Dietary Taboos For Patients With Hypertension: Key Points In The Intake Of Energy, Fat, Protein And Salt

Many patients with nephrotic syndrome and their family members are always worried about eating. Either they are afraid of eating wrong, which will increase the burden on the kidneys, or they are afraid to touch even some common ingredients, and they are cautious, but they can't find a clear reference standard.

What has been accumulated over a long period of time are the dietary pitfalls that many people have stepped on, which can easily affect the recovery of the disease unknowingly. Organizing the general dietary principles that have been clinically verified daily can help everyone sort out clear boundaries and avoid unnecessary dietary misunderstandings.

Stratified standards for controlling sodium intake

There is no fixed standard for sodium intake, and you have to make flexible adjustments based on your own degree of edema and blood pressure.

When symptoms of edema and high blood pressure are not serious, and a low-salt diet can be chosen, the total amount of salt per day needs to be controlled within the range of 1 to 3 grams. If converted into the amount of soy sauce, it is about 10 ml. Many foods with high sodium properties, such as sausages, ham, pickles, mustard, and fermented bean curd, must be completely taboo.

Once severe swelling occurs, or high blood pressure, or heart failure occurs, salt must be strictly avoided, and even invisible sources of sodium often used in seasoning must be avoided.

It is also important to note that there is a large amount of invisible sodium hidden in many takeaways and processed snacks. For patients with kidney disease, try not to touch such foods.

Protein intake should match changes in disease condition

Many people have heard that they need to supplement their nutrition when they are sick, so they try their best to eat high-protein foods. However, in fact, this is a huge misunderstanding.

According to daily conditions, protein intake is based on 1 gram per kilogram of body weight per day. For patients who excrete a lot of protein in the urine, they can increase their intake appropriately. They should give priority to high-quality high-protein diets, such as fish, meat, eggs, and milk. Eating fish protein 2 to 3 times a week can also help improve blood vessel elasticity and permeability, increase urinary sodium excretion, and help control blood pressure.

If there is a combination of high blood pressure and renal insufficiency, or if the renal damage continues to worsen, you must strictly limit protein intake and adjust the diet in accordance with the dietary standards for chronic renal failure. Adopting a low-protein diet can also help reduce the loss of urinary protein and protect kidney function.

Even if malnutrition occurs due to low protein intake, it is enough to ensure that the proportion of high-quality protein reaches more than 50%.

Avoid common kidney-damaging foods such as broth

When making soup, many families prefer to stew it until it is rich and white, with the flavor permeating into it, believing that the soup is full of nutrients. In fact, the content of nitrogen-containing extracts in this kind of broth is quite high. After drinking, it will increase the uric acid in the body and increase the metabolic burden on the heart, liver and kidneys. Even if it is an unsalted clear soup, it is best for patients with nephrotic syndrome to have as little exposure as possible.

At the same time, given that most patients are accompanied by symptoms of hyperlipidemia, foods rich in fat and high cholesterol must be strictly restricted. In daily cooking, stir-frying and steaming should be used as much as possible to avoid heavy oil and sugar.

Principles of water and vitamin intake

When nephrotic syndrome is accompanied by edema that has not subsided, the daily water intake needs to be controlled within the range of approximately 1,000 ml. This includes the porridge and soup made from ingredients. Don’t think that small sips of water have little impact. Accumulation can easily exceed the total water limit.

While maintaining the well-controlled intake of various taboos, you need to supplement more fresh fruits and green leafy vegetables every day to obtain enough vitamins. The overall daily caloric intake must meet the requirements of the body's basal metabolism and ensure that the diet has a combination of high calories, high vitamins, low salt, and low fat.

Many traditional eating habits, which mainly focus on low-salt and rice foods, show light characteristics. After removing the problem of excessive salt, they are themselves a dietary template that is extremely suitable for patients with nephrotic syndrome.

Dietary considerations when cooperating with hormone therapy

Clinically, hormones are commonly used for symptomatic treatment to alleviate the condition. However, long-term use of large amounts of hormones can easily cause side effects such as osteoporosis and femoral head necrosis, and may also lead to recurrence of the condition. While controlling your daily diet in accordance with the standards, you must also follow the doctor's advice and use traditional Chinese medicine for conditioning. Only in this way can you regulate your immune status while reducing side effects, thereby helping the condition to recover smoothly.

All indicators must continue to turn negative for more than one year. This situation will only occur after the hormone is stopped, so that the standard of clinical recovery can be achieved.

Also remember that if an acute attack occurs, or the condition suddenly worsens, you must immediately adjust your diet according to the dietary principles for acute glomerulonephritis.

Although the dietary management of nephrotic syndrome is not as complicated as people imagine, it is important to grasp the key points of controlling salt intake, choosing the right amount and type of protein, and avoiding broths that can damage the kidneys. Pairing ordinary fresh ingredients with ordinary fresh ingredients in daily life can meet the corresponding needs without deliberately pursuing expensive supplements. In addition, maintaining a stable and continuous daily dining habit can bring real help to protect kidney function and promote the disease towards recovery.