PKD DIET

Corn Tortillas

Limit Corn Tortillas

Corn tortillas is a staple food for those watching their intake of wheat. The following brands contain propyl parabens:

Anything which is an endocrine disruptor (disturbs the endocrine system) can cause liver cysts to grow and expand. Liver cyst walls have an endocrine (hormonal receptor on their cell surface. 90% of CRISP study participants with ADPKD were found to have liver cysts. Researchers have thought that if these participants all could have been scanned with a finer slice MRI machine (T3) then perhaps this number would approach 100%. This is not to say that everyone with PLD, with liver cysts will develop severe PLD. Only 8% of us require treatment, a debulking procedure. Only 8% of PLD Polycystic Liver Disease patients require a debulking procedure.

Read about corn and some harmful effects that can come from eating corn. An article on maize talks about aflatoxin that can come about when corn is stored for a prolonged time.

We are  sharing our experiences with PKD/PLD Diet, an adjunct diet envisioning it complementing a physician's prescribed medical therapy. Consider testing this with your doctor's prior knowledge, who can  adjust it according to your own uniqueness by adding it to your current  treatment.

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