Kidney Transplant Nutrition Management. Prednisone use may lead to an increased hunger so guidelines for healthy eating post surgery are provided. The nutritional recommendations of the current available guidelines and of the most recent literature available for nutrition management of adult kidney transplant recipients are summarized in table 48 1 briefly the protein intake should be progressively reduced after the first month to a range between 0 8 and 1 2 g kg body weight day as well as the energy intake.
She is available to provide nutrition education on stage 4 and stage 5 chronic kidney disease ckd. If you were on dialysis before you may find that this diet is easier to follow than the one you followed when you were on dialysis. Effect in kidney graft function and in nutritional status.
Be sure to talk with your healthcare practitioner about your individual nutrition needs.
Nutrition and transplant after a kidney transplant your diet will still be an important part of maintaining your overall health. Effect in kidney graft function and in nutritional status. Bernardi a biasia f pati t piva m d angelo a bucciante g. Nutrition after kidney transplant renal failure may have limited intake of certain foods but kidney transplant recipients may find they have more dietary freedom.