Therapeutic diet for the kidneys

Diet for the kidneys is an important condition that must be observed in diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract. This is an obligatory component of complex therapy, without which it is impossible to recover. Diet can enhance the positive effects of medicines. It is developed for each patient individually, taking into account anamnesis. Self-selecting a diet can not. 

General information of the diets for the kidneys

The same diet, even with the same diagnosis and symptoms of the disease, can be appropriate for one patient, and absolutely not fit the other. Therefore, you need to consult a doctor, strictly follow its recommendations.

Diet to improve kidney function

The activity of the kidneys can be normalized if dietary nutrition is observed. Any kidney disease means that the body is violating protein metabolism. The protein creates an additional burden on the kidneys, thereby reducing its recovery potential. In a person who consumes protein too intensively, slags of nitrogen origin are formed. They contribute to the contamination of the body, create an additional burden on all internal organs. Since the kidneys are tuned for the utilization of these substances, they suffer in the first place. They can not cope with the processing of protein, it accumulates in the blood, which negatively affects the state of metabolic processes in general. Therefore, the main condition is protein restriction. But it must be taken into account that the protein must still be supplied with food, it can not be completely excluded, since it is one of the main components of normal metabolism, the main structural element for the construction of tissues and cells. If the functioning of the kidneys is not severely disturbed, it may not be necessary to limit the consumption of protein foods.

If a person does not restrict the intake of protein components, it is advisable to spend unloading days. They need to be done approximately once in 7 days. It implies the use of the same product throughout the day. The best option is to carry out fasting days, based on carbohydrate food. For example, doctors often recommend spending days, during which you will eat exclusively oatmeal, fruit, one kind of vegetables, berries, or drink juices. Also need to pay attention to the fact that you should drink at least 1.5 liters of clean water, eat about the same amount of the main product.

It is important to maintain the required level of calorie food. The daily requirement is 3500 kcal, it is not recommended to reduce this number. For a basis it is necessary to take fats and carbohydrates. A lower level of caloric intake of consumed food can not be done, since protein begins to be split. And this in no case should not be allowed, because the basic structural components are destroyed, the formation of metabolites that are poisoning the body. It is important to ensure that the diet is correct. Food should be fed regularly, in small portions. It is better that the food is at least five times. It is important to limit salt intake. With severe pathological processes occurring in the kidneys, the salt will have to be eliminated completely. It should be taken into account that some products initially include salt, for example, pasta, sausages and even bakery products. If the violations are not severe and there are no structural disorders, you can not completely exclude salt, but limit its consumption to 2-3 grams.

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Kidney Diet for Children

If the kidneys work in a pathological mode, you need to reduce the amount of protein and salt in the diet. It is necessary to drink a sufficient amount of water, which allows you to maintain the optimal pressure, regulate the composition of the blood. The food should be high-grade, therefore the protein can not be completely excluded. It is extremely important for the child. With a lack of protein, the child develops poorly, both physically and mentally, slowly growing. The protein is the main structural component from which the structure of the body is built.

It is important to include in the diet a large number of antioxidants, which are found in vegetables and fruits. They help to reduce the amount of free radicals. It protects the kidneys, normalizes their activity, and also cleanses the entire body, saturates it with vitamins. It is also recommended to include in the diet various herbs, herbs, for example: basil and others. Salads are recommended to fill with vegetable oil. The consumption of sugar should also be limited.

Menu of a diet for kidneys

The diet should be divided, that is, you need to eat at least 5-6 times a day. Recommended to eat mostly boiled, steam dishes. You need to drink enough water. Salt should be limited, spices, sauces, marinades - completely eliminated. You need to eat around the same time. For example, a weekly menu is shown.  

Day 1

First meal

• Roast with eggs, peppers and tomatoes, toast. Chicory.

Second meal

• Pumpkin dish with the addition of butter, wafers with tea.

