Advice from the dietitians

How dietitians can help

Dietitians work closely with doctors, nurses and other health professionals within a 'multidisciplinary' team, to ensure a professional and comprehensive service.

The Specialist Kidney Dietitians are based at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford, but also cover our satellite units:

• Horton Renal Unit
• High Wycombe Haemodialysis Unit
• Milton Keynes Haemodialysis Unit
• Stoke Mandeville Haemodialysis Unit
• Swindon Haemodialysis Unit
• Whitehouse Dialysis Unit

Pre-dialysis and some peritoneal dialysis patients are seen in joint clinics with the doctors and clinical nurse specialists.

Haemodialysis patients are seen at their respective dialysis units. Other kidney patients can be referred to a dietitian as needed.

Advice

We offer advice and support about the following.

• Healthy eating
• Reducing salt intake
• Managing potassium and phosphate levels
• Reduced appetite / unintentional weight loss
• Fluid management
• Kidney stones - Dietary Advice for people with Kidney Stones (pdf)
• Gout - Dietary Advice for Gout (pdf)
• Food safety post kidney and/or pancreas transplant

Contact us

We can only provide advice or information if your kidney/nephrology care is under the Oxford Kidney Unit or Oxford Transplant Unit (Churchill Hospital).

This includes our satellite units:

Satellite units - Oxford Kidney Unit

Oxford Renal Dietitians: 01865 225061

If you do not attend these sites, please contact your local care team for support.

Further information

A healthy diet and lifestyle for your kidneys - Kidney Care UK

Patient leaflets

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D

• Dietary advice for people with Kidney Stones (PDF, 50KB)

E

• Eating Safely After Your Kidney or Pancreas Transplant (PDF, 78KB)

F

• Fluid: Managing Your Fluid Balance - Information for people with kidney disease (PDF, 95KB)

H

• Healthy eating after your transplant (PDF, 127KB)
• How to follow a minimal fat diet of 20g of fat or less per day (PDF, 82KB)
• How to Take Your Phosphate Binders (PDF, 81KB)

M

• Maintaining a Healthy Bowel When on Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) (PDF, 154KB)
• Making the most of what you eat - Nourishing dietary advice for people with kidney disease (PDF, 79KB)
• Managing your food and fluid intake when on haemodialysis (PDF, 64KB)
• Managing your food and fluid intake when on peritoneal dialysis (PDF, 63KB)

P

• Phosphate and salt content of cheese - Information for people with kidney disease (PDF, 74KB)
• Phosphate: Reducing the intake in your diet (PDF, 86KB)
• Potassium: Increasing your dietary intake (PDF, 83KB)

R

• Reducing Salt Intake (PDF, 105KB)
• Renal Ward: Food visitors can bring in for people with kidney disease (PDF, 88KB)
• Renal: Dietary advice for Gout (PDF, 41KB)
• Renal: Eating out advice for people following a renal diet (PDF, 55KB)
• Renal: Festive foods for people with Chronic Kidney Disease (PDF, 70KB)
• Renal: Reducing potassium in your diet (PDF, 91KB)

S

• Salt and food labels (PDF, 18KB)

W

• Websites and cookbooks for people with chronic kidney disease (PDF, 69KB)
• What can I eat if I am following a renal diet? (PDF, 357KB)