What Are Taboos Of IgA Nephropathy

IgA Nephropathy is one kind of kidney disease and it threatens patients’ health very much. Therefore, effective treatment is significant. However, what are taboos of IgA Nephropathy patients in daily life?

Today we will provide you what IgA Nephropathy patients cannot do in their daily life. The detailed information is as below:

1. dietary changes

To protect residual kidney function, IgA Nephropathy patients need to make some changes on their diet. Generally patients should avoid high sodium, high potassium, high phosphorus foods.

2. protect liver

Immune complexes are excreted out of the body by liver. As for this function of liver, we should try our best to protect liver. Thus, we should avoid or eat less soda, cocoa powder, chocolate and tea, because these foods contain caffeine. Besides, drink alcohol moderately and excessive alcohol intake is not beneficial for protecting livers. It may also worsen the disease.

3. IgA Nephropathy patients should drink more purified water.

Do not drink soda drinks like cola because it contains too much phosphoric acid. It becomes more important to avoid soda drinks when kidney function has already been damaged.

4. do not smoke

Nicotine is able to shrink blood vessels and elevate blood pressure as well as affect blood circulation. Kidney disease patients must keep far away from factors which can elevate blood pressure.

The above helps slow down the progression of IgA Nephropathy. But they cannot treat the disease from the root. In such circumstance, Immunotherapy is a new treatment. It can not only ease symptoms but also remove IgA deposition from the body as well as kidney. IgA Nephropathy can be controlled very well. In addition, it can prevent the relapse of IgA Nephropathy.