Patient's question:
My friend's relative recently felt a bit uncomfortable in the kidney area. When they went to the hospital for a thorough examination, the doctor diagnosed it as chronic nephritis and prescribed some medication. Can people with chronic nephritis eat eggs?Doctor's answer:
Eggs are a well-known nutritious food and are referred to by nutritionists as a complete protein model. Some people believe that patients with nephritis lose more protein in their urine and that eating more eggs can help digest the urinary protein. In fact, it is not appropriate for nephritis patients to eat eggs during an episode of the disease. Because the kidney's decomposition and metabolic function is significantly reduced, urine output increases. Toxic urea cannot be completely excreted. If you eat eggs, it will enhance the decomposition and metabolism of urea, leading to the worsening of the disease, and even causing severe uremia. Therefore, nephritis patients should not eat more eggs.