Diet Taboos For Children With Nephrotic Syndrome, These Are The Key Points That Parents Should Know
There are children with nephrotic syndrome at home. Many family elders are obsessed with satisfying the children's food needs as much as possible. When they see the soft treats and candies that the children want to eat, they are immediately handed over to their hands, and they are extremely worried that the children will be wronged. However, they often cause fluctuations in the child's physical condition without realizing it.
In recent years, the incidence rate of nephrotic syndrome in children has been increasing year by year. Many parents are encountering this kind of problem for the first time. When faced with dietary care, it is easy to fall into many unnoticed misunderstandings. Sorting out these key points in diet can help parents avoid many mistakes in the daily care of their children, and can also help their children to recover smoothly.
Control water intake to avoid worsening of edema
The water intake of children with nephrotic syndrome who are in the minor stage of edema cannot be arranged according to that of normal children. Many parents also want to add more water to their children to promote metabolism, but they do not know that too much water will directly accumulate in the body and cannot be excreted, which will not only aggravate edema, but also may lead to high blood pressure.
For children at this stage, the daily water intake can be adjusted by increasing the urine output by 500 ml the day before. Do not force the child to drink more water than the standard, and do not deny the child water at all because of concerns about edema.
After the child's urine output gradually recovers, the water limit can be slowly relaxed. If the child develops discomfort related to urinary tract infection, follow the doctor's advice to increase the amount of water consumed to urinate more. This can also help the child relieve the discomfort and speed up the recovery rhythm.
Reasonably control the amount of salt to avoid salt-alkali traps
The refreshing-tasting meals that normal children eat on a daily basis actually cover their daily sodium requirements. When cooking for their children, many parents add salt according to adult tastes. As a result, the salt content in one meal can easily exceed the standard.
If you eat too much high-salt-alkali foods, water will be retained in the body and difficult to be discharged. This can easily cause or worsen edema. After a child is diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome, parents should adjust their daily diet to a low-salt diet. The daily salt intake should be controlled at 2 to 3 grams.
Do not feed your children completely salt-free food for a long time with the purpose of protecting the kidneys. A long time without salt at all can easily cause the child to have uncomfortable reactions such as lack of energy, dizziness and confusion. Children must be warned not to eat large amounts of food without restraint, and not to eat unclean cold and cold food, as well as overnight food, in order to reduce the extra burden on the body caused by the gastrointestinal tract.
A scientific approach to the intake of high-quality protein from fish and shrimps
A few parents think that fish and shrimp foods will increase the burden on their children's kidneys, and they will not allow their children to be exposed to such foods after discovering that their children have nephrotic syndrome. In fact, fish and shrimp foods are high-quality proteins, and normal eating will not cause additional damage to the kidneys, making them a good choice for daily protein supplements.
Not all children with the disease can eat fish and shrimp at will. If the child has a history of Henoch-Schonlein purpura or purpura nephritis, or has a history of food allergy to heterogeneous proteins such as fish and shrimp, has experienced rashes all over the body after eating, or has experienced other allergic reactions, in this case, it is necessary to eat with caution or temporarily avoid it. Ordinary children with nephrotic syndrome who have no allergy-related problems do not need to specifically prohibit such nutritious foods.
Preparing a diet for a sick child is not just a random arrangement based on the parents' personal experience. Each child has different physical indicators and different tolerances. Don't just change your child's diet based on other people's systematic experience. Before preparing food, you should have more targeted communication with the attending doctor responsible for the child's diagnosis and treatment, so that you can find a diet plan that suits your child's current condition, and avoid putting good intentions on your child's body.
