Not drinking much water and always running to the bathroom? It's likely due to kidney deficiency and frequent urination. Can kidney-deficient patients with frequent urination take the Chinese medicine "Sui Gu Zi"?
【Kidney-deficient patients with frequent urination should not take the Chinese medicine "Sui Gu Zi"】
Kidney-deficient patients with frequent urination are very common in our daily lives. There are many drugs that are not suitable for this group of people, including "Sui Gu Zi". "Sui Gu Zi" has the effect of detoxification and diuresis, which can worsen the condition of kidney-deficient patients with frequent urination. Therefore, kidney-deficient patients with frequent urination should not take "Sui Gu Zi".
"Sui Gu Zi" has the effect of abortion, so it is also a drug forbidden for pregnant women.
"Sui Gu Zi" has a cold nature and is not suitable for pregnant women with weak constitution to take.
Those without actual fire or damp-heat should be cautious when taking it, and those with weak constitution and cold should avoid it.
Although "Sui Gu Zi" in TV dramas has the function of abortion, we must not blindly imitate it. It is still necessary to seek medical treatment through scientific means.
【The medicinal value of "Sui Gu Zi"】
1. Clearing heat and diuresis
The most important effect of "Sui Gu Zi" is clearing heat and diuresis, which has a very good therapeutic effect on fever, thirst, irritability, and urinary difficulties.
2. Treating nephritis
Take about five grams of "Sui Gu Zi" and "Di Shen" respectively, and then decoct and take with boiling water. Take one dose daily for two weeks to see significant results.
3. Relieving chest stuffiness
For fever and irritability caused by chest stuffiness, "Sui Gu Zi" also has a very good improvement effect. Take about three to five grams of "Sui Gu Zi" and decoct with boiling water. Take one dose daily for a week to see significant improvement.
【Precautions for kidney-deficient patients with frequent urination】
1. Control salt intake appropriately to help the kidneys retain water.
2. Avoid foods such as beef, milk, chocolate, oranges, and spicy foods.
3. For frequent urination, the body loses more potassium. You should supplement foods rich in potassium, such as mushrooms, cabbage, beans, peanuts, walnuts, watermelons, and bananas.
4. Avoid corn, coix seed, red adzuki beans, carp, and watermelon. These foods are sweet and have a strong diuretic effect, which can worsen urinary incontinence, so they should be avoided.
5. You can drink diluted saltwater and low-concentration sugar water, but avoid consuming large amounts of high-calorie beverages to prevent excessive calorie intake and rapid weight gain. It is important to note that excessive salt and sugar intake can cause polydipsia and polyuria, and cold foods can weaken spleen and stomach function, which is not beneficial to the kidneys, so they should be avoided.
