Can Patients With Nephrotic Syndrome Eat Meat

Every day, lots of protein flows out of patients with Nephrotic Syndrome, together with the urine, which must cause the insufficiency of protein in the body day by day. What′s worse, it will become more serious if not controlled well. As we know, protein is the source of life. Without enough protein, not only will edema happen, but also other kinds of disease will come in, which will threaten people′s life eventually.
It is generally believed that patients with kidney disease are forbidden to eat meat, eggs, fish, etc, which is not scientific actually. (Learn About: How Do I Control My Creatinine Level)
On the contrary, they had better have more food rich in protein, especially food contains high protein, such as milk, eggs, lean meat, chicken, fish and etc.
However, just as the saying goes, "Overdone is worse than undone. " Long-time excessive intake of protein will cause the kidney under heavy burden, which will worsen the renal damage consequently.
So how much protein should patients with Nephrotic Syndrome take every day? On one hand, for those who have normal renal function, the intake of protein should keep at 1g per kilo of body weight. On the other hand, for those who have nitremia, they should limit the intake of protein, and 40g protein per day is suitable. What′s more, they should choose high-quality protein. And eggs and milk are priority for one egg contains 6g protein, a bowl of milk (some 200ml) contains about 6g protein. And in addition, 50g red meat contains 8g protein. Chicken has more protein than red meat. Fish contains less. From the above-mentioned, we can get a conclusion how much a patients with Nephrotic Syndrome should take every day.
Here, it must be pointed out that only when the energy is enough, can people live. So for those who have both Nephrotic Syndrome and nitremia, they should take some carbohydrate (such as cane sugar, glucose) as supplement. What′s more, they should also take more fresh vegetables and fruit, which contains much vitamin. But if patients with Nephrotic Syndrome have edema, they must limit the amount of salt. The insufficiency of salt will lead to inappetence, which will influence the intake of protein and energy accordingly. What′s worse, it is hard for patients to accept long-time limitation of little salt. and it is believed that enough protein and energy is more necessary compared with proper salt.

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