Embracing Your Journey with PKD Belly: Understanding and Coping Living with Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) brings about unique challenges and experiences, one of the most visible being the development of what’s known as ‘PKD Belly.’ This term may sound a...
Navigating Oxalates for Optimal Polycystic Kidney Disease Self-Care When managing Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), understanding your dietary needs is vital. You might be seeking guidance on what foods to avoid if you have kidney cysts, or more specifically, how oxalates figure into...
What is Polycystic Kidney Disease? Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disorder and type of chronic kidney disease that affects about 500,000 people in the United States. PKD causes cyst-filled sacs to grow on the kidneys, leading to reduced...