Patients with heart failure are able to survive the winter and must control their diet

Patients with heart failure can appropriately consume some high-calorie foods in winter, of which high-quality protein is a better choice, and can eat more high-quality protein such as fish and chicken. If you are a patient with severe heart failure, such as severe breathing difficulties, swelling of the lower limbs and other symptoms, you must reduce the amount of water you drink, otherwise it will aggravate the heart failure. The principle of water intake in patients with heart failure is to maintain a balance in and out, such as the amount of urine excreted 2000 ml, the total amount of diet and drinking water should not exceed 2000 ml, if there is less urine, it should not drink too much water, and at the same time, it should be up every morning, defecating, not eating water to monitor the weight, if the weight grows too fast in the short term, such as increasing 2KG in 3 days, it is the body water sodium retention, the amount of water should be reduced, and even go to the hospital to apply diuretics or under the guidance of a doctor, adjust the type of diuretics that have been used or / And dosage promotes excess sodium water for elimination. In addition, patients with heart failure should have a low-salt diet, patients with mild heart failure should not consume more than 6 grams of salt per day, and patients with severe heart failure should control their daily salt intake within 3 grams. (Transferred from: Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University)

Source: Beijing 12320 listening