# Diet and exercise **URL:** https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/c/diet-and-exercise/13.md [Latest](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/tags.md) --- ## [Your top tips for eating well with kidney disease](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/t/your-top-tips-for-eating-well-with-kidney-disease/96)
**Author:** [@Kidney\_admin](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/u/Kidney_admin)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [2 September 2026 07:59 UTC](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/t/your-top-tips-for-eating-well-with-kidney-disease/96 "2026-09-02T07:59:56Z")
Share your top food tips with others. What’s your go-to meal or snack? You might have a particular snack or food that you never eat on treatment day, for example. Share your experiences with others so we can all learn fr… --- ## [What's your favourite kidney friendly meal or snack?](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/t/whats-your-favourite-kidney-friendly-meal-or-snack/846)
**Author:** [@Kidney\_admin](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/u/Kidney_admin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [25 August 2026 15:40 UTC](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/t/whats-your-favourite-kidney-friendly-meal-or-snack/846 "2026-08-25T15:40:18Z")
We’re always looking for new ideas, so we’d love to hear from our community: What’s your favourite kidney friendly meal? Do you have a go-to lunch or snack? Have you discovered a recipe you’d recommend to others? --- ## [Increasing Potassium](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/t/increasing-potassium/822)
**Author:** [@Made](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/u/Made)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [17 August 2026 14:05 UTC](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/t/increasing-potassium/822 "2026-08-17T14:05:01Z")
Im only stage 3A at present but I have found that increasing my potassium fixes my mobility problem in my leg. I think it fixes a vascular problem. Over the years my leg has been broken and have had 2 DVT,s and ulcers … --- ## [Exercise – what works for you?](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/t/exercise-what-works-for-you/98)
**Author:** [@Kidney\_admin](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/u/Kidney_admin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [24 July 2026 13:18 UTC](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/t/exercise-what-works-for-you/98 "2026-07-24T13:18:24Z")
Exercise can be tricky when you’re managing symptoms and treatment. Tiredness can be a big factor. Some people find that gentle exercise does help, and others may find it exhausting and hard to know where to start. What… --- ## [Vegan/vegetarian diet](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/t/vegan-vegetarian-diet/726)
**Author:** [@Messy](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/u/Messy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [10 July 2026 14:00 UTC](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/t/vegan-vegetarian-diet/726 "2026-07-10T14:00:54Z")
I’m struggling a little with choosing meals that suit a family with a veggie with stage 4 CKD, a vegan, and me needing a high protein diet. Ideas or advice welcome! --- ## [What do you miss the most that you can’t eat anymore?](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/t/what-do-you-miss-the-most-that-you-can-t-eat-anymore/97)
**Author:** [@Kidney\_admin](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/u/Kidney_admin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [26 May 2026 13:52 UTC](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/t/what-do-you-miss-the-most-that-you-can-t-eat-anymore/97 "2026-05-26T13:52:18Z")
Some foods have to be reduced or cut out for some kidney patients. What’s the one thing you miss the most and how do you get around it? You might have learnt a “food hack” for example, that helps you feel like you’re not… --- ## [It’s Salt Awareness Week – what works for you?](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/t/it-s-salt-awareness-week-what-works-for-you/519)
**Author:** [@Kidney\_admin](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/u/Kidney_admin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [17 May 2026 20:57 UTC](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/t/it-s-salt-awareness-week-what-works-for-you/519 "2026-05-17T20:57:16Z")
It’s Salt Awareness Week :salt: :red\_exclamation\_mark: Have you found any swaps, habits or tips that work for you when it comes to salt? --- ## [Managing CKD with a stoma](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/t/managing-ckd-with-a-stoma/141)
**Author:** [@PatC](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/u/PatC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [4 March 2026 19:05 UTC](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/t/managing-ckd-with-a-stoma/141 "2026-03-04T19:05:49Z")
It is fair to say that the reason I have CKD is because of a high output stoma. How do others manage the dietary requirements of living with both of these? --- ## [Introduction](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/t/introduction/147)
**Author:** [@Lianca](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/u/Lianca)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [13 February 2026 15:09 UTC](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/t/introduction/147 "2026-02-13T15:09:38Z")
My name is Colin, I have been a dialisis patient for about 15 years. I am currently on hymodialysis. I have improved my diet by faith in Jesus Christ and he has guided me by adjusting my diet to including ginger cloves t… --- ## [Low phosphate diet and fibre](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/t/low-phosphate-diet-and-fibre/110)
**Author:** [@Hannah](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/u/Hannah)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [9 February 2026 16:33 UTC](https://kidneycommunity.kidneyresearchuk.org/t/low-phosphate-diet-and-fibre/110 "2026-02-09T16:33:44Z")
Keeping to a low phosphate diet means cutting out most dairy and processed meat. But fibre is also high in phosphate and I need it to stop constipation. Are there any forms of dietary fibre which are low phosphate? The h…