Third meal

• Broth from chicken, puree from potatoes, sausage in boiled form. Compote.

Fourth meal

• Any cereal porridge, better based on milk. Charlotte from cottage cheese. Kissel

Fifth meal

• Ciabatta sausage-cheese, a dish of fresh vegetables. Drink.

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Day 2

First meal

• Egg, sandwich with cheese snack, cocoa or hot chocolate.

Second meal

• Porridge based on milk, mango. Bun with cheese stuffing. Tea.

Third meal

• Clear broth with garnish, liver. Zrazy, lettuce. Carrots grated with the addition of sour cream. Uzvar or other drink.

Fourth meal

• Pepper stuffed with bread and ham. Tea drink

Fifth meal

• Sausage baked. Vegetables in a boiled form, or steamed.

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Day 3

First meal

• Carrot pancakes, sauce, coffee with cream.

Second meal

• Porridge, cooked in milk, butter, pie and drink.

Third meal

• Soup-mashed pea, rice friable, chicken breast. Drink

Fourth meal

• Meat product, 2 slices of black bread. Compote.

Fifth meal

• An Apple. Sandwich with ham.

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Day 4

First meal

• Porridge is semi-liquid with pieces of vegetables or fruit. Cherry mass and raisins, sour cream.

Second meal

• Wheat porridge, chicken. Drink.

Third meal

• The first liquid dish, little bits baked with eggs, porridge. Drink.

Fourth meal

• Mousse is fruity, a piece of processed cheese. 

Fifth meal

• Pudding from pumpkin and apples, chicory.

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Day 5

First meal

• Roast with sausage. Coffee with cream. Toast.

Second meal

• Cold vegetable soup. Baked squid with vegetables. Tomato juice.

Third meal

• Kohlrabi in oil, beet cutlet. Grechaniki. Vegetable broth.

Fourth meal

• Flakes with cream. Schnitzel of pork with cheese crust. Fresh orange.

Fifth meal

• Borsch without refueling, aubergines stuffed with meat. Fried roast. Morse tomato.

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What can and what can not?

It is recommended to use all light meals, applying gentle methods of cooking products. Better in the steam treatment option, all natural origin. Potatoes are also used for food. Of the flour products, black bread is better. It is recommended to prepare a variety of purees. Eggs are allowed, sour-milk products are allowed.

Prohibited poorly digestible, stomach-heavy foods. The dishes from legumes, mushroom dishes and mushrooms in any form will be negatively affected. Salt is completely excluded. Also you need to eat moderately chocolates and sweets. Alcohol is completely excluded from the diet. Marinades are completely banned.

Contraindications

Diet is contraindicated in healthy people, because metabolism can be disturbed. It is used only for people with structural or functional disorders of the kidneys. Diet can be recommended for weight loss.

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Possible risks

If you follow all the recommendations of a doctor, adhere to the prescribed diet, the diet is not associated with any risks. On the contrary, it accelerates the restoration of the structure and function of the kidneys, normalizes their activity, accelerates recovery.

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Complications

With all the recommendations and a properly selected diet, the diet regime has no complications. With prolonged complete elimination of protein, protein metabolism, dystrophy, depletion of the body and violation of muscle activity are possible.

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Reviews

When analyzing reviews, it can be noted that positive ones predominate. Diet is quite effective, it helps to overcome the disease much faster. With minor violations of kidneys, small inflammations, you can normalize the condition even without using medicines, but only following a diet. With complex recovery - an inevitable component of therapy, since it is impossible to completely cure without a diet.

Significantly reduced inflammation, you can eliminate swelling, normalize the different types of exchange: water-electrolyte, acid. Essentially eliminates autoimmune changes. Table number 7 is prescribed for intensive renal failure: nephritis, glomerulonephritis. Implies control, the complete exclusion of certain dishes. Despite the severity, the  diet for the kidneys is  easily tolerated and allows you to significantly improve your well-being.