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AVOID   Acetaminophen. Most kidney doctors caution PKD'rs against using aspirin, paracetamol, tylenol, phenacetin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), or other prescription or over-the-counter medications that can impair kidney function. The difficulty with taking aspirin or tylenol for a long period of time, greater than occasional usage of 1 tablet every 3 months, is that kidney damaging effects are cumulative, over a lifetime. There was a prospective study out of Australia which showed the long term use of tylenol caused kidney failure in individuals without kidney disease. A few PKD'rs try to utilize a variety of foods to relieve different pains: lemon juice for headaches and daily minor aches; cherries for wrist and joint pain; papaya and pineapple are strong anti-inflammatories and useful for diminishing back pain. Papaya contains papain and pineapple contains bromelain. Go to articles on acetaminophen.
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AVOID   Aspirin Most kidney doctors caution PKD'rs against using aspirin, paracetamol, tylenol, phenacetin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), or other prescription or over-the-counter medications that can impair kidney function. Prolonged use can lead to diminished kidney functioning. This is known as papillary nephropathy.

Aspirin

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AVOID  Bleach

Bleach, chlorine compounds are especially harmful for a cystic liver. Chlorine compounds is an endocrine disruptor and causes intense liver pains. Eliminate bleach, chlorine, carbon tetrachloride, plastic from your environment. Inhaling bleach products is even more harmful as the lungs sit near the liver and can increase symptoms from PLD. Find alternatives for perfume, bleach cleansers, plastics. The surprising one is chicken, poultry, turkey and commercially prepared game birds. In the USA all poultry has a chlorine bath before coming to market. This is to prevent salmonella. Consumer report magazine ran a special on chicken awhile back and in this article it had seen all the best quality poultry meats getting a quick dip in a chlorine bath. Chlorine is sometimes added to city tap water. Check the cities with the best water supply. One can leave water for drinking out for twenty four hours to dissipate the chlorine.

BLEACHBLEACH

USEFULBromelain is typically extruded from pineapples and made into a capsule or tablet form. Because it's able to digest protein, bromelain is available in some grocery stores as a meat tenderizer. A topical form of bromelain is also being explored experimentally for burns.


When used for as a digestive aid, bromelain is usually taken with meals. When used for inflammatory conditions, practitioners typically recommend taking bromelain between meals on an empty stomach to maximize absorption. Some prefer to just drink pineapple juice or to eat fresh pineapple. This has really helped some with lower back pain and when we indulge in some extra proteins.

People taking "blood-thinners" (anticoagulant or anti-platelet medication), such as aspirin, warfarin (Coumadin), heparin, clopidogrel (Plavix), non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications such as ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil), naproxen (Naprosyn, Aleve) should only use bromelain under a physician's supervision.

Bromelain

 


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USEFUL CALCIUM CARBONATE is also known as chalk. High calcium levels are sometimes present with chronic kidney disease along with a high parathyroid level.
Calcium Carbonatecalcium carbonate

USEFUL Calcium Citrate Sometimes calcium citrate is prescribed for bone loss. Calcium citrate exerts a slight alkaline effect. A few have used lemon egg, one source for making your own calcium citrate. Some have managed to stay very alkalline through consumming lemon egg nightly.

Lemon Egg Recipe.

Calcium Citrate
calcium citrate alkalinity potassium citrate
AVOID  CHONDROITIN Chondroitin
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AVOID  Coral Calcium Samples have been found to contaminate lead. Coral Calcium
AVOID  CREATININE supplements. These may adversely affect kidney functioning. It is not known. The fluid within cyst walls contains creatine, the same liquid within the coleus plant. This was discovered by Jarad Grantham MD through a google search for the molecular formula. Creatine
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AVOID  Ephedra raises blood pressure. Ephedra
AVOID   FLUORIDE FLUORIDE

AVOID  Forskolin Patients with PKD should not take any supplement or product that contains forskolin because it may aggravate their condition. Dr. Grantham using a google search was able to match the molecular structure of cyst fluid with the molecule forskolin. Read about articles here.

