Experts had Iga nephropathy should tell you how to do

 IgA nephropathy

if you have the symptoms of edema, low back pain, abnormal urine and high blood pressure, you need to receive treatment going to hospital or you can send us email to igacure@gmail.com, we will give you some suggestions according to your individual condition. Except treatment, the details of your life you also need to notice, which are following.

1. Protein supply. You need to control your protein intake according to the damage level of your renal function. Because too much protein will increase the burden of your kidney.

2. Limit the salt intake. If you have serious edema and high blood pressure, you should keep low-salt diet, even salt-free diet.

3. Avoid medication toxicity to your kidneys. Almost all medicines have toxicity to kidney, so you should consult your doctor before you take them.

4. Get plenty of sleep. Most IgA nephropathy patients can feel fatigue, so you need to get plenty of sleep to remit fatigue.

5. Proper exercise. It is necessary to do some proper exercise, but strenuous exercise should be avoided.

6. Avoid stress to your immune system. You should know your immune system is not operating normally when you are diagnosed with IgA nephropathy. So it is necessary to avoid contacting the people with cough or cold even influenza.

What is the outlook for patients with IgA nephropathy?
Twenty to forty percent of the patients develop end stage kidney failure about 20 years after the disease becomes apparent. Patients who have an increased level of creatinine in their blood at the time of their diagnosis are more likely to develop chronic kidney failure. It is harder to predict which of the patients who have normal levels of creatinine at the time of diagnosis will develop kidney failure. In general, a poor prognosis is expected for those patients who have high blood pressure, high urine protein, and a significant amount of damage present in their biopsy specimen.

According to the investigation, there is no need for IgA Nephropathy patients to do special restrict on diet when their renal function is normal, but they should have low-salt and high-quality but low protein diet. When their renal function is reducing or insufficient, patients need to limit the intake of salt, protein and water. The following are the aspects needing attention on diet for IgA Nephropathy patients.

1. 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.

2. 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 limit food rich in protein, such as meat, egg and bean product, etc. They can increase the intake of protein when getting better. But it does not mean you should avoid protein, because your body needs protein to function normally. Here lean meat, egg white and fish are recommended, because they are high quality protein, which has few waste.

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.

Diet is important for IgA Nephropathy patients to control state of illness, but it should go with medication treatment. Only in this way can you achieve a good curative effect.

At last, please remember that IgA nephropathy is a chronic disease, so you need not to worry about “I have IgA nephropathy, what should I do”. The best thing for you is to keep active and positive attitude.

More information please Email to sjzkidneyhospital@hotmail.com about your problems and disease condition,we are glad to offer you more professional guidance for you as soon as possible for free.