Patients with nephrotic syndrome lose a lot of protein from urine every day, which will inevitably cause protein deficiency in the body for a long time. It is important to know that protein is the source of life, the lack of protein in the body, not only will be edema, but also a hundred diseases, life-threatening. It is not scientific to say that patients with kidney disease should abstain from eating meat, eggs, scaly fish and so on. On the contrary, these patients should eat more proteins, especially foods rich in high quality proteins, such as milk, eggs, lean meat, chicken, fish and so on. Of course, it is not unlimited protein intake, long-term excessive protein intake, not only unhelpful, and will increase the burden on the kidneys, and lead to aggravate kidney damage.

How much protein is good for nephrotic syndrome patients to eat every day? This is to be answered in two cases. One is nephrotic syndrome patients with normal renal function, protein intake is 1 gram per kilogram of body weight per day, plus the amount lost in the urine can be. The other is azotemia (laboratory blood urea nitrogen, creatinine higher than normal) nephrotic syndrome patients, to appropriately limit the intake of protein, about 40 grams of protein per day is appropriate. Should choose high-quality protein, preferred eggs and dairy foods, an egg about 6 grams of protein, a bowl of milk (about 200 milliliters) about 6 grams of protein, 50 grams of lean meat about 8 grams of protein, chicken contains slightly more protein than lean meat, and fish slightly less. In this way, the daily protein intake of a patient with nephrotic syndrome can be calculated.

It should be pointed out here that the human body needs a certain amount of calories every day to live, azotemia nephrotic syndrome patients, eating less protein, you must eat more carbohydrates (such as sucrose, glucose) to replenish, in addition to eating more vitamin-rich fresh vegetables and fruits.

For patients with edema in nephrotic syndrome, salt restriction should be paid attention to. Salt-restricted diet will cause many patients to lose appetite due to tastelessness, which affects the intake of protein and calories. Long-term salt-restricted diets are not easy for patients to accept. We believe that adequate protein and calorie intake is more important than salt restriction, and there are powerful diuretics that can effectively excrete sodium. Therefore, the salt-restricted diet should be tolerated by the patient, does not affect his appetite to the extent that the intake is generally less than 3 grams per day

Dietary moderation should not be greedy for cold

Summer fruits and vegetables are varied, color and flavor to tease people's appetites, but patients with nephrotic syndrome should be strictly enforced the rules of the diet, not to eat, in order not to increase the burden on the kidneys. Such as watermelon, although it can be diuretic, swelling, heat, but more food is too frequent urination also increase the burden on the kidneys, and watermelon sugar accumulation in the body is also a potential crisis of the disease.

Some children with nephrotic syndrome like to quench their thirst with ice cream or chilled food. If the occasional, many times a small amount is not a contraindication, if a cold is not beneficial to the condition. Because cold can damage the function of the stomach and intestines, so that the spleen and stomach is not healthy, not beneficial to the condition. If acute enteritis occurs due to cold, the condition will be repeated or aggravated. Therefore, patients with nephrotic syndrome should be careful to use cold drinks in summer.