Fat diet will increase the IGA nephropathy

IGA nephropathy

The meat is "high quality low protein diet taboo patients" nephropathy, also belong to the high fat (lipids including cholesterol and glycerin three fat) diet, here we only said the latter: renal damage in high fat diet will not only increase the existing in patients with IgA nephropathy, will lead to health of human kidney damage.


Therefore, IgA nephropathy and need to pay more attention to hyperlipidemia height in the daily diet, medical research shows that, high fat diet can cause damage to the cardiovascular. Similarly, hyperlipidemia on renal glomerular capillary will cause significant harm.

1. Limit protein intake. If excessive protein has been taken, it would produce more nitrogen waste after metabolizing, which would increase the burden of kidneys. If urine is too little to discharge the waste, they will accumulate in the body, which would cause a series of poisoning symptoms. Therefore, patients should not eat food rich in protein, such as meat, egg and bean product, etc. They can increase the intake of protein when getting better.

2. Limit salt and water intake. Patients with serious edema, high blood pressure and little urine, should have diet without salt. Daily water intake should be no more than 800 to 1200 liters and do not eat food rich in sodium such as pickles, vegetables pickled in soy sauce, salted eggs, preserved bean curd and tuber mustard. If edema subsidies, blood pressure drops and urine increases, patients can have a little salt about 2 to 3 grams.

3. Eat more food rich in vitamin, such as fresh vegetables and fruits which are alkaline food, so they can provide a variety of vitamins and promote the recovery of renal function.

4. Eat more food which has light flavor and diuresis function.

5.Patients with IgA Nephropathy should avoid fruits and vegetables high in potassium.
Fruits that are high in potassium content include bananas, all citrus fruits, cantaloupe, figs, raspberries, strawberries, plums, kiwi, grapes, apricots, tomatoes and nuts.

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