Chronic nephritis dietary considerations

Chronic nephritis generally refers to chronic glomerulonephritis, and patients should pay attention to a light diet, limit the intake of sodium, potassium and phosphorus, adjust the intake of protein, and take more vitamins.
1. Patients with chronic glomerulonephritis should avoid eating pickled or high-salt foods, such as kimchi, pickles, dashi, etc., to prevent aggravating edema. It is also necessary to limit the intake of potassium and phosphorus, and eat less thick broth, chicken essence, egg yolk and so on.
2. Protein intake should be adjusted according to renal function, and focus on high-quality protein, common high-quality protein are eggs, beef, fish, chicken and so on. Severe renal insufficiency patients, need to further reduce the intake of protein, available corn starch, lotus root powder, etc. instead of staple food.
3. It is also necessary to supplement a variety of vitamins and zinc, nephritis patients should eat vegetables such as cabbage, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, spinach, radish and so on.
Chronic glomerulonephritis patients should be under the guidance of a professional doctor for dietary care as well as standardized treatment to prevent further aggravation of the condition.