Does Eating Seafood Increase Creatinine Instantly For Patients With Kidney Disease?

When patients with kidney disease are discharged from the hospital, the doctor often tells them "don't eat seafood", which makes people who grew up by the sea feel embarrassed. 

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Why can't patients with kidney disease eat seafood?

It is actually a rumor that kidney disease patients cannot eat seafood

Why do doctors tell you that patients with kidney disease can't eat seafood? This is because some people are allergic to seafood, which is an allergic constitution, and some people are prone to elevate uric acid or even gout due to metabolic problems when eating seafood. The above two problems are not only for patients with kidney disease, in fact, all organs and systems will also be affected. Therefore, "patients with kidney disease cannot eat seafood" is actually a rumor. The correct statement is that people who are allergic to seafood and those who are prone to elevate uric acid should not eat seafood.

What other myths are common in kidney disease treatment?

In fact, all the "kidney disease patients must not eat ××" are all rumors. Food is not poison, nor is it highly purified medicine. A few mouthfuls will not make the condition worse instantly, as long as it is the food we usually eat , there is no "absolutely inedible". In terms of exercise, the statement that "exercise helps treat kidney disease" is not rigorous enough. For those patients with renal failure who need to control blood creatinine, exercise is almost a behavior that makes things worse.

And one of the most serious rumors, that of a "low-salt diet." It became a rumor because many people overinterpreted it. "Salt should not exceed 6 grams per day" refers to the extreme measures taken by patients with high edema or uremia to prevent further electrolyte imbalance. If other kidney disease patients implement this standard, hyponatremia is prone to occur, causing Cardiovascular problems.

Why can't the rumors of kidney disease disappear?

On the one hand, it is because individual doctors tried to save the trouble and did not explain in detail. They adopted a "one size fits all" communication method and communicated in a "threatening" tone to convince patients that it was true. On the other hand, the lack of knowledge of kidney disease in the patients themselves makes it difficult to distinguish the authenticity of the information. Another reason is that in order to gain attention, various texts on the Internet use out-of-context and exaggerated description techniques, which are also prone to misunderstanding.

The correct approach is to keep in touch with professional doctors, especially after you leave the hospital, and you should not stop contacting them. This will not only help you block most rumors but also maintain a certain degree of continuity in kidney disease treatment.