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Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a kind of kidney disease with long times. However, patients won’t always live in the hospital until the disease is cured. Commonly, when patients’ chronic kidney disease is stable, the doctor will suggest patients discharge and continue the treatment at home so that it can save a lot of money. Many family members will ask, how to take care of CKD patients at home?
1. Dietary restriction: include the protein, salt, fluid, potassium and phosphorus restrictions and others. In general, you should take a healthy diet for your condition; stay away from foods may aggravate your condition.
2. Change your lifestyle and keep a healthy one. If you are a smoker, quit it. If you drink alcohol, stop drinking. Talk with your doctor to make a plan on how and when.
3. Take proper exercises every day. Daily exercise will keep you from obesity and promote your immune system to fight against various diseases.
4. Take medications regularly. To people with high blood pressure and diabetes, taking regular medication to control the blood pressure and blood sugar is vital to the progression of CKD.
If patients can do the above advice and go to hospital for re-check regularly, patients can have a normal life with kidney disease.