Dietetic Treatment

The frequent return of functional albuminuria should be regarded as an indication of special weakness of the kidneys in the same way that frequent glycosuria invites suspicion of the strength of the digestive power of the liver, and it demands a careful regulation of the diet. Meat should be reduced in quantity, or temporarily forbidden, as well as all forms of alcoholic drinks, or other substances liable to produce renal irritation, and the diet should consist chiefly of fruits, vegetables, and milk. Careful attention must be paid to increasing the activity of the bowels.

When functional albuminuria is observed in children and adolescents, it is not necessary, nor is it advisable in ordinary cases, to wholly exclude nitrogenous food, but it should be restricted, especially in regard to eating butcher's meat and eggs, and the evening meal should be made very simple, consisting of food such as bread, crackers, rice or porridge, and milk.

1W. Gilman Thompson, M.D.: "Practical Dietetics." New York. D. Appleton & Co.