There are three main categories of causes of kidney disease, including primary, secondary and hereditary. If there are patients with kidney disease or diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, recurrent tonsillitis and otitis media in the family, there is a greater chance of developing the disease. For those who are unfortunate enough to suffer from kidney disease, how should they eat and drink? How to health care? Look at the following introduction!
Dietary principles for kidney disease patients
Kidney disease patients are often accompanied by gastrointestinal mucosal edema and ascites, which will affect the patient’s digestion and absorption ability, so the diet should be easy to digest light food, preferably semi-liquid diet. Drinking water should be moderate. The daily water intake of patients with nephropathic edema should be decided according to the amount of urine, and in general, it is suitable to be no more than 1,000 milliliters per day. If you really feel thirsty, you can drink water boiled with corn husk, winter melon seeds or watermelon rind, which has the effect of reducing swelling.
If patients with kidney disease need to control the intake of potassium and sodium at the same time when taking medication, they should reduce the intake of salt in their daily life, and avoid eating foods high in potassium and sodium, such as salted vegetables and pickled products. Patients with kidney disease should avoid eating animal oil and stimulating foods, such as pepper and mustard.
Daily health care for kidney disease patients
For patients with reduced renal function and high urine output, they should drink water appropriately after bathing, but should not bathe after meals or when they are hungry.
Appropriate exercise is beneficial to the recovery and prevention of the disease.
Normally, we should pay attention to the hygiene of the living environment, to keep the room ventilated, breathable and bright, and the bedding should be clean to avoid bacteria and other infections.
