2015年2月11日星期三

Should FSGS Patients Eat Rice and Curry

Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) refers to a kind of primary glomerular damage developing from Nephrotic Syndrome and it occurs mainly in youngsters. Once patients are attacked by FSGS, they has better insist a healthy lifestyle, especially in their diet, for a healthy body and prevention of kidney failure. Rice and curry, the common foods in our daily life, confused patients a lot, this article will have a analysis about these foods for FSGS patients.

Introduction about rice and curry

Rice and curry is a popular dish in Sri Lanka and the Southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. It mainly comprices rice, vegetable, meat (often chicken and fish), dhal, papadums, sambals, etc. This food uses chili peppers, cardamom, cumin, coriander and other spices. It has a distinctive taste. The specier preparations are believed to be among the world’s hottest in the terms of chilli content.

Whether patients with FSGS can eat rice and curry?

According to nephrologists, FSGS should arrange a reasonable diet which should not increase the kidneys’ burdens or even cause damages to the kidneys. Therefore, if patients with FSGS eat spicy rice and curry, their kidneys can be stimulated by the irritating ingredients, so more burdens are brought to the kidneys, which deteriorate the illness condition. For this reason, FSGS patients had better not take spicy rice and curry.

Apart from keeping away from spicy food, patients with FSGS had better limit the intake of high-protein foods such as beans and bean products. Moreover, high potassium food (bananas, peanuts, oranges, potatoes, tomatoes), high phosphorus food (like seafood and thalassophyte), high-calcium food and high salt food (canned and processed meats, sardines, salted snacks) should also be avoided.
Besides, patients should pay high attention to the intake of water. Patients with FSGS are recommended to consult their doctor for advice about the specific water intake.


If you still have any question about FSGS and rice and curry, you are welcome to consult our online experts, and you also can leave us messages or send email to kidneyfight@hotmail.com, we will reply you within 24 hours.

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