Post Date December, 02 2023
1. Drinking more water: People who drink less water and have less urine excretion are prone to developing kidney stones, which can affect kidney function. Drinking up to 8 cups of water daily, combined with eating less chocolate, strawberries, walnuts, spinach, iced tea, and instant coffee, and supplementing with vitamin B6 can reduce the generation of calcium oxalate in urine, thereby reducing the occurrence of kidney stones.
2. Eat more black food: Black foods such as agaric and shiitake mushrooms can ensure the metabolism of the kidneys and reduce the accumulation of excess water in the kidneys. Chestnuts also have the effect of tonifying the kidneys and strengthening the waist. Eating 6-7 chestnuts per day can achieve the goal.
3. Eat more plant protein: Eat a light diet, not salty, and avoid foods high in protein and fat, as high blood lipids can cause renal vascular sclerosis and damage renal function; Excessive intake of protein foods can increase the burden on the kidneys. Eat more tofu and soy foods, even for patients with kidney disease or chronic kidney failure, they can also eat some soy foods appropriately. Because plant proteins are beneficial to the kidneys, and soybean contains phytoestrogens, which have a protective effect on the kidneys.
Do not take medication indiscriminately: The most common drugs for kidney damage include various painkillers, antibiotics such as gentamicin, kanamycin, and sulfonamides. Patients with diabetes, the elderly, and those with mild renal failure are more vulnerable to drug poisoning.
4. Pay attention to the pattern of urination: maintain unobstructed urination. Attention should be paid to the type of urine, which can reflect the renal function. For example, foam urine is the manifestation of proteinuria, and nocturia is the early symptom of renal insufficiency. If urethral obstruction occurs and urine is not unobstructed, it will increase the chance of nephritis and increase the burden on the kidneys.
5. Prevent common diseases that may cause kidney disease: such as respiratory tract infection, hypertension, diabetes and obesity. Upper respiratory tract infections, especially pharyngeal inflammation, are often the main factor causing kidney disease and one of the factors causing recurrent kidney disease. Therefore, comprehensive preventive measures should be taken. Hypertension causes long-term hardening of renal blood vessels due to high pressure, which can damage renal function; Obesity can increase the burden on the kidneys, leading to damage to kidney function. 30% of diabetes patients will develop uremia, so it should be effectively controlled. In addition, arteriosclerosis, hyperlipidemia, and other factors can lead to renal function damage, and attention should also be paid.
6. Regular renal function examination: people with a family history of kidney disease, hypertension, diabetes and nephritis in childhood are all high-risk groups of chronic renal failure potential, so when they have such diseases, they should also regularly test renal function to find early treatment.
