Wife has just recovered from a bad kidney abscess. I have made a batch of chicken and leek soup with celery for her but youngest Sister-in-Law (who knows everything and is never wrong) is vehemently opposed to letting wife eat it. It will inflame her kidney again!

The only thing I can find on Google is that EXCESS protein is difficult for kidneys to process. But Si-i-L insists "all doctors know this".

I am very sceptical. What is the truth?

A kidney abscess does not affect the ability of the kidneys to process wastes (even complete loss of 1 kidney does not). 

 

The protein intake issue is for people with significant kidney failure and not applucable to yoyr wife.

 

Chicken will not hurt in the least. Neither will any other food  

7 hours ago, Sheryl said:

A kidney abscess does not affect the ability of the kidneys to process wastes (even complete loss of 1 kidney does not). 

 

The protein intake issue is for people with significant kidney failure and not applucable to yoyr wife.

 

Chicken will not hurt in the least. Neither will any other food  

Thank you for that, I suspected it was another of her concoctions. But S-i-L will not believe you. After all, you are a falang.

20 hours ago, Sheryl said:

A kidney abscess does not affect the ability of the kidneys to process wastes (even complete loss of 1 kidney does not). 

 

The protein intake issue is for people with significant kidney failure and not applucable to yoyr wife.

 

Chicken will not hurt in the least. Neither will any other food  

That's not quite right.

Chicken as a protein donator is not recommended if the relevant lab results show some irregularities. 

So in this case I don't know about it.

The problem is not in the truth - the problem is in the convincing, as you know - - 

 

However, if she drinks the soup and hermindset is that it will make her sick... it might just do that. 

I believe the S-I-L has things the wrong way round. I have very recently had a kidney specialist tell me not to eat red meat, but Fish and Chicken were OK. Also to drink plenty of water as this helps to flush the kidneys.

When I first came here Thai friends were asking how could I eat chicken when I had a bad back?  My reply was that I only eat it on Tuesday nights so excempt from any damage.  They believed my bulldust over theirs lol!

On 2/15/2024 at 9:26 AM, Sheryl said:

A kidney abscess does not affect the ability of the kidneys to process wastes (even complete loss of 1 kidney does not). 

 

The protein intake issue is for people with significant kidney failure and not applucable to yoyr wife.

 

Chicken will not hurt in the least. Neither will any other food  

How to get rid of to much protein in the kidneys?

On 2/15/2024 at 2:53 PM, Maybole said:

Wife has just recovered from a bad kidney abscess. I have made a batch of chicken and leek soup with celery for her but youngest Sister-in-Law (who knows everything and is never wrong) is vehemently opposed to letting wife eat it. It will inflame her kidney again!

The only thing I can find on Google is that EXCESS protein is difficult for kidneys to process. But Si-i-L insists "all doctors know this".

I am very sceptical. What is the truth?

 

 

The truth is the SIL is an uneducated moron who believes in superstitions, ghosts, old wives tales and other nonsense. 

Although I'm sure you know that already. 

I remember a nice Chinese girl I knew telling me she believed certain foods are "heaty".  Nothing to do with their temperature, just some random designation, but if you are sick you should avoid these random foods.  Kind of like some items in French are feminine and some masculine. 

I have zero respect for such ignorant people.

 

I have kidney problems, my doctor told me to drink at least 2 litres of water a day also don't eat any food with potassium. I love banana's, but they are high in potassium.  

6 hours ago, mrmicbkktxl said:

How to get rid of to much protein in the kidneys?

There is no such thing as "too much protein in the kidneys".

 

In kidney failure, the body has difficulty excreting waste products of protein metabolism.  Nothing to do with protein being accumulated in the kidneys.