Post Date December, 03 2023
Myth 1: Nephritis is an incurable disease, and nephritis is a stubborn disease that is difficult to treat.
Nephritis experts recommend that nephritis can not only be treated, but most can be clinically alleviated or completely controlled through active and reasonable treatment. The efficacy mainly depends on whether the diagnosis and treatment are timely and reasonable, and more importantly, it is related to the patient's own health measures (such as diet, rest, etc.).
Mistake 2: Normal renal function can eliminate the possibility of kidney disease.
The kidneys have a strong reserve capacity, and minor lesions are not easy to manifest. Only when the renal damage exceeds 50% can the compensatory capacity be lost, exhibiting symptoms of renal failure. Currently, the most commonly used method for testing renal function is to measure the levels of serum urea nitrogen and creatinine, which are abnormally elevated only when the damage exceeds 50%. Therefore, normal renal function may also lead to kidney disease, which requires further examination by a specialist.
Mistake 3: Too much protein and red blood cells in the urine indicate a serious renal lesion.
Too much protein and red blood cells in the urine do not necessarily indicate a serious lesion. To prevent excessive emphasis on eliminating proteinuria and hematuria and using large amounts of drugs for overtreatment, especially the use of nephrotoxic drugs should be avoided.
Myth 4: Avoid salt and water. According to folklore, nephritis patients should avoid salt for a hundred days, which is very popular in southern Fujian.
Nephrology experts point out that the idea of "eating less salt is better" or "banning salt" is wrong. For patients who do not have edema, hypertension, or decreased urine volume, it is recommended to "limit salt without water.". The daily salt intake is 5 grams, and the diet is mainly light. It is not suitable to eat pickled vegetables, pickled products, etc. For patients with edema, high blood pressure, or decreased urine volume, there should be a "double limit on water and salt", which strictly limits the intake of water and salt. The daily salt intake is 3 grams.
Myth 5: Eat the kidney to tonify the kidney.
Some people believe that eating animal kidneys can nourish their own kidneys, but this is actually a misconception. Although animal kidneys have a high protein content, they are not suitable for consumption because, in addition to high cholesterol, these foods also have a high content of purine components, which not only do not have a nutritional effect, but also increase the burden on the kidneys, causing adverse consequences. Moreover, animal kidneys, such as pork loins, often have a large amount of heavy metals (such as cadmium, aluminum, etc.) deposited, which can have toxic effects on human kidneys after eating.
Myth 6: Patients with nephritis should consume less protein.
Protein is an essential nutrient for the human body and indispensable for human metabolism. On the other hand, protein catabolites are excreted by the kidneys. When kidney dysfunction occurs, their excretion is blocked, which can bring many adverse effects to the human body. At the same time, certain amino acids in protein can cause changes in blood flow and pressure in the kidney, leading to deterioration of renal function. "Patients with chronic nephritis and nephrotic syndrome should not be vegetarian as long as their kidneys function normally. They should ingest proteins that are highly utilized by the human body but have low requirements for renal excretion, such as milk, eggs, and fish.".
Myth 7: Abuse of nephrotoxic drugs.
Due to the high blood flow in the kidney, about 25% of the blood discharged from the heart flows through the kidney every minute, making it the organ with the most blood perfusion in the human body. In addition, due to factors such as abundant renal capillaries, high oxygen consumption, and decreased renal reserve capacity in the elderly, drugs entering the kidney with the blood flow are prone to cause kidney damage. When suffering from kidney disease or renal dysfunction, drugs are more likely to cause toxic reactions or induce immune reactions to the kidneys, exacerbating kidney damage.
Myth 8: Believing in partial prescriptions.
Experts pointed out that disorderly medical treatment is a state of mind for patients who have not recovered for a long time, and partial prescription for treating serious diseases is also a psychological sustenance for patients who are eager to seek treatment. "However, nephritis has scores ranging from ten to hundreds based on clinical and pathological changes. Different types of nephritis have completely different causes, pathological properties, and severity, as well as different treatment methods. It is obviously inappropriate to treat all types of kidney diseases with one partial prescription.".
