Misunderstandings on Nephrotic Syndrome

For nephrotic syndrome, many people have misunderstandings. False information can not only delay the treatment of disease, but also can endanger lives if it is serious. So correcting the misunderstandings of nephrotic syndrome is very important. Then what are the misunderstandings on nephrotic syndrome?

Children with nephrotic syndrome have to quit school

Except the children who have obvious edema, proteinuria or severe hypertension, other children don’t have to stay in bed for a short time, they could back to school after the illness was gradually reduced.

Children have to limit the intake of salt strictly

Children need to limit the intake of water and sodium strictly if they have obvious edema and hypertension. When illness is relieved, there is no need to limit salt intake. Under normal circumstances, children should eat 1~2g salt each day in order to meet the demand of growth. Limiting salt absolutely will lead to fatigue, weakness, nausea, vomit and even life risk.

Children should have preventive use of antibiotics

Because of hypoimmunity as well as hormone, if children use hormone for a long time, it is easy to get drug resistant strain infection. So it is not advocated to have preventive use of antibiotics.

Children can not do a variety of vaccination

Vaccination is likely to induce the relapse of kidney disease. But giving up or delaying the vaccination could have harmful effects on the kidneys of patients. Vaccination should be in accordance with the requirement of National Ministry of Health, but avoid live vaccine.

Children should take high protein diet

Children had better not take high protein diet until the illness is relieved, or it will increase the excretion of protein and even increase the damage of glomerulus. Therefore, it is advocated to take appropriate amount of protein, and high quality protein is better, such milk, eggs, fish, etc.