Patient's question:
What is better to eat. What kind of things should be eaten less. Thank you for always having red blood cells in the urine, how can diet improve it. Female, 27 asymptomatic.Doctor's answer:
Hello: Dietary Restrictions for Kidney Diseases1. Consume light, easily digestible foods; avoid seafood, beef, lamb, spicy and irritating foods, alcohol, and all allergenic 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 coating, deep pulses, cold limbs, loose stools, may consume warm foods.
2. Consume fresh vegetables and moderate amounts of fruits; drink water appropriately; avoid all tonics, supplements, and easily irritating foods such as chili peppers, lychees, and chocolate. This is particularly important for patients with internal yin heat, such as those with purple tongues, stagnant pulses, chest tightness, and abdominal distension.
3. All kidney disease patients should avoid neomycin, streptomycin, gentamicin,, and autonomic immune injections.
4. Uremic patients should maintain regular bowel movements, with 2-3 bowel movements per day being ideal. Avoid staying up late, excessive sexual activity, and ensure adequate rest while avoiding cold exposure.
5. Patients taking hormones should gradually reduce their dosage and frequency under the guidance of a physician based on their specific condition.
6. Severe edema patients should avoid salt, limit protein intake, and reduce fluid intake. For mild edema, a low-sodium diet is recommended. Without edema, there is no restriction on fluid or protein intake. Patients with microscopic hematuria and those prone to heat should drink more water and consume nourishing foods that cool the yin and reduce heat, such as apples, white sugar, black sesame seeds, and black fungus.
7. Uremic patients with high potassium levels should avoid high-potassium foods such as bananas, oranges, potatoes, tomatoes, pumpkin, tea, soy sauce, and MSG. Conversely, patients with low potassium levels should avoid these foods.
8. Patients with high uric acid levels should especially avoid animal organs, fish, shrimp, crabs, oysters, beer, mushrooms, beans, and spinach.
9. During treatment, if symptoms such as colds, fever, or infections occur, contact the department physician immediately to receive timely treatment and prevent complications from worsening.
10. Stay positive, adhere to treatment, and maintain a cheerful mood.