What should kidney patients pay attention to in their diet during the holidays
Introduction: What dietary considerations should kidney patients have during the holidays? We all know that patients with high blood pressure, high blood lipids, and diabetes have many dietary precautions. So, what are the dietary precautions for kidney patients? The following is a list of dietary precautions for kidney patients during the holidays.
I. Kidney patients should choose a light diet during the holidays
A certain study found that a high-fat diet (heavy on meat) not only aggravates the existing kidney damage in patients but can also damage the kidneys of healthy people. Therefore, experts point out that all patients with kidney damage must receive lipid-lowering treatment when they have hyperlipidemia, and they must also control their diet, making dietary adjustments based on the cause of the kidney damage. Generally speaking, kidney patients should try to have a light diet, eat less high-fat food, which has a protective effect in delaying kidney damage.
In addition, experts remind that during the holidays, many families often have heavy meals for three meals a day, which affects the cardiovascular system and kidneys. Therefore, kidney patients should choose a light diet during the holidays.
II. Dietary precautions for kidney patients when dining with friends
Kidney patients should eat light and easily digestible foods, and avoid seafood, beef, mutton, and spicy and irritating foods. Kidney patients should not eat large amounts of high-protein food because a high-protein diet increases the burden on the kidneys, promotes kidney hardening, and thus causes irreversible kidney damage. Kidney patients should pay attention to the color, aroma, and taste of food, reduce the amount of food, and improve its quality to meet the requirements of nutritional therapy for kidney disease. To maintain sufficient energy in the body to recover, high-carbohydrate foods can be provided. In addition to rice and flour, you can eat more candied fruits or glucose, and eat less fruit.
III. Precautions for drinking alcohol
During holidays or gatherings with friends and family, you can drink a small amount of low-degree liquor. Those with hyperuricemia are forbidden to drink alcohol, especially wine and beer. Drinking coffee is prohibited. Coffee not only raises blood pressure but also raises cholesterol, aggravates arteriosclerosis, and is not good for kidney disease, so it should not be consumed frequently. In addition, kidney patients should also avoid smoking. Smoking can cause blood pressure to rise, aggravate lipid metabolism disorders, and aggravate small artery contraction, all of which can worsen kidney disease and increase kidney damage.
Smoking can increase the incidence of chronic bronchitis and lung cancer, adding respiratory diseases to kidney patients and causing greater harm to their health. Smoking increases the financial burden on kidney patients, which is not conducive to treating the disease. Therefore, kidney patients should quit smoking decisively.
IV. Be extra careful when going out to participate in activities during the holidays
Kidney patients must not overexert themselves or engage in strenuous exercise when participating in activities during the holidays. In addition, kidney patients should also build up their confidence, stick to their treatment, and maintain a pleasant mood.