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If a person has polycystic kidney disease, can she drink alcohol or smoke sheesha or a cigarette?
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PKD: Cigarette smoking always a bad idea with any type of disease as it can lead to cancer, atherosclerosis and increased risk of end stage renal disease. Alcohol in small amounts (1-2 drinks/day) should not be an issue unless there is liver involvement with the PKD (it can in rare cases lead to such cystic involvement that the liver fails).
Answered 1/12/2016
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