My dialysis centre just gotten back my latest blood test done just last Sat. This time my protein level is even lower than last month's result. So of course, my concerned senior nurse reminded me to try to eat more protein, even suggested 3 whole boiled eggs a day! I think that's a lot of eggs!
Because she said that over time, a lack of protein can make me lose muscle mass, which in turn cuts my strength, makes it harder to keep my balance, and slows down my metabolism. It can also lead to anemia, when my body cells don't get enough oxygen, which makes me so tired all the time. Honestly, I am already severely anemia... requiring IV iron infusion every 10 days.
No wonder lately I can't walk a few steps without feeling dizzy or even breathless. The past month due to the gallstone pain, I barely eat or chew meat as it will triggered the pain. Plus more than 3 weeks of 24/7 antibiotics, I can't take milk either. I was on plain water and crackers most of the time if I don't want to trigger any pain. I did lost about just 2kg since my metabolism is almost non existence due to my heart failure too. Can't exercise much.
And because dialysis not only filter out the toxins, it also filtered out the nutrients as well. And me being a healthy small eater due to my gastric sleeve surgery, my nutrients are lesser than other patients in the centre. I look plus size on the external due to my family genes, but my inside are running on empty... even my dialysis centre visiting doctor has nothing bad to say to me about my diet plus on the blood result. He's more concerned I lacked nutrients than all the other slimmer patients who have too much nutrients turned toxins after dialysis due to their wrong diets.
Well, for breakfast today I'm starting back on my protein milk supplement with diabetic friendly Glucerna milk powder too. Hope it will helps to bring up my protein level again. This is the milk diet I was on before I get qualified to go for the gastric sleeve surgery in Dec 2018. It is still another meal replacement option recommended by my surgeon till this day.
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I hope your protein levels go up. Fortunately there are a lot of high protein foods around, like beef, pork, chicken, fish, milk, yogurt, eggs, beans and nuts, as well as protein shakes.
@spunkycumfun Yes, but I need to be caution on nuts and beans, which is not suitable for dialysis patients due to high in potassium and phosphorus, which can strain the kidneys further.
If it’s recommended to you it sounds like it’s a good way get your protein levels back up. Good luck with it and I hope you get good results.
@Dusty_bawls02 Yup, drinking protein milk is easier for the body to absorb too. Hopefully the protein level will go up and I won't feel so tired all the time.