What should we pay attention to in the life of children with glomerulonephritis?

Pediatric glomerulonephritis is actually a chronic disease. Although it is not a very serious disease, it will cause many inconveniences to patients in life, especially for children who are weak and certainly cannot withstand such torture. In fact, paying more attention to diet matching and conditioning in daily life can avoid many diseases. Generally, children like to eat sweet and greasy food, and they can't stop eating it once they start. We can start from here. We should control the child's appetite in time, avoid eating sweet and greasy food that is not easy to digest, and should eat more vegetables and fruits rich in vitamins.

Precautions

1. Maintaining good eating habits and eating high-calorie, high-vitamin, semi-liquid or easily digestible food are also points to pay attention to in the treatment of chronic nephritis. Drink more water every day and urinate in time to increase urine volume, which is beneficial for flushing the urinary tract and promoting the excretion of bacteria, toxins and inflammatory secretions.

2. For the treatment of chronic nephritis, early treatment is the key. During the treatment, patients must pay attention to the cleanliness of the vulva and urethra. If you do not pay attention to the cleanliness of the vulva, bacteria can enter the bladder through the urethra, and enter the renal pelvis by the power of bladder and ureteral reflux, and then invade the parenchyma, causing urinary system infection. Especially women, must pay great attention to it.

3. Regular and appropriate exercise will enhance the patient's physical fitness and improve the body's resistance to disease. At the same time, you should also pay attention to getting more rest and avoid overwork and constipation.

4. Female patients who enter the acute phase must pay more attention and should take precautions against pregnancy within one year of recovery.

5. The last point to note in the treatment of chronic nephritis is that female patients are prohibited from taking a tub bath to prevent the bath water from flowing back into the bladder and causing infection.

1. Dietary principles for chronic glomerulonephritis

It is advisable to provide a high-quality low-protein, low-phosphorus, high-vitamin diet. Increase sugar intake to ensure adequate calories and reduce the breakdown of autologous protein. If the patient has edema and/or hypertension, sodium salt intake should be limited. Adopt a scientific and reasonable diet.

1. Water and sodium intake: Sodium intake should be less than 3 grams/day, and less than 2 grams/day for severe edema; water intake can be calculated based on the total urine volume of the previous day + 500 ml.

2. Protein intake: Controlling protein intake can also achieve the goal of low phosphorus. Generally, it is 0.6 grams per kilogram of body weight per day, half of which is high-quality protein (animal protein rich in essential amino acids), such as eggs, lean meat, milk, etc.

3. Energy intake: Daily energy intake is 30-35 kcal/kg, of which less than 30% is provided by fat, and the rest, except for protein, is provided by sugar.

4. Supplement various vitamins and trace elements: such as vitamins A, B, C, D, E, P and trace elements Cn, Zn, Fe, etc. Fresh vegetables, fruits, cactus, nuts, beef, etc. can be given.

2. Dietary care for chronic glomerulonephritis

1. The food should be of appropriate temperature, and it is best to choose slightly warm or slightly cool food.

2. Eat foods rich in vitamin A, vitamin B2 and vitamin C.

3. Choose proteins with high biological value, such as eggs, milk, meat, etc., to make up for excretion losses.

4. Limit protein, salt and water according to changes in renal function. People with oliguria should also limit high-potassium diet.

5. There is no need to limit water intake. You can drink tangerine juice, watermelon juice, orange juice, fruit juice and vegetable juice to promote diuresis and reduce swelling.

6. For cases with anemia, foods rich in protein and iron should be selected, such as animal liver, beef, egg yolk and green leafy vegetables.

7. To control blood pressure, salt intake should be limited, and a low-salt or salt-free diet should be given according to the condition. Even if blood pressure returns to normal, a light diet should be maintained.

8. When renal function declines and blood creatinine increases, a low-protein diet should be given, which is beneficial to retaining residual renal function. Choose protein foods with high biological value. And animal proteins such as fish, meat, and chicken can be appropriately adjusted to increase the patient's appetite.

Kind tips:

The clinical symptoms of chronic glomerulonephritis are diverse, ranging from no symptoms to obvious hematuria, proteinuria, edema, hypertension, etc. Therefore, the diet must be treated differently according to the patient's condition and arranged flexibly.

After reading the above precautions and some life suggestions, I believe parents will have a better idea in their hearts, so don’t think about it blindly, but follow these methods to improve your child’s symptoms of pediatric glomerulonephritis.