I was got to know that I have one rt kidney working (with hypertrophy) and not functioning while scanning for other purposes. Doctors say it is the congenital problem as I have other congenital problems too (cataract cleft palate lowest ears. Doctor said blood urea n serum creatinine levels are pretty normal no special diet is needed. I want to be safe. Are there any imp changes to be made in diet and whqt should be the daily protein intake. I do moderate push ups.

Dr. Raguram GanesamoniUrologist12yrs exp

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Hi lybrate-user, many patients have congenitally single kidney. They usually have no problem. However, it is important to take certain precautions. 1. Avoid drugs that can injure kidneys, eg. Pain killers (like diclofenac, brufen etc.), some antibiotics like gentamicin, amikacin etc. 2. Prevent lifestyle diseases like diabetes and hypertension that can damage kidneys by taking healthy diet and walking regularly. 3. Protein intake needs to be reduced only in certain stages of chronic kidney disease. In your situation, you can take 50 to 60 grams protein per day. 4. Please do ultrasound of kidneys and get serum creatinine & urine protein test done every year. 5. Reduce animal proteins, drink 3-4 lite fluid per day and increase fruits and vegetables. Wish you good health, 

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