Chronic kidney disease is a common disease, and domestic and international surveys show that basically one in ten adults has chronic kidney disease. There are many causes of chronic kidney disease, such as chronic glomerulonephritis, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, etc. These diseases are closely related to lifestyle and dietary habits. Therefore, in the long-term treatment of the disease, in addition to the use of drugs, the correct dietary regimen also directly affects the effectiveness of treatment. Although many patients with chronic kidney disease know that they should abstain from eating, there are many misunderstandings in the specific operation. So what should be the correct diet for kidney disease? Eating less is not the same as not eating Many patients with chronic kidney disease think they have to eat less and fast when they have kidney disease, but this is not true. The body needs nutrition to recover, and the most important sources of nutrition for the human body are supplied through food, so if you over-restrain, you will suffer from malnutrition, which will lead to the aggravation of kidney disease. Chronic kidney disease patients really need to change the structure of the diet, appropriate to reduce the intake of protein, increase the proportion of high-quality protein, and must ensure that the total calorie intake up to standard, the key to do two things: (1) to ensure a reasonable quality low protein diet. It is to eat the right amount of lean meat, chicken, fish, eggs, milk and other high-quality protein food, the total amount can not be more, but must be eaten, otherwise the body will lack of protein, especially proteinuria more serious patients should pay more attention. The exact amount you should eat each day is determined by your condition and your own nutritional situation, and you can ask your attending doctor or dietitian. (2) Maintain a reasonable amount of dietary calories. Almost all foods provide calories, chronic kidney disease patients have reduced the amount of meat, eggs and dairy, and some have to reduce the amount of staple foods, so they can only eat more vegetables, and if necessary, increase the wheat starch food (containing a very small amount of protein) to maintain the calories to ensure that the body needs energy for various vital activities. The old fire soup is not a “treasure” Guangzhou people like to drink old fire soup, many patients think that the disease to drink more old fire soup to make up for it. In fact, patients with chronic kidney disease should not drink old fire soup. Because the soup contains a large number of purines and other nitrogenous substances, which can lead to an increase in nitrogenous substances in the blood, aggravating the damage to the kidneys, even if the soup is cooked for a long time is also the case. Therefore, patients with chronic kidney disease should try to drink less of all kinds of meat soup, even if you want to drink soup, but also generally boil 15-30 minutes on it. Don’t blindly restrict diet With chronic kidney disease, there are some foods that should be restricted, but the condition is different and the restricted foods are different, you need to understand in detail the reasons why you can’t eat various types of food, so as not to quit the wrong mouth instead of good. For example, some patients with chronic kidney disease are prone to high blood potassium due to poor potassium excretion, so they need to limit high-potassium foods such as nori, bananas, oranges, etc. But some patients, such as those with renal tubular acidosis, have excessive long-term potassium excretion, but need more high-potassium food supplements. Chinese food therapy should be individualized Many patients like Chinese food therapy, which is complementary to the treatment of diseases. However, it is important not to blindly follow other patients and use other people’s “prescriptions” on yourself, because everyone’s constitution is different, and Chinese medicine is most concerned with individualization, so if it is not used properly, the result will be counterproductive. Therefore, on the one hand, you should learn some general knowledge of food properties, such as ginger, mutton is to help Yang, lily, cloud ear is to nourish Yin, Huai Shan, Gorgonian, barley is to supplement the qi damp. On the other hand, you should communicate more with herbalists to understand your constitution. In conclusion, the dietary regimen of chronic kidney disease is indeed very important, which requires both strong self-awareness and enduring patience of patients, and also requires as much correct knowledge as possible to avoid walking into misunderstandings. Only then can we form a good diet for kidney disease as soon as possible to improve the treatment effect.