Question
What should patients with nephrotic syndrome eat?
Answer
Patients with nephrotic syndrome typically require a low-sodium, high-quality protein diet, which means eating less salt and less soy products but more fish, beef, and lamb. If edema occurs recently, consider using medications like valsartan and ginseng capsules for treatment. If edema is severe, consider using furosemide and spironolactone for diuretic therapy. The notion that kidney patients should not eat meat, eggs, and fish without scales is unscientific. Instead, these patients should consume more protein, especially foods with high-quality protein such as milk, eggs, lean meat, chicken, and fish. Of course, the intake of protein is not unlimited. Long-term excessive intake of protein is not only useless but also increases the burden on the kidneys and exacerbates kidney damage.