Post Date December, 02 2023
Acute nephritis in children is a common and frequently occurring disease, which seriously endangers the physical and mental health of children. Therefore, parents of patients must pay attention to their children's health. Below, Phoenix Traditional Chinese Medicine has summarized the dietary precautions for children with acute nephritis, which parents can learn about.
What are the dietary precautions for children with acute nephritis?
1. Abstinence from salt
At the beginning of acute nephritis, one should abstain from salt in their diet. Because the urinary capacity of the kidneys is weakened at this time, if the salt consumed cannot be discharged normally, it will accumulate in the body and also produce water retention. It should be noted that long-term abstinence from salt not only makes cooking difficult and food tasteless, but also affects children's appetite, leading to malnutrition and even hyponatremia. In the early stages of acute nephritis, when there is renal dysfunction, there is often hyperkalemia. Eating salt substitutes and alkaline autumn stones undoubtedly adds fuel to the fire, exacerbating hyperkalemia, and a slight carelessness can bring fatal danger. Of course, it's okay to eat during the diuretic and recovery periods. In fact, this kind of salt has a strange and unpleasant taste, and most children are unwilling to consume it.
2. Ring protein
At the beginning of acute nephritis, there is often renal dysfunction, and the metabolic waste of protein consumed must be excreted by the kidneys. Therefore, it is not advisable to eat too much protein containing food, including meat, eggs, and legumes with high plant protein content. Eating too much will worsen, and metabolic waste will accumulate in the blood, which is called azotemia. But there is no need to quit protein for a long time. As long as kidney function improves, diuresis and swelling appear in clinical practice, and blood urea nitrogen returns to normal after testing, a normal diet can be adopted.
3. Water limit
Generally, there is no need to restrict drinking water for nephritis. Patients with edema will not be thirsty and do not need to drink too much water. Patients with severe edema and low urine volume should limit their water intake; Patients with acute renal failure should strictly limit their water intake. If there is no need, do not intravenous drip liquid. In order to reduce the amount of water intake, even decoction and traditional Chinese medicine should be restricted. A bowl of traditional Chinese medicine has taken up more than half of the limit, limiting the amount of other fluids that need to be replenished. Do not think that insufficient urine is due to insufficient water, and use drinking water to diuresis.
4. Fruits
Generally speaking, it is not necessary to quit fruits for acute nephritis, but it is not recommended to eat too much fruits, especially for patients with more severe conditions. Patients with renal failure and high blood potassium must abstain from fruits and other high potassium foods, such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, bamboo shoots, shiitake mushrooms, cabbage, pickled vegetables, beans, peanuts, and walnuts. In the recovery period, eating fruits is beneficial for the patient's recovery.
