What should IGA nephropathy patients pay attention to?

1. The supplement of microelement

IGA nephropathy patients have proteinuria and other symptoms. The human body will lack microelement, such as Ca, Mg, Zn, Fe and so on, so the patients should add them timely, avoid complications.

2. Fat intake

The experts said, IGA nephropathy patients usually have hyperlipidaemia, which will cause arteriosclerosis, glomerular inflammation. So the patients should control the food intake involving high cholesterol and high fat, such as animal viscera, fat, sea food. 

3. Avoid spicy food

IGA nephropathy patients should take less irritant food, such as beef, mutton and pepper etc., in order to ensure the normal activity of kidney cells.

4. Fruits

Most of fruits are good for patients. But some fruits involve a lot of potassium and phosphorus, these elements will increase the kidneys burden, such as banana, orange, and apple.

5. Vegetables

For patients, although spinach, bamboo shoots, hyacinth bean cannot damage kidneys, but they are bad for the condition.