What do patients with nephritis need to know?

  Glomerulonephritis is a group of diseases with a variety of manifestations. Even if the symptoms are the same and the kidney function is similar, the pathological type of kidney tissue is different and their future progression and outcome are not uniform. It is difficult to have a standard “what should I do?” answer for all forms of nephritis. It is difficult to have a standard “what to do?” answer. We would like to address the concerns of patients with nephritis and the common problems that they should be aware of. We hope that this will raise the awareness of nephritis patients about the disease, treat it correctly, and cooperate with doctors to make every effort to prevent nephritis from deteriorating. In layman’s terms, this means cherishing the time when kidney function is normal and preventing the arrival of kidney failure.  First, familiar with their condition and grasp the key to treatment Some patients present with nephrotic syndrome, a large amount of protein is excreted from the kidneys for a long time, which increases the burden on the kidneys, causes over-filtration of the glomeruli and promotes glomerulosclerosis. The patient did not understand the importance of this point and refused treatment for fear of the side effects of hormones, and hearsay to find some diuretics to reduce the swelling, but the desire for speed is not achieved, because he caught the wrong direction of treatment. Another person showed stable anaphylactic nephritis, in order to eliminate urine protein (+) quickly, he received a lot of hormone treatment, as well as Regen, Cyclocyte A and everything else, and his condition not only did not improve, but also brought liver damage. Therefore, the patient must understand his condition, cooperate with the doctor, for the key problems of treatment, gradually solve, help to relieve the disease.  Second, care about the changes of their condition, control the factors that aggravate the burden of the kidneys Kidney patients often have high blood pressure, and high blood pressure is the factor that aggravates the burden of the kidneys, should regularly measure blood pressure and kidney function, found that blood pressure is elevated, timely medication, and have persistence, control blood pressure in the normal range.  Third, reasonable arrangement of diet For patients with chronic nephritis, diet therapy is very important, because overeating will increase the burden on the kidneys, long-term high protein diet will promote glomerulosclerosis, so we should limit the amount of protein intake. So how much protein is appropriate to eat every day: again, this cannot be generalized and needs to be arranged according to the degree of damage to kidney function. If the kidney function is normal, the protein in the diet does not need to be strictly limited, but it can be done at home (about 40-60 grams of protein per day), but should not be overeaten. For easy memory, the protein contained in each 100 grams of food is 6.7 grams of rice grain, 7.4 grams of noodles, 16.7 grams of lean pork, 20.2 of beef, 23.3 grams of chicken, 17 grams of fish, 14 grams of eggs, and a very small amount of protein contained in greens, melons, and fruits. If renal insufficiency occurs, the amount of protein intake should be more strictly limited, and the specific methods are described separately in the treatment of renal insufficiency.  It is not necessary to avoid the variety of food during the period of normal kidney function. From the perspective of good health, choose foods that are easy to digest and rich in nutrients, and eat less spicy and acidic stimulating foods. If you usually have allergies after eating the food, should be avoided. Usually no allergy to fish, shrimp, crab, also permitted to eat in moderation. Animal offal contains more cholesterol, purine, phosphorus, should not be eaten for a long time and eat more, only can eat a little from time to time. As for salt, generally do not limit, do not eat salt cured food can be, only in the occurrence of oliguria, edema, hypertension is strictly limited salt eaters.  The actual fact is that you can find a lot of people who are not able to get a good deal on a lot of things. For example, people who are prone to respiratory infections. Anyone who has eaten should rinse their mouth, especially the pharynx, with water. Avoid food crumbs stash, increasing the chance of bacterial infection. If diarrhea often occurs, you should look for the cause and usually avoid eating cold food and food that may cause intestinal allergies.  Fifth, life should be regular, avoid overwork To maintain good health, life should be regular, but not fast pace of life. Should make appropriate exercise, the amount of exercise to sweat is moderate, do not participate in excessive exercise (long time, sweating exercise is not suitable), but also do not often to bed as a pastime, normal kidney function and renal insufficiency compensatory period of people should participate in normal work. Life should also pay attention to avoid cold and moisture.  Sixth, protect the kidneys, avoid nephrotoxic drugs Nephrolithiasis people who visit the doctor for other physical discomfort, should tell the doctor the history of nephritis to avoid receiving nephrotoxic drugs. Usually avoid taking tetracycline, use less antipyretic and analgesic agents, and be careful with aminoglycoside antibiotics (represented by gentamicin and streptomycin for injection).  Seven, do not believe in prescriptions and advertisements Do not seek medical advice or blindly believe in prescriptions and advertisements, which may lead to aggravation or delay and unnecessary economic loss.  Some people turn one point of illness into ten points of treatment, with a lot of worries and anxiety, which affects the quality of life and interferes with the treatment, is not conducive to recovery, and also undermines the body’s ability to resist disease. Therefore, regardless of the severity of the disease, you should treat the disease correctly with an optimistic attitude.