Ayurvedic Proteinuria Treatment and Diet Plan for the Patients

Proteinuria means the kidneys are not working properly to hold the protein in the blood, and resultant you got protein dripped along with the urine. It is your kidney's job to filter the blood, keep the important substances, and eliminate waste that comes because of various chemical reactions, along with the urine. Normally protein and other vital nutrients stay in the blood, but any damage to the filters of the kidneys allows the large molecules to skip through them.

This is the reason, why patients notice foam or bubbles in the urine when having proteinuria. When the kidney's function becomes impaired, their filters enlarge to protect the nutrients from slipping along with the urine. The protein associated with this condition is called albumin, and so also called albuminuria. Those with this condition should adopt Ayurvedic Proteinuria Treatment and diet plans to treat the condition naturally.

What is the Role of Albumin in the body?

The blood contains various types of protein and out of these, albumin is the most prevalent protein found. The following are the functions of the albumin:

• Albumin plays an important role in maintaining fluid level
• It acts as a transport vessel that moves the nutrients and hormones throughout the cells and tissues
• The loss of albumin also causes swelling in the body
• The excess levels of albumin can also cause dehydration

Signs that tell you to have Proteinuria

In the initial stages, proteinuria cannot be diagnosed easily as there are no early signs that show you have the condition. But as you progress to the late stages even and take Ayurvedic Proteinuria Treatment and diet plan, the condition can be slowed down from progressing to chronic kidney disease and eventually to kidney failure.

Signs that appear with Proteinuria:

• Foamy or bubbly urine
• Swelling because of fluid retention
• Usually, the patients have puffy eyes
• Dry or itchy skin
• Losing protein also results in weak or fragile bones

Sometimes, the signs only cannot be used as a reference to diagnose, that you are losing protein along with the urine. A test is also conducted by the healthcare provider to reveal whether you have the condition and the actual cause of kidney damage. A UACR test is conducted usually for the same that checks the urine albumin ratio with respect to creatinine. A UACR of more than 30 mg/g indicates proteinuria.

What are the Possible Causes of Proteinuria?

The several reasons associated with the occurrence of proteinuria include:

• Prolonged diabetes can damage the filters of the kidneys
• High blood pressure can weaken the blood vessels of the kidneys
• Glomerulonephritis is a condition related to the inflammation of the kidney's filter
• UTIs can also cause the protein to leak along with the urine, but it should only be referred to along with other conditions
• Congestive heart failure also causes proteinuria
• Eclampsia in pregnant women
• Severe dehydration
• High fever
• Being doing a strenuous workout
• A family history of kidney disease

Other conditions that can relate to proteinuria include:

• Being onto antibiotics
• Trauma
• Immune system-related conditions
• Age over 60 Obesity
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• IgA nephropathy
• Kidney infection
• Lupus Sarcoidosis
• Sickle cell anemia
• Nephrotic syndrome
• Multiple myelomas
• Orthostatic proteinuria
• Rheumatoid arthritis

Ayurvedic Proteinuria Treatment and Diet Plan

Ayurvedic Proteinuria Treatment, when taken along with lifestyle modifications and diet plans, can help to overcome the condition naturally.  For treating proteinuria, it is necessary to be cautious of the food you consume as during this condition the filters of the kidneys become large enough to hold nutrients in the blood. Moreover, if you have high blood pressure and diabetes, then the likelihood of having proteinuria is more in you. Thus, it is important to look after your eating habits to manage proteinuria naturally. Excess production of protein is also related to proteinuria, and so you should properly follow Ayurvedic Proteinuria Treatment and diet plan.

Prepare Foods with Less Salt and Sodium

To control blood pressure, it is important to choose fruits and vegetables low in sodium. Excess sodium consumption raises the blood pressure and so does the risk of having kidney disease. A nephrologist never suggests taking sodium in excess of 2300 mg each day. To make sure your dietary intake of sodium is less, try to cook food at home instead of buying canned or processed foods and use less salt in the cooking.

Eat the Right types of Protein in the right quantity

The leftovers of the food we eat are removed by the kidneys while the important nutrients are bound to stay in the blood. When your kidneys are not healthy, they can even eliminate large molecules of protein through them, which makes your urine foamy. Kidneys have to work extra hard to spill protein when they are damaged, and so prefer including a small portion of the protein in your diet. Besides, ask your healthcare provider about the best source of protein such as animal or plant sources of food. Ayurvedic Proteinuria Treatment and diet plans help to relieve the comorbidities arising because of protein leaks.

The sources of animal protein:

• Chicken
• Fish
• Meat
• Eggs

The sources of plant protein:

• Nuts
• Grains
• Wheat
• Beans
• Include less phosphorus in your diet

When the kidneys are not properly working, they cannot eliminate phosphorus easily. As a result, phosphorus starts building up in the blood which causes hyperphosphatemia. The pile-up of phosphorus in the blood can pull out calcium and vitamin D from the bones and also make them weak, causing dry and itchy skin, and joint pain.

Food low in potassium:

• Fruits and vegetables
• Corn cereals
• Bread
• Pasta
• High in potassium
• Dairy products
• Meat
• Poultry
• Fish
• Dark-colored sodas
• Ice canned teas

Karma Ayurveda is an Ayurvedic kidney care hospital that is based in Delhi, India. It is the efforts of Karma Ayurveda and Doctor Puneet Dhawan that has allowed kidney patients to lead a healthy and flourishing life. For proteinuria patients, Doctor Puneet Dhawan recommends Ayurvedic Proteinuria Treatment and diet plan to rejuvenate the kidneys and improve their functioning naturally. Get in touch with us!