Forskolin
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USEFUL Grape Seed Extract lowers LDL cholesterol, diminishing varicose veins, atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), lowers high blood pressure. A recent study shows that a particular polyphenol in red grape skins, resveratrol, inhibits platelet aggregation and is the component responsible for red wine's health benefits. Resveratrol is found in the skin of grapes. To read more about grape seed extract, click here.
Grape Seed extract and Hypertension
Cardiovascular researchers at UC Davis, School of Medicine, completed the first human clinical trial to study the benefits of grape seed extract on patients with high blood pressure. The one month study was done on 24 male and female patients diagnosed with metabolic syndrome, which is a combination of factors that add up to high risk for heart disease, including elevated blood pressure, excess abdominal body weight, high blood cholesterol fats, and high blood sugar. The patients were divided into three groups of eight. The first group received a placebo while the second and third groups received 150 mgs and 300 mgs, respectively, of a grape seed extract developed and made by Polyphenolics, a division of Constellation Wine US. All participants' blood pressure was automatically measured and recorded for 12 hours after grape see extract ingestion. Participants in the two groups receiving grape seed extract experienced an average drop in systolic pressure or 12 mm and diastolic pressure 8 mm compared to placebo. To read more of the complete article, click here.

Grape Seed Extract

pycnogenol -- OPC's -- procyanidins -- resveratrol

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AVOID  GLUCOSAMINE Glucosamine
USEFULMORINGA POWDER MORINGA OLIFIERA
USEFUL IRON IRON
AVOID  Lithium  Kidney toxin Lithium
AVOID  NSAIDs Kidney toxin NSAIDs
USEFUL Papain an antiinflammatory. Useful for back pain and joint pain. Derived from papaya. Papain
AVOID  Parabens toxin Parabens
AVOID  Phenacetin  toxin Phenacetin
USEFUL POTASSIUM CITRATELlLessens symptoms through alkalinity. Frequently asked questions about potassium citrate. Potassium citrate, the theory or who ate my ham sandwich? Potassium Citratepkdiet.com polycysticliverdisease.com vitamins supplements pkd pld
USEFUL Proton pump Inhibitors Avoid cimetadine (tagamet). This is a known endocrine disruptor. Proton pump Inhibitors

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AVOID  Remifemin has been used to treat hot flashes. Perhaps, Effexor is a better alternative. December 18, 2006 Study SEATTLE -- Black cohosh alone or with other botanical therapies was no better than placebo at relieving hot flashes or other vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause, found the Herbal Alternatives for Menopause trial. It has been used for hot flashes in breast cancer patients with estrogen binding tumors. The cancers did not grow and this relieved a small percentage of hot flashes. Black cohosh contains salicylic (a component of aspirin) and it appears to act as a phytoestrogen. (Others have noticed with soy a potent phytoestrogen, an increase in growth of liver cysts). Black Cohosh suppress luteinizing hormone surges associated with hot flashes in menopausal woman. It is specific for headaches in the late luteal phase associated with low estrogen levels. It has been shown in the animal model that it prevents 7% decline in breast cancer.
I am avoiding black cohosh as it might cause both kidney and liver cysts to grow. I just do not know. A better drug for hot flashes might effexor.

RemifemiN

BLACK COHOSH

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USEFUL SambU or Elderberry This is wonderful herb for diminishing symptoms during the cold and flu season. First sign of a sniffle I try drinking an elderberry syrup called Sambu©. This is alkaline producing. It maybe wise to stop Sambu©. two weeks before any surgery as it is high in vitamin C and high doses of vitamin C can cause bleeding tendencies. Elderberry was researched by an Israeli herbalist and found to be one herb that actually exerts an anti-viral influence.

