Diet taboos for acute pyelonephritis

High-salt, spicy, high-purine, high-oxalic acid, high-sugar foods, as well as alcohol, strong coffee, strong tea and other irritating drinks should be temporarily avoided. Patients with edema themselves should strictly control the amount of water they drink. The taboos of "fat foods" in folklore vary from person to person, so there is no need to blindly apply one-size-fits-all.

I just met a 28-year-old girl a while ago. She developed acute pyelonephritis after working overtime and staying up late. Her fever reached 39 degrees Celsius and she took antibiotics for two days. As soon as the fever subsided, she felt like she was full of blood and resurrected. She made an appointment with a friend to eat spicy butter hotpot and drank half a glass of iced Coke. In the afternoon, she suffered from backache that made her unable to stand up. Her fever reached 38 degrees Celsius again, so she rushed back for a consultation in a panic. Think about it, during this period, the urinary tract mucosa and the kidneys themselves are congested and inflamed. When spicy and exciting things enter the stomach and the blood circulation accelerates, won't the inflammatory reaction be triggered again? You really can’t commit the crime of suffering twice for the sake of one bite.

Speaking of this, I have to mention the misunderstanding of "light diet" that many people have stepped on. Many people think that they should eat something light when they are sick. White porridge with pickles and pickled radishes may seem oily or spicy, but in fact the salt content of pickles has long exceeded the standard. During the acute attack period, many people will experience lower limb edema and mildly elevated blood pressure. The ability of the kidneys to excrete sodium ions is weaker than usual. If you eat so many high-salt foods, the sodium will remain in the body and cannot be excreted. Not only will the swelling become more severe, it will also increase the burden on the kidneys. Some people think that they need to supplement nutrition and drink thick chicken soup or bone soup every day. The soup is full of purine and fat, and there is not much high-quality protein. On the contrary, it will cause the uric acid to spike, adding a lot of work to the already busy kidneys.

Another controversial point is whether "Fa Wu" can be eaten. I once had a retired aunt. After she was diagnosed, she heard from her elder sister that eggs, milk, fish and shrimp are all "hair-producing substances" and eating them will aggravate inflammation. She was starving for a week and only drank white porridge and vegetables. During the reexamination, her albumin was much lower and her recovery rate was twice as slow as that of patients of the same age. In fact, there are indeed differences in the understanding of traditional Chinese medicine and modern nephrology regarding the term "hair substance": in the traditional Chinese medicine system, heterosexual proteins that can easily induce allergies and aggravate inflammatory reactions are classified as hair substances. If you are allergic to eggs, milk, fish and shrimp, you must avoid them. ； However, the mainstream consensus of modern nephrology is that as long as you are not allergic, 1-2 boiled eggs, 200ml of warm milk, and a small piece of lean pork tenderloin every day can supplement the body with enough immune globulin and help inflammation disappear faster. There is no need to eat anything.

In addition to these things that can affect your condition, there are also some foods that will only make you feel more uncomfortable, so there is no need to touch them. For example, vegetables with high oxalic acid, such as spinach, amaranth, and bamboo shoots, have a small amount of crystals in the urine of many people during the attack period. Too much oxalic acid intake can easily cause small stones to block the ureter. The low back pain is already uncomfortable enough, and coupled with the colic caused by the stones, whoever tries it knows how it feels. There are also high-sugar foods such as carbonated drinks, high-sugar milk tea, and cream cakes. If you eat sweet foods, the E. coli in the urinary tract will be happier - a high-sugar environment is the best culture medium for bacteria. Antibiotics have already suppressed the bacteria, so you are equivalent to sending supplies to others. If the course of the disease is prolonged, it is you who will suffer. If you have symptoms of abdominal bloating, you should also eat less foods that are prone to flatulence, such as beans, sweet potatoes, and glutinous rice. Otherwise, your belly will bulge and your lower back pain will become more obvious.

Of course, this does not mean that these things should be avoided for life. After the body temperature returns to normal and two consecutive urine routines are completely normal, you can slowly start eating after 1-2 weeks. If you are greedy, it is okay to eat some spicy dishes or drink half a cup of light coffee. Don't suddenly show off two or three kilograms of crayfish or drink a whole bottle of high-strength liquor. To put it bluntly, the core of the diet during this period is not to cause trouble to the "injured" kidneys, and there is no need to adhere to the rules and regulations on the Internet. It is better to eat comfortably and check the indicators without problems.