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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Honey is an ancient, nutritional substance that is sometimes used to treat infections caused by chronic kidney disease (CKD). If you have stage 3 kidney disease, honey may have benefits for you.Stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a type of kidney disease. Individuals receive a diagnosis of stage 3 CKD based on the results of a test called an eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate), which measures how well the glomeruli – small filters inside your kidneys, are working. Some people with CKD report that honey helps them. But, the scientific evidence about honey and its effectiveness for CKD is mixed.Some people use honey during stage 3 kidney disease. Here are the potential benefits, risks, and side effects of using honey for this condition.Honey isn’t a cure for stage 3 kidney disease.A 2023 animal study found that the oral use of stingless bee honey reduced internal inflammation and was effective in the treatment of acute kidney failure caused by cisplatin, a chemotherapy drug. But more research in humans is needed.Medical-grade honey may have benefits for infections caused by CKD. Potential causes of infections during stage 3 kidney disease include malabsorption of nutrients, anemia, and iron overload.If you have CKD, you may be more prone to infections than people who don’t have it. This may be especially true if you also have diabetes or late stage CKD that requires dialysis or a kidney transplant.CKD infections are commonly treated with antibiotics. But antibiotics may not always be effective. Infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), can be hard to treat.Antimicrobial-resistant infections are more common in people with end stage renal disease than they are in people during stage 3.How does honey work?Medical-grade, sterilized honey may be an effective topical treatment for skin infections, such as wounds and burns. A 2015 review of studies found significant experimental evidence that honey may be effective for CKD-related infections. But, clinical trials included in the review returned inconsistent or mixed results.Despite the mixed data currently available, many people, including medical professionals, have embraced the use of medical-grade, sterilized honey for wound care. Here’s why honey may work as a treatment for stage 3 kidney disease infections:Honey doesn’t promote bacterial resistance.Honey has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antimicrobial properties.It inhibits bacterial growth by starving bacteria of the water they need to thrive. (Manuka honey is thought to contain more polyphenols and antibacterial compounds than other
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