Urine examination is one of the routine examinations for the detection of kidney disease. Urine protein is an important indicator of renal function, and the amount of proteinuria affects the rhythm of renal function progress.
The “destructive force” of protein leakage on renal function often causes “chain effects”. A large amount of proteinuria will not only destroy the glomerular filtration rate by itself, accelerate the fiber and hardening of kidney cells, but also attract other “brothers”, such as edema and high blood pressure, which are very unfriendly to the kidneys. Therefore, in the treatment of kidney disease, reducing the level of proteinuria is a long way to go.
The damaged kidney is like a “bottomless pit”, protein runs out recklessly, can proteinuria be reversed?
It’s not impossible, let’s share the treatment of protein reduction of a patient who was admitted before, and hope to inspire everyone:
Li, who is 35 years old, had a urine protein of 2+ in the company’s physical examination three years ago. After a detailed examination at the hospital, his blood pressure was 145/100, his protein quantification was 3.6g, his serum creatinine was 118, and his uric acid was 450. He was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. glomerulonephritis. At the beginning of the treatment, it was difficult for him to accept this reality psychologically, and he was not very cooperative in treatment. The doctor prescribed Huang Kui Capsules, but he refused to take antihypertensive and uric acid-lowering drugs. After half a year of treatment, the proteinuria dropped to 2.5g, but it stopped decreasing. There was still no significant change in creatinine and uric acid, which made him very discouraged.
Later, he was introduced by a patient to come here. During the treatment, the attending doctor would often explain to him the relevant knowledge of kidney disease to dispel his worries. Only then did he know that the pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease recurs, and people of any age may suffer from the disease, but the sooner this type of disease is treated, the better, and 90% of patients can be controlled without worrying about premature kidney failure.
For his previous medication, the doctor formulated a detailed treatment plan. In addition to Huangkui Capsules, he also added Prix antihypertensive drugs and tacrolimus. Uric acid-lowering drugs, together with immune preparations, eliminate inflammation. Usually, Chinese medicine therapy such as Du moxibustion is used to help relax tendons and activate blood, promote blood circulation, and metabolize hormones and toxins.
In addition, the nurse on duty will also explain dietary precautions to him. Patients with proteinuria need to limit the intake of protein, but avoid malnutrition and can consume easily absorbed High-quality protein, such as meat, eggs, and milk, contain high-quality protein.
With the understanding of kidney disease and the understanding of his own condition, this made him feel more at ease, and the treatment has also stepped into the regular. Now he insists on reexamination every year, the proteinuria has been stable at about 0.2g, the creatinine is maintained at 102, and the risk of renal failure is very small.
Maintaining the stability of renal function and proteinuria for a long time is crucial to three things:
1. Early detection and early treatment
The kidney is the organ that produces urine, and kidney problems should be considered when urine is abnormal. Therefore, although kidney disease is relatively hidden, routine urine examination is a good helper for timely detection of kidney disease. Abnormal urine test must pay attention to renal function test. This patient can also realize this, instead of being a taboo.
Second, seek a more comprehensive and systematic treatment plan
Nephropathy requires a more systematic and comprehensive treatment, not just food Medicine is as simple as that. After kidney function is damaged, it will affect all aspects of the body, not only kidney problems. For example, protein leakage will cause nutritional deficiencies to affect immunity, high blood pressure will affect the systemic blood circulation system, electrolyte imbalance, and accumulation of toxins will lead to decreased urine output and so on.
Therefore, in addition to insisting on medication, the treatment should include diet, exercise, immune enhancement, regular review, and prevention of complications.
Three, stabilize the mentality, it is more beneficial to stabilize proteinuria
A good mentality will make people have positive emotions , will have active treatment. Excessive psychological stress will make people’s immunity weaken, and the hormones adrenaline and cortical cholesterol will be produced, which will make kidney function unstable, and then increase the leakage of protein. Therefore, everyone must learn to adjust their mentality and maintain a stable mood, which is more beneficial to the stability of proteinuria and the recovery of the disease.