Pediatric nephritis is mostly an acute condition that occurs in preschool children. Pediatric nephritis is a non suppurative disease that is often secondary to bacterial or viral infections in the upper respiratory tract. Due to the invasion of pathogens into the body, a series of autoimmune reactions are produced, causing kidney damage and disease. So, what about pediatric nephritis?
Symptoms of pediatric nephritis
In the early stage of the disease, the urine volume of the child decreased significantly, edema aggravated, shortness of breath, rapid heart rate, irritability, and then the condition could deteriorate rapidly, with dyspnea, inability to lie flat, pale face, cold limbs, frequent coughing, and pink foam like sputum, indicating that the child had heart failure. If the child experiences severe dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and transient blindness in the early stages of the disease, and in severe cases, sudden convulsions or coma, it is a manifestation of hypertensive encephalopathy. Some severe cases may experience acute renal failure in the early stages.
What to do with pediatric nephritis
1. Pay attention to keeping warm. Never let your child catch a cold, as it can worsen the condition and even cause recurrence.
2. Children should not eat salty foods. Diet should pay attention to reducing salt intake, which is very important for children whose blood pressure has not yet dropped to normal. But salt free meals can also affect appetite, so a low salt diet is recommended. After the swelling and high blood pressure disappear, the regular diet can be improved, but it should also be light and not too salty. Mantou and soda biscuits also contain sodium, so it is best not to give them to children. Children can eat some fresh vegetables and fruits to supplement their vitamins in the body.
3. Children should not be exhausted, and parents should pay special attention to arranging their children's sleep schedule and getting sufficient rest as much as possible.
4. Children's clothes should not be worn for a long time without changing. Infection is often the cause of kidney disease recurrence. Regularly taking a shower and changing clothes to keep the skin clean can prevent skin infections.
5. It is not advisable to reduce or stop medication casually. Most treatments for kidney disease require the use of steroid drugs. Children taking steroids must gradually reduce their dosage under the guidance of a doctor as their condition improves until the medication is discontinued. Parents should urge their children to take medication on time and in the appropriate amount, and must not arbitrarily reduce or stop taking medication to avoid recurrence of the condition.
