Post Date December, 02 2023
The incidence rate of chronic nephritic nephropathy is the highest. Friends suffering from this disease are prone to complications, and the disease can last for several years without cure. With the continuous improvement of medical standards, surgery for chronic nephritis has become the best method for treating diseases at present. Experts remind patients and friends that not only should we do a good job in surgical treatment, but also we should not neglect the care of kidney disease in our lives.
Nephropathy has a long and complicated course, with "prolonged illness entering the collaterals" and "prolonged illness leading to blood stasis". Therefore, it is common to see the symptoms of dampness and blood stasis. Dampness and blood stasis are the symptoms, blocking the qi mechanism, and blocking the triple energizer. They can not only trap the middle energizer, causing the spleen to not rise and clear, but also disrupt the lower energizer, causing it to seal up and lose its function, and the essence is excreted along with deutzia to form egg white urine. It can be seen that the deficiency of both spleen and kidney is the root cause of this disease, and the internal accumulation of dampness and blood stasis is the target. On the basis of strengthening the spleen, benefiting the kidney, and supporting the healthy qi, the method of purging turbidity, removing dampness, and promoting blood circulation and resolving blood stasis should be supplemented. Although the efficacy of the method of promoting blood circulation and resolving blood stasis in the treatment of chronic nephritis is recognized in China, long-term use of drugs for promoting blood circulation and resolving blood stasis can lead to the manifestation of aggravation of qi deficiency. When using blood activating and blood stasis removing drugs in clinical practice, it is advisable to use blood nourishing and blood activating drugs and mildly functional products, such as angelica sinensis, salvia miltiorrhiza, and red peony root, while reusing qi reinforcing drugs, such as astragalus, especially for patients with partial qi and yang deficiency.
At the same time, attention should also be paid to regulating the patient's diet. Due to the deficiency of both the spleen and kidney, the patient is suppressed by dampness, and has poor transport and transmission functions. The indigestible meat and fishy foods often interfere with the spleen and stomach, which can contribute to dampness and worsen the condition. For patients with nephritis, protein intake should be determined based on the condition. If the patient has oliguria and nitrogen retention, the protein intake should be limited to 20-30g per day. When the condition improves and urinary protein decreases, the protein in the diet can gradually increase to the normal intake, while ensuring the body's heat supply. If the patient has edema, oliguria, hypertension, or heart failure, strict restrictions on salt and water intake should be imposed. After the edema is reduced and the urine volume and blood pressure return to normal, a low salt diet can be carried out. The daily salt consumption should not exceed 2 grams, and the daily water intake should be limited. After the edema completely disappears, a transition to a normal diet can be made. If patients with chronic nephritis experience oliguria, they should reduce their salt intake, which must be less than 500 milligrams per day.
