How to treat IgA nephropathy in children

If some young children have health problems, they need to take timely treatment to ensure their health and avoid the health of their children being affected by the disease, especially the problem of kidney disease. So how should IGA nephropathy in children be treated? Let me introduce it to you below.

IgA nephropathy in children is an immune response disease. To prevent the occurrence and recurrence of the disease, the invasion of antigens should be avoided first. Therefore, we should actively prevent and treat respiratory tract infections, avoid gastrointestinal mucosal damage, and minimize the intake of foods that may become antigens.

Due to the large differences in the pathological types and degree of glomerular damage of IgA nephropathy in children, there is currently no consensus on the unified diagnosis and treatment standards for IgA nephropathy in children in my country. Clinically, it is still in the stage of symptom relief and empirical treatment. Therefore, it is necessary for parents of children with IgA nephropathy to carefully choose a regular kidney hospital to provide reasonable treatment for children with IgA nephropathy. Parents of children with IgA nephropathy should pay full attention to this and should not relax or give up treatment because the early symptoms of nephritis are not obvious or they think the disease is mild. They should know that if children with IgA nephropathy are allowed to develop, it will eventually develop into terminal uremia like other types of kidney disease.

Patients with IgA nephropathy should eat fresh vegetables and appropriate amounts of fruits, drink plenty of water, and avoid all supplements, tonics and foods that can easily cause inflammation. Such as pepper, lychee, chocolate, etc. Especially patients with yin deficiency and internal heat, such as purple tongue, stagnant pulse, chest tightness, abdominal distension and other blood stasis symptoms should keep these dietary taboos in mind.

Patients with IgA nephropathy and severe edema should avoid salt, limit the intake of protein foods, and drink less water. If the edema is not severe, a low-salt diet can be adopted; if there is no edema, the intake of water and protein food is not restricted; those with microscopic hematuria and those who are prone to getting angry should drink more water and eat more foods that nourish yin and reduce fire, such as apples, white sugar, black sesame seeds, and fungus. People with IgA nephropathy, uremia and hyperkalemia should avoid eating high-potassium foods. Bananas, citrus fruits, potatoes, tomatoes, pumpkins, tea, soy sauce, and MSG; the opposite is true for patients with low blood potassium.

The above is my opinion on this issue. If the child has the above problems, then the child should pay attention to timely treatment to ensure the child’s safety, avoid the child’s condition worsening due to this problem, and pay attention to prevent renal failure. Finally, I wish the child a speedy recovery.