Nephritis urinary protein 4+ swollen feet need to be treated with general treatment, medication, dialysis treatment, surgery and so on according to the severity of disease progression.
1. General treatment: avoid overwork, remove infectious factors, improve bad habits such as long-term smoking, drinking, etc., and dietary habits such as high salt diet and high protein diet.
2. Medication: If proteinuria is serious and accompanied by high blood pressure, it is necessary to combine antihypertensive drug treatment, such as enalapril, nifedipine extended-release tablets, etc., which can effectively control blood pressure and reduce proteinuria. If edema is serious, oral diuretics, such as hydrochlorothiazide, furosemide, etc., should be taken.
3. Dialysis treatment: If edema is serious and drug treatment is not effective, hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis can be considered to relieve edema.
4. Surgical treatment: kidney transplantation can be considered if conditions permit. Successful kidney transplantation can restore normal kidney function, including endocrine and metabolic function, which can relieve edema symptoms.
All of the above medications should be used under doctor’s guidance, avoid self-medication. After the symptoms of swollen feet appear in patients with nephritis, it is recommended to go to regular hospitals in time and standardize the treatment under the guidance of doctors.