Reduce High Creatinine Level in Daily Life

Creatinine is a waste product of the major energy metabolite creatine. Normal creatinine serum blood levels are: - 0.6 to 1.2 mg/dl in males (53 to 106 umol/L) - 0.5 to 1.1 mg/dl in females (44 to 97 umol/L)

Something for reduce high creatinine level


Follow a low-protein diet. Protein is an essential nutrient to your health, but if you have kidney complications or need to reduce your creatine intake, limit poultry, red meat, fish and eggs.
Consult your physician for adequate protein servings per week based on your health needs.

Avoid creatine supplements: not only do high doses of this large molecule cause kidney problems (because of its large size it can cause the kidneys to swell), but by supplying the body with extra creatine, you will cause more creatine to be spontaneously converted to the by-product creatinine.

Avoid the over consumption of Vanadium: Although very beneficial for the body, particularly for diabetes and blood sugar problems, over consumption of the mineral vanadium has been linked to increased blood creatinine levels (stay under 100mcg a day).

Limit foods containing arginine, glycine and methionine, the precursors to creatine. Chocolate, beer, sesame and sunflower seeds, nuts, cheese and butter generally contain the precursor amino acids.

Reduce High Creatinine Level by Chinese Herbal Medicine

How to lower high creatinine level effectively in Kidney Disease? We all know that no matter what disease you get, if you can find its root cause and then treat the root cause primarily, the symptoms of the disease will disappear naturally. Therefore, you should know the cause of high creatinine firstly.

Creatinine level is an important index of renal function. Creatinine is the metabolic product of muscles and mainly is excreted out of body by kidneys. Therefore, it keeps a normal level in blood. However, for the patient with Kidney Disease, their kidneys have fibrosis thus losing the normal filtrating ability. Therefore, their kidneys can not discharge creatinine out of blood, which can cause its level in blood to exceed the normal level. In fact, once the patients’ creatinine level begins to rise, it proves that more than half of their renal function has been damaged. The higher the creatinine level is, the more serious the kidney damage is. Therefore, how to reduce creatinine level is mostly concerned by all of the patients with Kidney Disease. The following article will list the common methods of reducing high creatinine level.

Here Chinese herbal medicine is recommended. Chinese herbal medicine is a treasure in Chinese medical history. Its origination can be traced back to thousands of years ago. At present, not only Chinese still widely use herbal medicines, but many other countries like the United States, Australia and so on also regard it as an important part in disease treatment. Chinese herbal medicine is mainly composed of herb from the nature and it also includes insect, animal, mineral and so on. Every prescription consists of various kinds of integrants in certain dosages.

In repairing the damaged kidneys, Chinese herbal medicines can provide some micronutrients for self-renewing of the cells. Also it can also speed up DNA replication of the renal functional cells so as to promote the renal function recovery. In this way, the kidneys can improve their filtration ability so as to discharge the accumulated creatinine.

Moreover, Chinese herbal medicine can dilate blood vessels so as to improve blood circulation, which also can promote the excretion of creatinine.

If you want to know more information about how to lower high creatinine level, you can consult us on line or email to kidneyfailurecn@hotmail.com.

Causes and Symptoms of High Creatinine

Patients with kidney diseases are often often confused what have caused their high creatinine. Actually, continuous high creatinine level most probably indicate severe kidney function declination. To know it better, we will talk about causes and symptoms of high creatinine so as to help make an early finding of the illness condition.

What are the causes of high creatinine?

To begin with, we'll first learn about what is creatinine. Creatinine is a metabolic waste in the blood which is mainly filtered by glomeruli and eliminated with urine. The chemical waste is a by-product of normal muscle contractions. Creatinine produced each day remains unchanged because muscle mass stays the same.

Normal creatinine range differs with gender. Compared with men, women usually have lower creatinine levels compared, because women have less muscle tissue. Among adults without kidney disease, men have approximately 0.6 to 1.2 milligrams/deciliters (mg/dL) of creatinine, while women have between 0.5 to 1.1 mg/dL. Besides, those who eat a lot of meat or build muscles through weight training or other exercise may show higher amounts of creatinine.

As serum creatinine is mainly filtrated and excreted by our kidneys, any cause that damages the function of the kidneys will probably raise the creatinine level in the blood. What we should do is to recognize whether the process leading to kidney dysfunction is longstanding or recent.

The most common causes of longstanding kidney disease in adults are high blood pressure and Diabetes Mellitus. High serum creatinine may also be caused by ingestion of large amount of dietary meat. Other reasons may also cause high serum creatinine, which can be seen as follows:

1. Dehydration can lead to elevated creatinine by causing blood fluid concentration and reduction of kidney blood flow.

2. Nephrotoxic medicines taken by those with kidney diseases can lead to elevated creatinine, which can be irreversible.

3. Over fatigue may lead to intermittent high serum creatinine.

For those with continuous high serum creatinine, a timely treatment is necessary because it most probably indicate severe kidney damage.

Symptoms of high creatinine

Symptoms of high levels of creatinine in the blood are the same as kidney failure symptoms. Some people find out they have kidney failure when extreme creatinine amounts show up in routine blood tests, without feeling any symptoms at all. Yet symptoms as follows may be found in some patients: dehydration, weakness, or feeling tired, confusion and shortness of breath.

As high serum creatinine is so closely linked to kidney function and may indicate severe kidney damage, it is necessary for patients to prevent risk factors and take timely treatment, especially for those with continuous high serum creatinine.

What can PKD Patients Do with GFR 29 and Creatinine 217

"I have PKD. My last blood test showed that my creatinine is 217 and GFR is 29. The largest cyst in my kidney is 7cm. I only take medicine now. What's your suggestion of treatment?"

According to your description, your disease can still be controlled and your kidney function can be improved as long as we adopt measures to eliminate the root cause of PKD.

As you know, the disease is caused by excess proliferation of renal tubular epithelial lining cells. Then the renal tubule was blocked, so the fluid in tubule cannot be discharged. Eventually, with the build up the fluid, renal cyst appears.

Currently, treatment of changing the gene is not yet available. But there is a way to stop the hyperplasia of epithelial lining cells. Then, cysts can be shrank and well treated. PKD will not further affect the kidney function and the progression to kidney failure can be prevented.

As you said your GFR is 29 and creatinine is 217, we suggest you to take a comprehensive treatment as early as possible to shrink the cyst, protect kidney and improve the renal function. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is just such a kind of natural remedy, and you can consult our online doctor for more information if you are interested to know the details.

The biggest cyst in your kidney is already 7cm, and it is necessary to avoid the rupture of the cysts. The following are some useful suggestions for your reference.

1. Do not life too heavy objects. When you bend down, be careful. Avoid twist your waist violently.

2. Limit the intake of salty foods (such as preserved food, pickles, tinned meat), spicy foods (hot pepper, shrimp, crab, etc), high protein food from animal and oily food, etc.
3. Have a good rest and do not be too tired.

4. Quit smoking or drinking.

Is there still any questions about your disease? Feel free to send an email to kidneyfailurecn@hotmail.com.