How to treat nephritis effectively

Nephritis is one of the more common kidney diseases. Nephritis can cause patients to experience oliguria or even anuria later on, and can also cause edema in the patient's lower limbs. So how can nephritis be treated effectively?

1. Treatment of edema:

Patients with nephritis who have mild edema do not require treatment and the edema will disappear after salt restriction and rest. Patients with obvious edema can be treated with medication, and intermittent use is generally better than continuous use.

2. Bed rest:

Bed rest is very important in acute nephritis. After the edema subsides, blood pressure drops, and urine abnormalities are alleviated, the patient can take a moderate walk and gradually increase some light activities, but do not increase the amount of activity suddenly.

3. Anti-infection treatment:

Patients with nephritis in the acute stage should be given adequate anti-infection treatment if there is an infection focus. If there is no infection focus, it is generally appropriate not to use any treatment.

4. Treatment of hypertension and heart failure:

Patients with nephritis who have hypertension require routine treatment for hypertension. For patients with nephritis and heart failure, since patients with acute nephritis have high blood volume problems in the early stages, the focus of treatment should be on clearing water and sodium retention and reducing blood volume.

5. Diet and water:

The amount of water intake is determined by the urine volume, edema, degree of hypertension and the presence or absence of heart failure. For patients with nephritis in the acute stage, it is advisable to limit water intake, but not excessively. In cases of obvious edema and hypertension, salt intake can be limited to about 2g/d. Protein intake depends on the indicator restrictions, and it is best to use high-quality protein, such as eggs, milk, lean meat, etc. It is generally recommended to continue a low-protein, high-sugar diet until diuresis begins. After the symptoms of nephritis are basically relieved, the patient can resume a normal diet.

6. Anticoagulant therapy:

Intraglomerular coagulation is mainly fibrin deposition and platelet aggregation. Therefore, when treating such patients, anticoagulant therapy can be used to help relieve nephritis.

7. Application of Antioxidants:

Superoxide dismutase (SOD), selenium-containing glutathione peroxidase and vitamin E can be used.