Nutrition for nephropathy

Useful foods for nephropathy

Since with nephropathy, a large amount of protein comes out in the patient along with urine, the diet is aimed at saturating the body with protein.

As a result of the fact that the kidneys do not function well, fluid accumulates in the body. Therefore, dietary nutrition is focused on reducing and completely eliminating puffiness.

The main characteristics of nutrition for disease:

1. 1 increase the amount of foods containing protein;
2. 2 reduce the consumption of fat-containing foods (about 40% should be vegetable fats);
3. 3 enrichment of the body with lipotropic substances that contribute to the normalization of lipid metabolism in the body and lower cholesterol;

Recommended foods and dishes:

• dietary bread products that do not contain salt;
• vegetable, vegetarian, dairy, cereal, fruit soups;
• lean meats: lean veal, beef, lean pork, cooked or baked in one piece;
• fish – lean varieties, cooked in a piece and chopped, lightly fried after boiling or baked;
• all dairy products, but reduced in fat;
• cereals – puddings from oat and buckwheat groats, porridge, cereals;
• Of the vegetables, the most useful are potatoes, carrots, zucchini, cauliflower, pumpkin, and beets. Green peas are useful in baked, boiled, stewed form;
• any fruits and berries. Berries of strawberries, raspberries, lingonberries relieve inflammation well;
• from drinks it is necessary to give preference to compotes, fruit juices, herbal decoctions.

Folk remedies for the treatment of nephropathy

There are many folk remedies and fees that relieve inflammation and normalize kidney function.

Collection №1

To collect, you need to take the herb St. John’s wort (30 g), coltsfoot (25 g), yarrow flowers (25 g) and nettle (20 g). Everything is crushed and mixed thoroughly. 40 grams of collection pour liters of boiling water and let it brew a little. The broth is divided in half and drunk in two steps. You need to drink for 25 days.

Collection №2

Flax seeds, medicinal comfrey, bearberry leaves, dyeing gorse. Each herb should be taken in two parts and mixed with blackberry leaves (1 part) and juniper fruits (1 part). Mix everything thoroughly, pour ¼ liter of hot water, boil for 10-15 minutes over low heat. The resulting broth, take three times a day.

Collection №3

It is necessary to take one part of cornflower and birch buds, mix with two parts of bearberry, add four parts of a three-leaf watch to them. Pour a spoonful of collection with boiling water (250 ml) and cook for about 10-12 minutes over low heat. You need to drink the broth in three steps.

Collection №4

Lingonberry berries are very effective in treating the disease. Twist the berries and mix with sugar 1: 1. We put the resulting mixture in banks, tie it with paper and put it in a cold place. Add berries to taste to water and drink like compote.

Collection №5

Strawberry leaves and berries relieve inflammation well. You need to take berries and leaves of strawberries 1: 1, pour the mixture with a glass of water and cook for about 10 minutes. You need to drink 20 g three times a day.

Watermelon rind decoction

It helps to relieve puffiness not only of the pulp of the watermelon, but also its crusts, which must be brewed.

Dangerous and harmful foods for nephropathy

With nephropathy, a large number of foods are allowed and the diet is not much different from the diet of a healthy person. But there are still limitations:

• a sharp restriction on the amount of salt intake;
• reduction of products containing extractive substances (these are those substances that enhance the secretion of digestive juice);
• limiting foods containing simple carbohydrates (mainly foods containing glucose);
• the use of confectionery, sweet flour products, ice cream is limited;
• all types of canned food, spicy and spicy dishes are excluded from the diet;
• you can not use pickles, smoked meats, marinades, seasonings.

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