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By Mrinal Pandit, Chief Dietitian, NephroPlus Constipation- one of the most encountered problem in the people with CKD. Constipation refers to difficult or irregular bowel movements. Constipation is a condition in which you have fewer than three bowel movements a week, or hard, dry and small bowel movements that are painful or difficult to pass.… Continue reading CKD and Constipation

Renal transplantation is considered to offer the patients with ESRD the best chance of rehabilitation and good quality of life. The positive effects of transplantation are to relieve the patients from dietary and other lifestyle restriction imposed by dialysis. Moreover, the most important they no longer have to go through the exhausting process of dialysis.… Continue reading Post-Transplant Nutritional Care

We at NephroPlus are organising the second edition of the Dialysis Olympiad on October 29th in Delhi. The event is going to be held at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex. After the stupendous success of this event in 2015 at Hyderabad, the event moves to the Indian capital and enables a lot more patients from the… Continue reading Dialysis Olympiad Bike Expedition – Doing More With Dialysis Kicks off Today

By Mrinal Pandit, Chief Dietician, NephroPlus A study reveals that overall 392 million Indians are inactive in India. This huge number leaves us with an urgent need to enrol in some physical activity with specific reference to recreational physical activity. This may help curtail the twin epidemic of diabetics and obesity. According to the report… Continue reading Stay Active- Stay Fit With Kidney Disease

By Mrinal Pandit, Chief Dietician, NephroPlus NODAT is a diabetes defined by the WHO and ADA that develops for the first time after transplantation. Although renal transplantation reverses the risk of cardiovascular disease by restoring back the kidney functions, it introduces new cardio vascular risk including impaired blood glucose level, dyslipidaemia and hypertension because of… Continue reading NODAT (New Onset Diabetes After Transplantation)

By Mrinal Pandit, Chief Dietician, NephroPlus Vitamin D deficiency is widely prevalent despite plentiful sunshine even in tropical countries like India. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is 70%- 80 % in the Indian sub-continent. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin available in a very few food groups. It is synthesized exogenously when sunlight strikes… Continue reading The Sunshine Vitamin and CKD

By Mrinal Pandit, Chief Dietician, NephroPlus Shravan mass (month) is considered the most auspicious month for performing puja, fasts and rituals. It marks the beginning of the festive season. Overindulgence during this period is all too easy and with the amount of food made and stored in every home, nutrition balance can be tricky. When… Continue reading Overcome The Season of Overindulgence

The first ever Indian Dialysis Olympiad was held in Hyderabad on Sunday, 15th February at he Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy Stadium. More than 500 people participated. Patients and their family members came from all over the country to be a part of this unique event. Patients took part in games such as 25 meters, 50… Continue reading First Ever Indian Dialysis Olympiad Was a Stupendous Success!

NephroPlus is organising India’s first ever Olympic style Games event for dialysis patients! We at NephroPlus firmly believe that dialysis patients can lead normal lives. What better way to prove this that organising such an event? It is going to be a one day event conducted in Hyderabad. The event is open to all dialysis… Continue reading Announcing India’s First Ever Dialysis Olympiad!

By Akhila Gullapuram, MS, RD, Chief dietician, NephroPlus  H Hope is the light of glorious New Year. A hope to accomplish things you couldn’t do last year; a hope to set new goals for a happier and healthier life. A Access for dialysis is your life line! Take good care of it. P Prevent problems… Continue reading Keys To a Gorgeous, Glorious, Healthy, New Year 2015