Be Cautious About Consuming Chicken Soup If You Have Kidney Problems
Introduction: Chicken soup has long been regarded as a nutritious delicacy. In fact, its nutritional value is not particularly high, and it is also unwise for many people to only drink the soup while discarding the cooked meat. Furthermore, individuals with "poor kidney function" should be especially cautious about using chicken soup for nourishment.
Although it undergoes a long simmering process, chicken soup only contains water-soluble small molecules dissolved from chicken oil, skin, meat, and bones. Apart from that, it is mainly oil and calories, and it also contains a high level of purines. Objectively speaking, it is not very nutritious.
Drinking more chicken soup is essentially a process of consuming more animal fat. For some patients with cardiovascular diseases and gout, drinking large amounts of chicken soup can be very detrimental to the body. Ironically, the chicken in the soup is the truly nutritious treasure. At this point, the chicken has been stewed until very tender, making it easy to digest and beneficial for nutrient absorption.
In addition to patients with cardiovascular diseases and gout, drinking chicken soup can also affect the following groups.
Excess Stomach Acid: Chicken soup can stimulate gastric acid secretion. Therefore, patients with gastric ulcers, hyperacidity, or stomach bleeding generally should not drink chicken soup.
Biliary Tract Diseases: Those who frequently suffer from cholecystitis and cholelithiasis should not drink too much chicken soup. This is because digesting the fat in the soup requires bile. Drinking chicken soup stimulates the gallbladder to contract, which can easily trigger an episode of cholecystitis.
Kidney Insufficiency: Chicken soup contains some small proteins. Patients with acute nephritis, acute or chronic kidney insufficiency, or uremia are unable to process the byproducts of protein decomposition in a timely manner. Drinking too much chicken soup can lead to high nitrogen levels in the blood, worsening their condition.