For IgA Nephropathy patients, a scientific diet can help to improve treatment
effects and put off the development of disease. What is a proper diet for IgA
Nephropathy patients?Considering the different condition of IgA Nephropathy
patients, a scientific diet is a slight difference. When the glomerulus are
damaged, it can represent hematuria, proteinuria, edema togehter with the renal
function's decline. So patients should take a proper diet which will not damage
or aggravate a burden to kidney.Here are proper diet for IgA Nephropathy
patients as follows:
1. Low-sat diet: for IgA Nephropathy Patients, if they have obvious edema,
they should restrict the intake of salt avoiding aggravating the condition of
edema. For patients with slight or no symptoms of edema they should take
low-salt diet.
Attentions: other kind of food containing sodium should be also restricted
such as pickle, cookie, dessert, condiment, etc.
2. control water intake: IgA Nephropathy Patients have dysfunctions of the
internal excess water and waste products' discharge. So when patients have
obvious edema they should also restrict with the water intake.
3. Low-protein diet: because the metabolic of protein such as creatinine,
uric acid will be discharged by kidney. For IgA Nephropathy patients, their
renal function is damaged, this waste products can not be well discharged by
kidney and accumulate in body and causes poisoning. So patients should take
low-protein diet to relieve the burden to kidney. Besides, they should also take
high-quality protein diet which not only meets the nutrient requirement but also
reduces the waste product of protein.
4. Low-fat diet: patients should eat low-fat diet, because too much fat will
be metabolized into lipid which increases the risk of blood viscosity or
thrombus.
Besides, when IgA Nephropathy Patients have symptom of anemia they should
supplement food abundant with iron. In addition, patients should avoid eating
pluck, seafood, drinking wine or stimulating food such as hot pepper. For IgA
Nephropathy Patients, they should follow those suggests and follow doctors'
advice.