Dear "kidney friends", it's time to go back to work after the New Year. How are your "kidneys"?

This is the 3060th article of Da Yi Xiao Hu

In traditional culture, "New Year" always means a new beginning, and there are many things to pay attention to. During the festival, there will be significant differences in daily routines, diet, etc., and many festival activities will disrupt the usual rhythm of life. After a busy year, the family can finally reunite during the holidays. Put down work, but go to various parties, inevitably socialize and drink, and even stay up all night. But at this time, you must pay more attention, after all, the major organs of our body are never idle, especially the "kidneys" as the main metabolic organs. Dear "kidney friends", it's time to start work after the New Year. Are your "kidneys" okay?

A year's work has begun, and I believe everyone is still enjoying the festive atmosphere. However, many kidney patients look at the test results with a solemn face, mixed feelings, and regret. Below, this article provides some suggestions on "how kidney patients can stabilize their condition in time after the New Year".

First, take medicine regularly and return to the doctor on time. Influenced by traditional culture, some people believe that taking medicine during the Chinese New Year is not a good omen, so they don't take medicine for a day or two or a week. In this case, we recommend that patients return to the doctor for timely medication, reassess their condition, continue to take medicine on time, and do not stop taking medicine without authorization to avoid further aggravation of the condition. Patients must treat themselves as patients and follow the doctor's instructions.

Secondly, adjust your work and rest schedule and combine work and rest. During the Spring Festival, people are bound to be excited and stay up all night; during family reunions, people are bound to be too excited or agitated; at banquets and dinners, people are bound to eat a lot of meat, fish, and fat. These are not conducive to the control of the condition of kidney patients, leading to poor control of blood pressure and blood sugar, re-increase of uric acid and creatinine, recurrence of proteinuria and hematuria, and aggravation of edema. Therefore, after the New Year holiday, patients must adjust their work and rest schedule in time, eat a regular and healthy diet, exercise moderately, and combine work and rest. At the same time, review various indicators in time and cooperate with doctors to control the condition.

Traditional Chinese medicine "prevents disease before it occurs", which is divided into two aspects: "prevention and treatment before disease occurs" and "prevention of changes after disease occurs". Kidney disease "relies on treatment for 70% and care for 30%". Traditional Chinese medicine has unique advantages in the treatment and prevention of kidney disease. It can effectively protect the patient's renal function, reduce proteinuria and hematuria, and significantly improve edema and other related symptoms. However, the treatment of the disease requires cooperation between doctors and patients. Patients need to take medicines regularly, return to the hospital on time, and monitor their condition. "A good cook cannot cook without rice", so we hope that all patients will pay attention to their own health, pay close attention to their condition, strictly follow the treatment plan, and cooperate with doctors in treatment.

Finally, I wish you all good health, great work, happy family, and success in everything in 2021!

Author: Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Gong XuezhongChief Physician, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor