Dietary care for patients with tubular atrophy lesions

Tubular atrophic lesion, or focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), is a common primary glomerular disease in children and adults with nephrotic syndrome (NS). It is characterized histopathologically by segmental glomerular scarring with or without intra-glomerular capillary foam cell formation and adhesions. Focal means that only part of the glomerulus is involved (50% of the glomerulus is involved); segmental means that part of the glomerular lobules are involved; and glomerulosclerosis means staged glassy changes or scarring of the entire glomerulus. Pathological features are mostly associated with tubular atrophic lesions and interstitial fibrosis. The dietary care of patients with tubular atrophy lesions: 1, patients with tubular atrophy lesions should eat light and easily digestible food, avoid seafood, beef, mutton, spicy and irritating food, wine and all hairy substances such as: five spices, coffee, cilantro, etc.; especially patients with yin deficiency such as: red tongue, large pulse, night sweats, dry stools, hematuria, etc.; but patients with yang deficiency such as: light tongue with white fur, sunken pulse, cold body and cold limbs, thin stools, can eat hot Food. 2, it is advisable to eat fresh vegetables and appropriate amount of fruit, appropriate water; avoid all tonic, tonic medicine and easy to fire food such as: chili, litchi, chocolate, etc.. Especially patients with Yin deficiency and internal heat such as purple tongue, stagnant pulse, chest tightness, abdominal distension and other stasis. 3, all patients with kidney disease are prohibited from injections of neomycin, streptomycin, gentamicin, guanfacine and autoimmune. 4, patients with tubular atrophy lesions to keep the bowels open, should be defecated 2∽3 times a day as appropriate, do not stay up late, abstain from sex, pay attention to rest, avoid cold. 5, has taken hormones, should be under the guidance of the physician to reduce the amount and number of hormones according to the specific circumstances. 6.People with heavy edema should avoid salt, limit the amount of protein food and drink less water. If edema is not heavy, low-sodium salt diet is allowed; no edema, no restriction on water and protein food intake; those with microscopic hematuria and those who are on fire should drink more water and eat more apples, sugar, black sesame, fungus and other foods that nourish Yin and lower fire. 7, uremia high blood potassium people avoid eating high potassium food such as: bananas, citrus, potatoes, tomatoes, pumpkin, tea, soy sauce, MSG; low blood potassium patients on the contrary. 8, high blood uric acid people especially avoid eating animal offal, fish, shrimp, crab and mussels, beer, mushrooms, beans, spinach.