Patient's question:
I have nephrotic syndrome, which keeps recurring. When I have an attack, both my body and face swell. Can you tell me what nephrotic syndrome is and how it is treated?Doctor's answer:
Nephrotic syndrome, full name nephrotic syndrome, refers to a group of syndromes caused by various different reasons, mainly glomerular diseases, such as increased permeability of the glomerular basement membrane and reduced glomerular filtration rate. Nephrotic syndrome is not a reading disease, but a group of syndromes within glomerular diseases. The characteristics of nephrotic syndrome are large amounts of proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, severe edema, and hyperlipidemia. The following points should be noted in the diet: (1) A low-salt diet should be adopted. (2) A low-fat diet should interfere with the intake of foods containing cholesterol and fat, such as animal internal organs, fatty meat, and many seafood. (3) Do not eat too much spicy food. (4) High vitamin content.