Natural Remedies for PKD Patients with High Blood Urea Nitrogen

2014-03-07 08:52

Blood urea nitrogen is also an indicator of kidney function like creatinine level. Because most of them are discharged by kidneys. Once kidneys go wrong, blood urea nitrogen level increases. How to lower high blood urea nitrogen? Due to the side effects of medications, more and more people turn to natural remedies.

Healthy diet to reduce the production of urea nitrogen

Blood urea nitrogen is the metabolic wastes of protein. So you should limit your intake of protein. But to satisfy the need of your body, you can choose some high quality protein like lean meat, fish and egg white. At the same time, you should provide enough calories to decrease the consumption of protein in body. Food such as rice, wheat, sweet potatoes and corn are good source of carbohydrates, which can ensure the intake of calories.

Ways to increase the output of urea nitrogen

-Some tea have the function of diuretics, which can increase the release of urea nitrogen with urine. The common tea to lower urea nitrogen and creatinine level contains Nettle leaf tea and dandelion tea.

-Traditional Chinese Medicine therapies, such as Enema Therapy, Medicated Bath and Foot Bath, are helpful for the discharge of wastes from body. Hot Compress Therapy, Moxibustion and Circle Therapy can improve immunity to help you fight kidney disease and repair the damaged kidneys. Besides, they help shrink the kidney cysts in the kidneys. With the improvement of kidney function, blood urea nitrogen level declines.

Blood urea nitrogen level does not increase until the GFR decreases to less than 50 %, so you had better attach importance as soon as possible to prevent further damage. Only in this way can you get rif of dialysis and kidney transplant. At last, hope you can live a healthy and normal life. If you need any help, please contact us.

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