If you have kidney or liver problems, you should try to eat less protein, to prevent toxic nitrogen metabolites, ammonia and urea from entering your body and damaging your health. Protein reduction is basically a method of not overloading both the kidneys and the liver, avoiding unnecessary stress on your body.
Steps
Step 1. Reduce the amount of animal products in your diet such as chicken, red meat, eggs, fish and dairy products
Also try to reduce the consumption of high-protein vegetables such as cereals, rice, beans, pasta and bread.
Step 2. Pay attention to the daily caloric value, such as complex carbohydrates, making sure you choose the ones that are low in protein
Step 3. Consume enough starch, wheat, fruit, fat, oil and sugar for your daily needs
Balancing the rest of your needs will be key to a low-protein diet.
Step 4. Don't completely remove protein from your diet
Agree with a dietician on the acceptable and necessary amount for your blood.
Step 5. Look for low-protein alternative foods like bread and pasta
Step 6. For the amount of fat to consume, only consume polyunsaturated and monounsaturated ones
Step 7. Reduce your sodium and potassium consumption
By reducing sodium intake, you will improve blood pressure control and the accumulation of fluids in the body. The reduction in potassium will prevent the accumulation of blood, which can damage your heart.
Step 8. Limit liquids such as water, milk, popsicles, jelly or juice if your kidney functions have dropped dramatically
You should also limit your fluid intake if your liver disease is getting worse.
Step 9. Think about reducing the amount of protein in your diet, rather than completely removing it
Consume small amounts of protein on a regular basis to suit your tastes, simply by splitting up the amount you usually consume.
- Fill the sandwiches with slices of meat, but stuff them with lettuce, tomatoes, and other toppings.
- For the soup, choose low-protein ingredients.
- Consume small amounts of meat and cheese for main dishes.
