Diet plays an important role for kidney disease patients, it can help reduce kidney burden and slow down the disease. Have you got a good diet chart with your kidney disease? This blog can help you get further understanding.

Diet therapy in different stages of chronic nephritis


Chronic glomerulonephritis in the course of the clinical manifestations of different stages, so the way diet can not be stereotyped, according to the performance of each stage to decide. Specific recommendations are as follows:
(1) for asymptomatic proteinuria or hematuria in patients with chronic nephritis, urinary protein loss is not much (1 to 2 grams / day), can give the general diet, slightly salt. But if the loss of urinary protein more, or hypoglycemic protein, no azotemia, may be appropriate to increase the protein in the diet. In addition to the normal needs of the supply, the need to consider increasing the amount of protein lost in the urine, so as to avoid malnutrition. But should not eat too much protein, the specific should consult a doctor or nutrition experts.
(2) chronic glomerulonephritis acute episodes, edema or hypertension, should limit the amount of salt into the daily 2 to 4g is appropriate. Highly edema should be controlled in the following 2g per day, salted fish and a variety of pickles should be hanged, until the edema subsided after the amount of sodium can be gradually increased to the appropriate amount. In addition to significant edema, drinking water should not be limited. Plasma protein is low and no azotemia should be high protein diet, the daily protein should be 60 ~ 80g or higher. The presence of azotemia should limit the total amount of protein intake, 40g daily, the diet pay attention to nutritional supplements and vitamins.
(3) chronic nephritis patients with hypertension, renal function, most of the moderate damage, in order to control blood pressure, reduce the symptoms of edema, salt intake should be limited to give less salt diet, severe short-term given salt-free diet. Because more into the sodium salt easily increased blood pressure, thereby increasing kidney damage, so even if the blood pressure returned to normal, should also be light food is appropriate to avoid further decline in renal function, protein quality also need proper control.
(4) renal dysfunction, should be in accordance with the doctor's orders limit the daily intake of protein, and more use of milk, eggs, lean meat and other high-quality protein. When the patient's renal function decreased significantly, do not over-limit the sodium salt, so as to avoid insufficient blood volume increased renal function and even azotemia.
(5) to give adequate vitamins, especially vitamin C. Because long-term chronic nephritis patients may have anemia, vitamin C can increase the absorption of iron. You can choose to eat tomatoes, green leafy vegetables, fresh jujube, watermelon, radish, cucumber, watermelon, citrus, kiwi and natural fruit juice and other foods to add natural vitamin C. Poor appetite can be added vitamin C preparations. At the same time should be appropriate to add vitamin B and folic acid-rich foods such as green leafy vegetables and other foods that help correct anemia. High potassium when you can not eat high potassium foods (such as bananas), to carefully use vegetables and fruits. Chronic nephritis patients should avoid sugar beverages and irritating food.


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