General appointment
Duration: 30 days
A one-month diet plan and counselling, according to your condition.
- After 30 days, book a follow-up as needed.
- Counselling fee
- BDT 400
Specialised nutrition care
Kidney disease complications
Kidney complications are not the problem of a single organ; they are deeply bound up with blood pressure, metabolism, fluid balance, electrolytes and heart health.
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Kidney complications are not the problem of a single organ; they are deeply bound up with blood pressure, metabolism, fluid balance, electrolytes and heart health.
Kidney disease takes two main forms: acute kidney injury (AKI), which strikes suddenly, and chronic kidney disease (CKD), which destroys kidney function slowly over the long term. According to the World Health Organization and international data, around 67 crore 40 lakh people worldwide have chronic kidney disease, most of them living in low and middle-income countries including Bangladesh.
In primary care, CKD can be detected at an early stage with a very simple blood test (serum creatinine) and a urine test (albuminuria, or protein excretion).
Medical research in Bangladesh has found that around 16–18% of the adult population have chronic kidney disease (CKD) to some degree. The worrying part is that, because symptoms do not appear in the early stages, around 80–90% of those affected remain outside proper testing and treatment. If the disease turns complex and the kidneys fail, dialysis or a kidney transplant becomes necessary for survival.
Eating processed food, taking excess salt, taking painkillers without prescription or understanding, lack of physical activity, not drinking enough water and mental stress are driving an alarming rise in kidney problems among younger people too.
Impact and health risks in the Bangladeshi context
- Financial catastrophe: end-stage renal disease requires dialysis or a kidney transplant, which is extremely expensive. Many low and middle-income families in Bangladesh are ruined meeting the cost of this treatment.
- Risk of other diseases: when the kidneys cannot clean the blood, toxins accumulate and the risk of stroke, heart attack and severe anaemia rises many times over.
- Limited access to care: most dialysis and nephrology services in the country are concentrated in cities, which makes them hard to reach for marginal and rural communities.
Misconceptions and the nutritionist’s role
Cutting protein out of the diet entirely on the strength of something seen online or on social media, raising or lowering water intake without understanding, or taking various herbal remedies can do the kidneys serious harm.
No two kidney patients are the same. Diet has to be determined by the stage of kidney disease (stage 1 to 5) and by levels of blood creatinine, uric acid, potassium and sodium. A skilled nutritionist can read your reports and physical condition and build a specific protein-restricted diet plan, helping to preserve kidney function for longer.
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Common questions
Questions, answered
Should I cut protein out completely?
No. Cutting protein out of the diet entirely on the strength of something seen online can do the kidneys serious harm. A specific protein-restricted plan is built from your reports and physical condition.
Should I drink more water?
Raising or lowering water intake without understanding can be harmful. The amount has to be set according to the stage of kidney disease and your reports.
How is kidney disease detected early?
In primary care, CKD can be detected at an early stage with a very simple blood test (serum creatinine) and a urine test (albuminuria, or protein excretion).
What determines the diet?
Diet has to be determined by the stage of kidney disease (stage 1 to 5) and by levels of blood creatinine, uric acid, potassium and sodium.