How to improve immune function in patients with kidney disease?

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Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) display increased infection-related mortality and elevated cardiovascular risk only partly attributed to traditional risk factors. Patients with CKD also exhibit a pro-inflammatory environment and impaired immune function. Aerobic exercise has the potential to positively impact these detriments, but is under-researched in this patient population. This feasibility study will investigate the effects of acute aerobic exercise on inflammation and immune function in patients with CKD to inform the design of larger studies intended to ultimately influence current exercise recommendations.

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Proteinuria is a typical symptom of chronic kidney disease. In patients with kidney disease, a large amount of protein is lost in the urine, which will lead to a decrease in blood protein content, thereby reducing the body's immunity.

If the immunity of patients with kidney disease is too low, they are prone to colds, fever, and other infectious diseases, which are more likely to affect the recovery of kidney function, thereby aggravating the recurrence of symptoms such as proteinuria and edema. The occurrence of other diseases, so it is very important to improve the body's immunity.

How to improve immunity?

1, pay attention to adjusting the diet structure, comprehensive and balanced nutrition, first of all, to ensure high-quality protein, to eat eggs, milk, soy products, such as one egg a day, a bag of milk, high cholesterol patients can use skim milk.

2, eat more fresh green leafy vegetables and fruits, which can provide rich trace elements, vitamin C, beta carotene, and other vitamins and dietary fiber, which play an important role in maintaining the normal physiological function of the body.

3, to ensure calcium, iron, selenium, chromium, and other important trace elements intake. Milk and dairy products are good sources of calcium. Meat, beans and seafood are high in chromium.

4, maintain mental health. A positive and optimistic state of mind can help to increase the number of immune cells, stimulate the vitality of the immune system, and help strengthen the immune system.

5, learn to combine work and rest in work and life and take more rest to avoid being overworked. Quit smoking and drinking, don’t stay up too late, and continue to take appropriate physical exercise and outdoor activities to improve the body's immunity.