How To Lower High Creatinine Level Through Diet

2014-11-25 15:29

Creatinine is the product of muscle’s metabolism. If creatinine level is over 700umol/L , it is called uremia. Thus, creatinine is an important indicator of kidney disease. The higher the creatinine, the more severe your kidney disease. What can eat to lower high creatinine level? This question can be paid attention to. Because in most cases high creatinine level is related to diet.

What is the diet for high creatinine level? Patients should pay attention to the following aspects:

The diet requirement for high creatinine level

1. Limit salt intake

Patients with Kidney failure compensatory period and azotemia have high creatinine level and experience various slight clinical symptoms. However, since there is mild pathological damage, salt intake is on the basis of the severity of high blood pressure and edema. Patients can follow a low sodium or no salt diet.

2. Protein supply

To control kidney function deterioration, protein intake should be limited but patients can choose some high quality protein foods to meet their body need.

3. Rich vitamin food

High creatinine level patients can choose foods with rich vitamin A, vitamin B2 and vitamin C.

4. Avoid cigarette and alcohol

Smoking and alcohol can cause serious damage on kidneys. This will worsen renal artery sclerosis and promote the glomerular sclerosis. Therefore, no matter healthy kidney or abnormal kidney function should limit cigarette and alcohol strictly so as to avoid damages on kidneys.

High creatinine is usually related to kidney disease, so once you have elevated creatinine, you should not neglect it and should do tests to find the root cause of your creatinine elevation. Any question, please feel free to consult our online doctor directly.

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