Diet therapy for nephrotic syndrome

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Nephrotic syndrome treatment is now a lot of friends pay attention to, in the treatment at the same time pay attention to the diet of nephrotic syndrome, nephrotic syndrome diet pay attention to what?

Diet therapy for nephrotic syndrome

First: according to the degree of edema of the patient, salt should be avoided in patients with high edema, and low salt should be given in patients with reduced edema (about 3 grams per day) until the edema has subsided and the plasma protein is nearly normal.

Second: nephrotic syndrome has a large amount of proteinuria, hypoproteinemia often makes colloid osmotic pressure drop, which makes edema stubborn. Therefore, in the case of no renal failure, attention should be paid to ensure that the daily protein intake of adults is about 0.7 ~ 1.0 g / kg body weight, which is helpful to alleviate hypoproteinemia and its complications.

Third: fat: Patients with nephrotic syndrome are often accompanied by hyperlipidemia. Patients with mild lesions can get better in a short time, so the fat intake is not limited. For patients with refractory nephrotic syndrome such as membranous nephropathy, long-term hyperlipidemia can cause arteriosclerosis. Therefore, hoof fat and food rich in animal fat should be limited.

matters needing attention

Intake of vitamins, calcium and trace elements: in patients with nephrotic syndrome, due to the increase of glomerular basement membrane permeability, the four major diets of nephrotic syndrome, attention should be paid to the loss of some elements and hormones combined with protein in addition to protein in urine, which can indirectly cause the lack of calcium, magnesium and zinc, which can be supplemented with drugs or food.