“Will I have diet restrictions post my kidney transplant?”
I need to have a kidney transplant., but I would like to know if I will have diet restrictions after my transplant. Should I eat a certain way after my surgery?
3 Answers
Yes. Consult the transplant center for more information and also the national kidney foundation.
Usually your doctor should give you a post-surgery instruction on what things you do what things you avoid. Just follow the institution.
The great thing about the transplant is that most of your diet restrictions will go away. You may be restricting the amount of phosphate or potassium now. That will stop. If fact the transplant often leaks extra phosphate into the urine, and so we may ask you to eat foods that are high in phosphate!! There won't be any protein restriction.
For some people with a transplant, they still need to follow a sodium (salt) restricted diet, but others don't.
So life is much better and easier with the transplant!
For some people with a transplant, they still need to follow a sodium (salt) restricted diet, but others don't.
So life is much better and easier with the transplant!
