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Kidney Disease
Treatment
Treatments for early kidney disease include both lifestyle changes
and medications.
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Lifestyle changes, such as eating less and exercising regularly to
maintain a healthy weight, can help prevent the diseases that cause
kidney damage.
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If you already have diabetes and/or high blood pressure, keeping
these conditions under control can keep them from causing further
damage to your kidneys.
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Restricting your use of salt can be an important lifestyle change,
as this helps control blood pressure.
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For people with greatly reduced kidney function, another change
often recommended by experts is to follow a moderate-protein diet.
Because protein makes your kidneys work harder, eating less protein
may help delay progression to kidney failure.
Anyone considering dietary changes because of kidney disease should
work with a dietitian to ensure that they are getting proper
nutrition.
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