When the kidneys are not working well, the body struggles to balance salt, potassium, phosphorus, fluid and waste, and food choices matter more. Renal dietetics gives patients with kidney disease or on dialysis a plan that protects the kidneys and keeps them nourished.
Patients seeking therapeutic diet planning in Mumbai for kidney disease are assessed at Apex through blood tests, urine output, medicines and usual meals. Limits for salt, potassium, phosphorus, protein and fluids are set to fit the stage of kidney disease. A dietitian in Borivali works with the nephrology team at the Borivali hospitals so that diet changes follow the latest reports.
Risks include over-restriction that causes malnutrition, so plans are personalised and reviewed after each set of reports.
Apex provides kidney nutrition care for patients assessed as suitable:
