Diet with glomerulonephritis: a list of approved products

Kidneys normally play the role of a filter in the body and are involved in many processes. With kidney diseases, the processes of purification of blood and other biological media are violated, which leads to the occurrence of serious diseases. Violation of blood filtration due to inflammatory processes in the glomerulus of the kidneys leads to the appearance of glomerulonephritis. Comprehensive treatment includes compulsory adherence to a diet called table number 7.

Diet for kidney diseases

Because glomerulonephritis affects the glomeruli, the main goal of diet No. 7 is to limit the intake of liquid and products containing proteins and salt crystals. The fact is that with glomerulonephritis there is a washing out of the protein( with the appearance of it in the urine) and a violation of the withdrawal of salts from the body.

The diet with glomerulonephritis should be observed not only during an acute process or during exacerbation, but also during a calm or remission. The main dietary requirements are as follows:

• Limit the intake of salt and salty foods.
• Restrict the consumption of protein foods( per day to 20-40 g).
• Reduce the amount of carbohydrates and fats consumed.
• Exclude from the diet fatty meats, fish, poultry.
• You can not eat strong, rich broths.
• Exclude all cereals.
• Do not add spicy seasonings and vegetables( onion, garlic, radish, radish).
• Do not eat greens, strong tea and coffee, fizzy drinks.

In addition, patients usually in the first days of illness are appointed so-called unloading days, which are called sugar, potato, watermelon, melon, compote. Such a diet helps the body cope with the burden and facilitates the work of the most important organs( heart, liver, vessels).

The diet has a strict diet, which is called table number 7a, and which is prescribed in the early days of an acute illness. In such a diet there are only such products:

• Bessolovoy bread.
• A small amount of meat.
• Dairy and sour-milk products.
• Carrots, potatoes and tomatoes in any form.
• Macaroni and sugar in the amount of 80-100 g.

When the condition improves and the pressure and quantity of edema decrease, the diet is expanded, and this diet is called table number 7b. The diet with glomerulonephritis of kidneys in this case resembles the composition of the previous, but the amount of protein is somewhat increased. When the condition stabilizes, the edema decreases and the urine changes in the urine, the table is expanded, and the diet is called table number 7. A little salt is added to the diet, since the absence of salt can lead to a decrease in appetite, vomiting and salt metabolism.

In addition, in the diet of patients with glomerulonephritis should be vitamin C in large quantities. To do this, all foods containing vitamin C are added to the diet. These include lemons, citrus fruits, acidic fruit juices, sour fruits.

Eating with glomerulonephritis during the remission of the disease is almost the same as in the acute process. The difference is that salt intake is added( up to 5 g), and all meals are consumed after cooking and steaming. It is useful to make unloading days with the use of potatoes, melons, watermelons and other carbohydrate products 1 time in 2 weeks.

Diet for chronic glomerulonephritis

Nutrition during the chronic form of the disease is based on urinalysis and overall well-being of patients. If there are no traces of protein and blood in the urine, then gradually the cereals, vegetable and weak soups without salt, a little fish and low-fat meat cooked for a couple are included in the diet. The food should remain fractional, and the preparation method - for steaming, stewed, cooked and steamed.

In addition, you can consume dairy, sour-milk products, as well as vegetables, fruits, kissels, compotes. Berries with glomerulonephritis can be consumed in large quantities, both sweet and sour. Sample menu of dishes with chronic glomerulonephritis:

1. For breakfast - milk and porridge, boiled on the water, egg, cottage cheese, pasta, coffee with milk, weak tea with sugar.
2. For lunch - vegetable and meat soups in the garbled form, casseroles, vegetable salads, stewed and fresh vegetables, potatoes baked in the oven, fruit juices, cocktails, kissels, fruit drinks and so on.
3. For a snack - you can eat fruits, vegetables, salads, sour-milk products.
4. For dinner - sweet pastries, cookies, casseroles, pasta, pancakes, potatoes in any form.

Patients with glomerulonephritis should monitor the daily amount of urine released, and do not consume more liquid for 350-300 ml than the urine is excreted. So, for example, urine is allocated about a liter, then the daily norm of the liquid used( juices, soups, water) should not exceed 1300 ml.

It is especially necessary to monitor the amount of protein in the diet of children with glomerulonephritis, as they need protein for enhanced growth and development. At the same time, the protein norm should not exceed 50% of the daily norm for the child's age.

At the same time, the following dishes are completely excluded from the patients' diet:

• Acute, salty, smoked products.
• Dishes with a lot of salt.
• Canned products with increased content of dyes, stabilizers, emulsifiers and other chemicals.
• Strong tea, coffee, cocoa and carbonated drinks that acidify the body.
• Animal fats and protein products in large quantities.