Post Date December, 03 2023
Being a mother is the pursuit and dream of every woman. For kidney disease patients, pregnancy is even more extravagant, so what should they pay attention to in their daily life?
What should kidney disease patients pay attention to in their daily life during pregnancy?
During pregnancy, blood pressure, proteinuria, edema, anemia, renal function, and fetal placental condition should be closely monitored, and prenatal examinations should be conducted every 2 weeks. If there is a significant increase in proteinuria compared to before pregnancy, and blood pressure is higher than before, bed rest should be taken. Simple increase in proteinuria with normal blood pressure and renal function does not require termination of pregnancy. If a decrease in renal function is found, reversible factors such as dehydration, electrolyte disorders, and various infections, especially upper respiratory and urinary tract infections, should be ruled out. Pregnancy must be terminated.
How should kidney disease patients arrange their diet during pregnancy?
Firstly, based on the presence or absence of hypertension and edema, adopt a low salt and no salt diet respectively. Reducing the intake of salt can reduce the retention of water and sodium and avoid the rise of blood pressure. If salt intake is too low, it can cause hyponatremia, and patients may experience nausea, vomiting, apathy, and even convulsions and coma. The recommended daily intake of salt is 1-3 grams.
Protein intake should be based on the principle of maintaining Nitrogen balance and not exceeding the renal nitrogen excretion function. In the total protein intake in one day, the protein contained in milk, eggs, lean meat, etc. should account for 1/3 or more of the total protein, and the minimum protein intake should be used to maintain the positive Nitrogen balance of the human body.
A low phosphorus diet aims to reduce serum phosphate levels, alleviate glomerular hyperperfusion, high pressure, and high filtration, and prevent glomerulosclerosis.
Multiple vitamins should be supplemented, especially vitamins A, B, and C, such as carrots, tomatoes, and green vegetables.
There is no limit to water content. You can drink some diuretic and detumescent vegetable juice or fruit juice.
If you have anemia, you should actively treat it and choose foods rich in iron.
If you have hypertension or hyperlipidemia, you should limit the content of saturated fatty acids and cholesterol in your diet. Eat less poultry and animal viscera, egg yolk, refined vegetable oil, high-quality animal protein such as milk, egg white, fish and other foods with low unsaturated fat acid and cholesterol content to delay and prevent the occurrence of glomerular atherosclerosis.
Female kidney disease patients should not only pay attention to changes in some indicators or symptoms during pregnancy, but also strengthen dietary management. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a message and we will reply to you as soon as possible.
