Patient's question:
March 28, 2009Doctor's answer:
The disease primarily manifests as varying degrees of fatigue and weakness, hematuria, proteinuria, edema, and hypertension, and may be accompanied by lower back pain, lethargy, and anemia. When kidney function is affected... nephropathy has achieved significant results, with different methods being optimized for different stages of the disease. It can cure nephritis, reduce serum creatinine, help uremic patients avoid dialysis, or reduce or discontinue dialysis. Many kidney patients have been restored to health.Guidance: Nephrotic syndrome is not an independent disease but a clinical syndrome caused by multiple factors or etiologies. Its prominent features include massive proteinuria, hypoproteinemia, edema, and hyperlipidemia. This syndrome falls under the category of "kidney water" and edema in traditional Chinese medicine. The integrated treatment of traditional Chinese and Western medicine has improved the clinical recovery rate of this syndrome and reduced its recurrence.
Typical symptoms of nephrotic syndrome: "Three highs and one low" — hyperlipidemia, massive proteinuria, edema, and hypoproteinemia.
Hello: Nephrotic syndrome exhibits clinical symptoms such as massive proteinuria, hypoproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, and edema. The first two are essential diagnostic criteria. In the later stages of nephropathy, gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea and vomiting may occur.
Lifestyle care: All kidney patients should avoid neomycin, streptomycin, gentamicin, (Aristolochia contorta), and autonomic immune injections.
4. Uremic patients should maintain regular bowel movements, with 2–3 bowel movements per day being ideal.
Hello, the dietary restrictions for nephropathy are as follows:
1. Recommended foods: Light, easily digestible foods. Avoid seafood, beef, lamb, spicy and irritating foods, alcohol, and all "inducing foods" such as five-spice powder, coffee, and coriander. This is especially important for patients with yin deficiency, such as those with red tongues, large pulses, night sweats, dry stools, and hematuria. However, patients with yang deficiency, such as those with pale tongues, white coatings, deep pulses, cold limbs, loose stools, may consume warm foods.
Generally avoided foods: Potatoes, century eggs, bitter melons, etc. Additionally, smoking, alcohol, and carbonated beverages should be avoided. Do not use medications or daily products with toxic side effects on the kidneys, such as sulfur, sulfur-containing ointments, or sulfur-containing soaps.
For nephropathy caused by rheumatic streptococcus (especially gouty nephropathy), in addition to avoiding the above foods, beef, lamb, shrimp, crabs, and other seafood should also be avoided.
Generally avoided foods: Potatoes, century eggs, bitter melons, etc. Additionally, smoking, alcohol, and carbonated beverages should be avoided.