Sambu

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USEFULMilk thistle, SILYMARIN plus (milk thistle, turmeric, and artichoke)seems to relieve pain and decrease liver girth and eases any aches surrounding the liver area. Researchers studied the effects of St. John's wort, ginger, echinacea, green tea and milk thistle on the white blood cells and nerve cells of mice. Milk thistle was the only herb that boosted both the immune and nervous systems, helping nerve cells produce more neurites and keeping cells alive longer. Milk thistle (silymarin) has been used since Greco-Roman times as an herbal remedy for a variety of ailments, particularly liver problems. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries physicians in the United States used milk thistle seeds to relieve congestion of the liver, spleen, and kidneys. Today, several scientific studies suggest that active substances in milk thistle (particularly silymarin) protect the liver from damage caused by viruses, toxins, alcohol, and certain drugs such as acetaminophen (a common over the counter medication used for headaches and pain; acetaminophen, also called paracetamol, can cause liver damage if taken in large quantities or by people who drink alcohol regularly.)
A comprehensive review by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) recently identified 16 scientific studies on the use of milk thistle for the treatment of various forms of liver disease. A European standardized extract of milk thistle was used in most of the trials.
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Preliminary laboratory studies also suggest that active substances in milk thistle may have anti-cancer effects. One active substance known as silymarin has strong antioxidant properties and has been shown to inhibit the growth of human prostate, breast, and cervical cancer cells in test tubes. More testing is needed. Milk Thistle is a liver healing herb. There are no known drug interactions. Further research is needed to see if it potentiates aspirin intake and if milk thistle has anti-cancer effects. Milk thistle most impressed the medical world when G. Vogel, M.D., used it to save lives in the 1970s. A leading milk thistle researcher, Dr. Vogel brought to his clinic 60 people suffering from severe mushroom poisoning. He gave them a compound called silymarin that was extracted from milk thistle and found that "results ranged from amazing to spectacular," even though most of the people were not treated until a full day after eating the bad mushrooms.
Dr. Vogel and other well-known plant researchers, including Hildebert Wagner, Ph.D., have found that the antioxidants in milk thistle called flavonoids are some of the most potent liver-protecting substances known.
One important function of antioxidants is to protect the liver against damage from heavy metals and other toxic substances in the air and the food we eat. In case you think that heavy metal exposure is nothing to worry about, consider that more than 600,000 tons of lead are put into the atmosphere every year in the United States alone. Heavy metals are all around us—lead solder in tin cans, lead and cadmium in cigarette smoke, mercury in dental fillings and some cosmetics, and aluminum in antacids. Research conducted in Germany has shown that milk thistle helps protect the liver from drug and heavy metal poisoning. As a result, milk thistle is the basis for a number of German drugs used to treat liver problems. I photographed milk thistle growing in the wild in surrounding my home in the Blueridge Mountains while recuperating from liver resection surgery. For the liver this sylmarin is BENEFICIAL
CAUTION recently informed that milk thistle should be avoided by transplanted PKD patients as it may interfere with immunosuppressive drugs. Here is a 2008 article that concludes that the pharmacokinetics of silymarin is altered in patients with liver disease. Most individuals with PLD do not have decreased liver functioning.Click here for the article.

Silymarin

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USEFUL Sodium Citrate is a potent alkalizer, useful for PKD. If your doctor prescribed an alkalizer, ask for sodium citrate. The citrate is utilized by the kidneys for energy. Sodium Citrate
USEFUL Vitamin B complex Vitamin B complex

USEFUL Vitamin B1

 

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USEFUL Vitamin D Vitamin D
USEFUL Vitamin E Vitamin E
USEFULVitamin K Vitamin K
AVOID MULTI-VITAMINS
Unless prescribed for you by your physician, I avoid multivitamins, instead preferring to take individual vitamins as needed. Multivitamins contain high amounts of copper. Researchers have noted that individuals who develop cancers have higher amounts of copper in their bodies. Additionally with multiple vitamins there are many of the fat soluble vitamins that can possibly cause an overdose of vitamins. It is best to supplement with individual vitamins such as B12,B6, folic acid, Vitamin C with rose hips and a few others if needed. Choose an all natural vitamin made from a food source so the micronutrients can be obtained. Juicing with nutrient dense calorie poor fruits and vegetables is especially good for the body.
When some take supplements or vitamins, they take the vitamins specifically needed rather than daily to allow the body to continue to manufacture its own vitamins such as B12 from the food. Certain vitamins if taken after 2pm, interrupt a restful night's sleep i.e. B vitamins. Some alternate months of vitamins following one month on, one month off regime.
A report has been released about caution with megavitamins: Unsafe Levels of Selenium Found in Dietary Supplements
ROCKVILLE, Md., April 9 -- The FDA has identified hazardous levels of selenium as the cause of 43 adverse events stemming from use of certain flavors of the dietary supplements Total Body Formula and Total Body Mega Formula. The distributor of the products, Total Body Essential Nutrition, of Atlanta, has recalled the Tropical Orange and Peach Nectar flavors of Total Body Formula in eight- and 32-ounce bottles and the Orange/Tangerine flavor of Total Body Mega Formula in 32-ounce containers.

How do you easily swallow large tablets such as calcium citrate with Vitamin D?
If bananas are allowed in the diet, try chewing a bite of banana but do not swallow it. Place the tablet in amongst the chewed banana and swallow both together without chewing the pill.

MULTIVITAMINS
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