Do all patients with chronic kidney disease need vitamin D supplements?


Healthy kidneys are rich in vitamin D receptors that play a significant role in changing the raw form of vitamin D into the active form. It also balances the calcium and phosphorus in the body by controlling the absorption of these minerals from the food you consume. It is also responsible for controlling the parathyroid hormone (PTH).

When kidneys fail, they losses the ability to activate vitamin D, and it affects the balance of calcium and phosphorus level in the blood. In that condition, the PTH tries to compensate to beyond its limit.

According to the experts, PTH is secreted by the parathyroid glands that are located near the thyroid gland in the neck. During the kidney failure, the parathyroid gland produces excess hormones that can pull out calcium from the bones and weakens them. It may cause secondary hyperparathyroidism, which results in bone pain. Most of the kidney patients are at risk of having secondary hyperparathyroidism. It is the reason why PTH level must be monitored through a lab test that, too, at regular intervals.

It is a usual condition that chronic kidney disease patients have a low level of vitamin D, and you may need a low-level supplement. Before taking any supplement, you need to talk to the nephrologists because consuming supplements can be hazardous for your health condition. Even supplements can have some severe side-effects on your body. Primarily, you should try to take vitamin D from the natural source, and for that purpose, consulting with the Ayurvedic nephrologists and dietician can be a good option.

Ayurvedacharya at Karma Ayurveda possesses all the knowledge required in treating kidney disease with the help of natural herbs and dietary modifications. They are doing this for the last eight decades and healed thousands of kidney patients that too naturally.

For more information about diet and medicines for kidney disease, contact Karma Ayurveda Hospital

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