How long can you survive after a kidney transplant?

In life, patients with uremia can generally prolong their lives through kidney transplants, but everyone is very concerned about how long they can survive after a kidney transplant. In fact, the one-year survival rate after a kidney transplant is 84%, the five-year survival rate is 55%, and the 10-year survival rate is only 1%. With the development of modern medicine, the general life expectancy after a kidney transplant is more than 10 years. If a suitable kidney source can be found, kidney transplant surgery can generally buy at least 10 years of life, so it is still worth it.

There are three types of patients before kidney transplantation. One is patients with chronic renal failure who are not undergoing dialysis treatment. These patients are generally required to strictly control their diet before surgery, eat a high-quality low-protein, low-salt diet, and avoid soy products. Some of them are hemodialysis patients, who are generally required to limit their water intake and adopt a low-salt, low-potassium diet. Another part is peritoneal dialysis patients, who are generally required to limit their water intake and adopt a low-sugar, low-salt diet. After a successful kidney transplant, kidney function is restored and various conditions in the body undergo great changes. The most prominent changes are that toxins such as blood creatinine and urea nitrogen drop significantly to normal levels, and blood calcium and phosphorus gradually return to normal. As the toxins in the body decrease, and with the use of drugs such as prednisone, the patient's appetite will improve significantly after kidney transplantation. Many patients will overeat after kidney transplantation. This leads to rapid weight gain, increasing the risk.

How should we control our diet after kidney transplantation? After a successful kidney transplant, the patient's diet will change significantly compared to before, so do not continue with the previous eating habits. Do not restrict the amount of water you drink too much, and keep it at around 2000ml per day. Protein intake can be returned to normal, and soy products can be eaten appropriately. Salt intake depends on blood pressure. Patients with normal blood pressure can consume salt normally, while patients with high blood pressure need to continue to limit salt intake. Sugar control needs to be controlled according to blood sugar levels. The diet should be light and pay attention to the balanced diet structure. Since appetite improves after kidney transplantation, many patients do not control their food intake, resulting in significant weight gain. It causes hyperlipidemia and overweight, and increases various risks. Therefore, the dietary structure and amount of food need to be controlled. The best monitoring indicator is body weight. The weight gain after kidney transplantation should not exceed 10% of the original body weight. The dietary structure should be adjusted according to different physical conditions after surgery. For patients with hyperlipidemia, it is necessary to limit foods with high fat content, including animal offal, egg yolks, walnut kernels, nuts and other foods. Patients with high blood sugar levels need to limit their intake of high-sugar foods, including rice noodles, pasta, etc. Patients with high uric acid need to avoid high-purine diets, such as animal offal, seafood, and legumes.

Due to the special physical condition after kidney transplantation, you cannot take foods and medicines that enhance immunity. Common foods and medicines that boost immunity include: ginseng, red ginseng, Korean ginseng, ganoderma lucidum, astragalus, wolfberry, jujube, royal jelly, turtle, eel, etc. These medicines and foods will enhance the body's immunity and increase the chance of rejection reaction after taking them, so they should not be eaten. There are also some foods that may increase the chance of rejection reaction and should be eaten less. Common foods are: fungus, mushrooms, seafood, etc. Some medicines that can be taken to regulate immune function are: Cordyceps sinensis, sea cucumber. Because patients have low immunity, kidney transplant drugs may cause gastrointestinal side effects. Therefore, try to avoid eating raw food to avoid gastroenteritis. Raw food increases the risk of disease transmission by bacteria and other microorganisms, so it is recommended to avoid eating it. Apart from the foods and principles mentioned above, you can follow your normal diet for other foods. There is no need to deliberately eat special foods. Try not to eat foods that you are not sure of or that are rare. Food is the most important thing for people. After kidney transplantation, many dietary restrictions before the operation can be lifted and the quality of life can be improved. However, new restrictions will be added at the same time to facilitate the long-term survival of the transplanted kidney. Therefore, a scientific and reasonable diet is very important for improving the quality of life of kidney transplant patients and prolonging the survival time of the transplanted kidney.

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