chronic kidney disease

CKD magnesium

A former uni tutor warned against using these supplements with low kidney function because of the risk of overloading. I’ve found no research to support this, but several of the CKD websites mention that supplements of Mg and K should not be used. I’m newly qualified and quite unsure of…

55 yo F with Hereditary polycystic liver and kidneys

Hereditary polycystic liver and kidneys. I have a 55 year old lady with this diagnosis, who has had very bad explosive unpredictable bowel symptoms for years, and is bored with it! There appear to be two different approaches, either a high fat diet (such as proposed by the brilliant blog…