A. F. Pattee gives the following diet for Brights Disease.
DIET: Soup.—Vegetable or fish soup, broths with rice or barley.
Fish.—Raw oysters or clams, fresh fish broiled or boiled.
Meats.—Eat sparingly, chicken, game, fat bacon, fat ham.
Farinaceous.—Stale bread, whole wheat bread, toast, milk toast, biscuits, macaroni, rice, cereals of all kinds.
Vegetables.—Onion, cauliflower, mashed potatoes, mushrooms, lettuce, watercress, spinach, celery, cabbage.
Desserts.—Ripe raw fruits, stewed fruits, rice tapioca, bread and milk puddings, junkets, cocoa.
Liquids.—Toast water, weak tea, pure water, peptonized milk, malted milk, fresh buttermilk, milk with hot water, equal parts, whey, unfermented grape juice.
AVOID.—Fried fish, corned beef, hashes, stews, pork, veal, heavy bread, batter cakes, lamb, mutton, beef, gravies, beans, peas, malt or spirituous liquors, tobacco, coffee, ice cream, cake, pastry.