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<blockquote data-quote="rowan" data-source="post: 849187" data-attributes="member: 85095"><p>They told me they need to try and find out what caused it before they know if it can get better, and there are a lot of possibilities to look at, hence more tests. </p><p>But my sister didn't even know she had kidney problems when she was diagnosed end stage kidney failure 4 years ago and she's been on dialysis ever since, and is on the list for a transplant. They still don't know what caused it, so I realise there's not always an answer.</p><p>I asked the doc if there was anything I could be doing in the meantime to help, and there's nothing except to make sure I drink 3 litres of water a day.</p><p></p><p>Kidney diets are apparently a bit like diabetes diets, what hurts/helps one person won't necessarily be the same for another. One thing worries me slightly, although I'm trying not to jump the gun here, but on dialysis you do have to restrict liquid intake, my sister must have no more than 1 to 1.5 litres liquid a day, whereas me, with diabetes, a stoma and psoriasis causing very dry skin, I should be drinking at the very least 3 litres a day. What I'd have to do if I did go on dialysis I've no idea! </p><p>And my diet has various restrictions, which doesn't match the general instructions for dialysis patients, and my sister and I have very different foods that we're allowed or not, so that would be another puzzle.</p><p>I don't know enough yet to know if there are restrictions if you're not on dialysis but no doubt I'll find out soon.</p><p></p><p>This is getting to be a pattern now. As soon as I get to grips with one illness, in this case my diabetes and getting to near normal BG, something else crops up that I need to get to grips with, and they always have conflicting needs! </p><p>And I've still got major surgery for the crohns to look forwrd to later this year, I've no idea if this will affect that!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rowan, post: 849187, member: 85095"] They told me they need to try and find out what caused it before they know if it can get better, and there are a lot of possibilities to look at, hence more tests. But my sister didn't even know she had kidney problems when she was diagnosed end stage kidney failure 4 years ago and she's been on dialysis ever since, and is on the list for a transplant. They still don't know what caused it, so I realise there's not always an answer. I asked the doc if there was anything I could be doing in the meantime to help, and there's nothing except to make sure I drink 3 litres of water a day. Kidney diets are apparently a bit like diabetes diets, what hurts/helps one person won't necessarily be the same for another. One thing worries me slightly, although I'm trying not to jump the gun here, but on dialysis you do have to restrict liquid intake, my sister must have no more than 1 to 1.5 litres liquid a day, whereas me, with diabetes, a stoma and psoriasis causing very dry skin, I should be drinking at the very least 3 litres a day. What I'd have to do if I did go on dialysis I've no idea! And my diet has various restrictions, which doesn't match the general instructions for dialysis patients, and my sister and I have very different foods that we're allowed or not, so that would be another puzzle. I don't know enough yet to know if there are restrictions if you're not on dialysis but no doubt I'll find out soon. This is getting to be a pattern now. As soon as I get to grips with one illness, in this case my diabetes and getting to near normal BG, something else crops up that I need to get to grips with, and they always have conflicting needs! And I've still got major surgery for the crohns to look forwrd to later this year, I've no idea if this will affect that! [/QUOTE]
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