Following a Diet as a Transplant Patient
After you receive a transplant, it is possible that many of the diet restrictions you had during dialysis will disappear. This however, doesn’t mean that proper nutrition is any less important. Also, if you have other conditions like hypertension and diabetes, you will need to continue following those diet restrictions. Taking immunosuppressants and anti-rejection medications. (1) To keep your new organ healthy, you will need to take an immunosuppressant drug. Just like the name sounds it suppresses your body’s immune system response to your new organ. Even with careful matching your body won’t recognize the new kidney as its own and will [...]