I'm liking the idea of never eating avocados or tomatoes again...

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so my doctor says my kidneys are doing very poorly (Original Post) Steerpike Jul 2018 OP

I've had kidney probs for a couple years. My last check up two months ago was a clean bill notdarkyet Jul 2018 #1

I second this recommendation. marybourg Jul 2018 #3

At my age, the doctor always starts off with safeinOhio Jul 2018 #2

Have you check your eyes? Gothmog Jul 2018 #4

Cranberry juice works wonders. Haggis for Breakfast Aug 2018 #5

notdarkyet

(2,226 posts)

1. I've had kidney probs for a couple years. My last check up two months ago was a clean bill

Reply to Steerpike (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2018, 10:19 AM

Jul 2018

Of health. My dr a akdc kidney specialist recommended drinking lots of water, so I did and still do. Water helped a lot.

marybourg

(13,193 posts)

3. I second this recommendation.

Reply to notdarkyet (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 31, 2018, 10:42 AM

Jul 2018

safeinOhio

(34,126 posts)

2. At my age, the doctor always starts off with

Reply to Steerpike (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2018, 10:22 AM

Jul 2018

What do you want first, the good news or the bad news.
The best news has been that I have scored higher on my memory test two years in a row.

Gothmog

(154,840 posts)

4. Have you check your eyes?

Reply to Steerpike (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2018, 12:20 PM

Jul 2018

I have kidney issues and type II diabetes and had a scare six or seven years ago when the eye doctor found some leakage in one eye due to Actos. Since this scare and two rounds of injections into the eyeball, the eye doctor told me that I have stabilized and that if there was kidney damage due to the diabetes, it would show up in the eye exam. My renal doctor confirmed this. My renal doctor thinks that my damage may have been due to NSIDs. My kidney function has been stable for the last 5 or 6 years. I have been avoiding nsids during this period.

Again, if diabetes is the reason for your kidney damage, then this would probably show up in a good eye exam and scan

Good luck.

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)

5. Cranberry juice works wonders.

Reply to Steerpike (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2018, 08:54 PM

Aug 2018

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