Caution Patients with Renal Failure on Food

Kidney plays in our body were a very important role, when after suffering kidney failure will bring us great harm, affecting the normal operation of kidney function, and will be getting worse, eventually leading to death can not work, for patients with renal failure diet is very important to look at the patient's disease dietary considerations.

An intake of quality protein

Patients with renal failure, the need to limit the intake of protein, in order to reduce the burden on the kidney, but if you eat a large and small, the depletion of the body's muscle tissue and internal organs, so must eat properly and enough "quantity" and "quality" of the protein, the amount of per kg body weight per day should be 1 to 1.2 grams, intake of high quality biological value of animal protein foods, such as: milk, eggs, meat. Due to lower utilization of vegetable protein in the body, resulting in more nitrogenous waste metabolized, so we can not any food, such as: beans (red beans, green beans, peas, beans, soybeans, peas benevolence), soy products (tofu, tofu, soy milk), gluten products (gluten, flour sausage, baked bran), stone fruits (melon seeds, peanuts, walnuts, cashews, chestnuts) and so on. Because of the essential amino acids vegetarian soy and cereals contain not complete, in order to improve the utilization of protein for vegetarians, these foods should be eaten along with, in order to play a complementary effect; the best change to eat custard vegetarian appropriate, protein intake by quantitative criteria.

Second, adequate intake of calories

Limiting protein intake, in order to avoid inadequate calorie intake, will increase the production of nitrogenous waste, can eat high-calorie and low protein foods to supplement. Vegetable oil (such as: soy, peanut oil), low protein starch (such as: Cheng flour, white powder, arrowroot flour,) and carbohydrates (such as: sugar, honey, ginger candy, fruit sugar) to produce a variety of tasty snacks, the heat the intake per day per kilogram of body weight of 30 to 40 calories, avoid excessive weight loss and even.

Third, careful control of moisture

When kidney failure and decreased urine output, the water will accumulate in the body of the load, the cardiovascular system increases, it will no vitality, edema, weight gain, cough, shortness of breath, lie down, hematocrit (hct) reduced, and the concurrent high blood pressure, heart failure, pericarditis, and dialysis due to dehydration drama, prone to headaches, ah, vomiting, muscle cramps and other disequilibrium syndrome. Daily weight increase to no more than one kilogram is limited, and water intake for the day before the total urine output plus 500 to 700 milliliters (ml). If the day before the urine is 500ml, the 500cc + 500 (7d0) ml = 1000 ~ 1200ml, that is, the amount of water to drink throughout the day, including water, rice, milk, soup and beverages. Avoid drinking mostly water, can ice mouthwash, chewing gum or squeeze a little lemon juice to reduce the feeling of thirst, try taking the time to focus on in order to soup consumption, reduce the amount of water.

Fourth, pay attention to the control of salt

Unable to discharge water, salt when renal failure, prone to edema and increased blood pressure. Patients should not eat one day more than five grams of salt. 1 g (1/5 tea soup) salt = 6/5 = 1 tea tea soup soy sauce soup MSG, so the above seasoning contains salt should not arbitrarily add; you can use sugar, onion, ginger, garlic, etc. to enhance the taste. Patients should also limit the intake of high sodium foods, such as processed canned, salted and smoked products, Levin sauce, pickles, pickles and fast food. If poor appetite, no salt restriction, to be able to eat nutritious for the former title, until a good appetite, and there are enough nutrients to limit sodium intake after another.

The content presented above is to have renal failure patients on dietary considerations, and kidney failure patient's diet is very important, and some of the food is too salty must not eat, so it will be worse, to bring greater treatment the difficulty, usually we have to take light diet based, more attention to rest. kidneyfight@hotmail.com