Dietary Guidelines for Living at Home with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients.
1. Why should SLE patients choose a high-protein, low-salt diet?
A: SLE patients with kidney damage often lose a large amount of protein from urine, which can cause hypoproteinemia, so they must be supplemented with sufficient high-quality protein. Patients who apply hormones or have kidney damage are also prone to water and sodium retention, causing edema, so a low-salt diet should be chosen.
2.Why should SLE patients choose a low-sugar and low-fat diet?
A: Since patients with SLE take glucocorticoids for a long time, it is easy to cause steroidal diabetes and Cushing’s syndrome, so they should control their diet appropriately and eat less food with high sugar content. Therefore, patients with SLE should eat light and easily digestible food, and should not eat fatty, greasy and fried food. In addition, calcium should be supplemented to prevent osteoporosis caused by glucocorticoid hormone; eat more vegetables and fruits rich in vitamins, etc.
3.Why should SLE patients take potassium supplements?
A: Potassium is the main ion of intracellular fluid and plays a very important role in maintaining human health. Patients with SLE are prone to symptoms of low blood potassium, such as weakness, bloating, insomnia, muscle paralysis, irregular heartbeat, etc., due to the influence of disease, medicine and diet, therefore, potassium supplementation is needed. Foods rich in potassium include: green leafy vegetables, bananas, oranges, almonds, potatoes, soybeans, drupes, etc.
4.What are the dietary restrictions for SLE patients?
(1) Mutton, dog meat, horse meat, donkey meat, venison, etc.
(2) Spinach can aggravate proteinuria and tubular type of lupus nephritis and easily cause urinary calculi.
(3), cauliflower may aggravate hair loss.
(4), shiitake mushrooms, celery, grass head (southern clover, purple clover) can increase photosensitivity.
(5), chili peppers, green peppers, garlic, onions and other hot and spicy foods should not be eaten more.
(6), people with hyperlipidemia should eat less pork, lard, offal, chicken fat, fatty duck, fatty goose, fatty beef, lamb, scallops, etc., and foods with high sugar content.
(7), sea shrimp, sea crab and other seafood that can easily cause allergies should be eaten with caution.
(8) It is not advisable to drink wine, medicinal wine or tonic wine, and smoking.
5. What should SLE patients do when they have a strong appetite and increased food intake after applying hormones?
A: After taking large doses of glucocorticosteroids for a period of time, some patients may have a strong appetite and increase in food consumption, followed by weight gain and body fat, which affects the image of many patients, especially young patients, who have concerns before using hormones. The ways to cope with this are.
(1), diet should pay attention to choose a balanced diet rich in vitamins and high quality protein, such as eating more vegetables, fruits, lean meat, eggs, etc.
(2), free from stimulating food, do not eat spicy food. So as not to make the already strong appetite again increase.
(3), when the appetite is strong, you can not eat as you like, reasonable arrangement of three meals a day, meat and vegetables, the amount of food per meal is equal to the amount of food when the disease is not appropriate. To prevent excessive weight gain in the short term.
(4) When hungry, supplement with vegetables and fruits with low sugar content.
(5), the diet should be regular, avoid overeating