What Should Glomerulonephritis Patient Eat

Glomerulonephritis patients usually do not understand the disease. In daily life, also don't know what should be paid attention to, so the hard to avoid can appear error, aggravating illness. First let me to do the introduction, from the aspects of diet can ease and improve disease through diet.

Patients with edema and high blood pressure should follow no salt or low salt diet. Patients with azotemia should take 0.5g high quality protein per kg of body weight.

Patients also should control the intake of water which should be decided according to the amount of urine.

Patients should eat more vegetables and fruit rich in vitamin C, such as sweet pepper, rape,tomatoes and strawberry. Enough vitamin C is good for the recovery of nephritis.

Patients should limit the intake of protein and phosphorus. Patients with edema and high blood pressure should limit the intake of salt less than 3g per day as well as the intake of cholesterol and saturated fatty acid which would increase the burden of kidneys.


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