Patients with Nephrotic Syndrome should eat high quality protein such as eggs, fish, lean meat to compensate for protein loss. Proteins are found naturally in fruits and vegetables and having a pure vegetarian diet can also be a good option. However, in order to prevent the further kidney damage, excessive protein intake should be avoided. Also one must stay away from saturated fats such as cheese and margarine and excess of oily foods.
Sodium should be limited in your diet, or it may cause fluid accumulation and cause severe complications. Something likes salted wafers, popcoms, salted cashew nuts must be limited for they contain a high amount of sodium. Foods such as cereals, plain breads and rice should be eaten more.
Patients should control fluid intake for they are unable to regulate their body’s water balance. Fruits such as berries, grapes and watermelon can help to stop thirst. Patients with Nephrotic Syndrome should minimize the intake of these foods, such as soda, juice and other beverages, ice cream, pudding, popsicles, soup and so on.
Reasonable and proper diet can play a helping role to the treatment for patients with Nephrotic Syndrome. We need to find out which type of Nephrotic Syndrome are you suffering from, then proper treatment can be used. Can Chinese medicine treat Nephrotic Syndrome? You should know more about Nephrotic Syndrome and Chinese Medicine.
