Kidney is a very important excretory organ of the human body, can be produced by the human body metabolic waste discharged out of the body, and once suffering from kidney disease, kidney function is impaired, will affect the discharge of toxins, thereby endangering the health of the heart, brain, digestive tract, nervous system and so on.
Chronic nephritis is a very common kidney disease in the clinic, suffering from chronic nephritis, must be actively treated, in addition, diet control is also very critical, scientific, reasonable diet helps to delay the progression of the disease, reduce the damage caused to health.
So, with chronic nephritis, what should we pay attention to in our diet?
1. Low-salt diet
Patients with chronic nephritis must pay attention to a low-salt diet, and the amount of salt intake per day should not exceed 5 grams.
If patients are not accustomed to light tastes in the early stages, they can add some fresh ingredients to the cooking dishes, such as onions, ginger, garlic, etc. to increase the taste.
For patients with renal insufficiency, in addition to limiting the intake of salt, it is also necessary to eat less foods with high salt content, such as pickles, bacon, ham, etc., in addition to the use of chicken essence, soy sauce, oyster sauce and other spices should also be controlled.
2. High-quality low-protein diet
Kidney disease patients can leak a large amount of protein in the early stage, in order to make the body normal operation, need to supplement protein, therefore, patients in this period can appropriately consume more high-quality protein that is easy to be absorbed by the body, such as meat, eggs, milk and so on;
Compared with red meat such as pork and beef, it is recommended that patients eat white meat such as fish and chicken, and it is generally recommended that patients without kidney failure consume protein at 1.8 to 1.0 grams per kilogram of body weight every day.
3. Low potassium, low phosphorus, low purine diet
The reason why patients with chronic nephritis should control potassium intake is mainly to prevent hyperkalemia, especially patients with renal insufficiency, to eat less potassium-containing foods such as bananas, which can be replaced by other fruits.
In addition, because potassium is easily soluble in water, patients can remove most of the potassium when eating foods high in potassium, such as possible with boiling water or soaking before cooking.
In addition to paying attention to a low-potassium diet, special attention should also be paid to the prevention of hyperphosphatemia, so patients should usually eat less phosphorus-high foods such as animal offal, enoki mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, and nuts.
Kidney disease patients should also eat less high purine food, such as animal offal, seafood, beer, etc., but also drink less sugary drinks, the above foods can lead to high uric acid levels in the body, induce gout, but also aggravate kidney disease.
4. Ensure sufficient heat supply
Sugar and protein are the main sources of human heat, because patients with kidney disease can not consume a large amount of protein, in order to make the body obtain sufficient calorie supply, should be appropriate to ingest some sugars, such as rice, wheat, corn and so on;
You can also replace some cereals with foods such as taro, pumpkin, potatoes, and yams. In order to ensure balanced nutrition, patients should also eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, as far as possible to ensure the richness of food types, to help the body supplement calcium, iron, zinc and other trace elements.
If chronic nephritis is not well controlled, it can cause serious harm to health in the later stage, therefore, once suffering from the disease, patients should actively cooperate with doctors for treatment, in addition, in life, they should also pay attention to dietary conditioning to avoid increasing the burden on the kidneys;
In addition, patients should also pay attention to the combination of work and leisure, not too tired, to ensure adequate sleep time, develop healthy living habits, so that the disease can be controlled.