Does Eating Mung Bean Increase Creatinine Level In Kidney Disease Patients

2014-12-12 09:01

Creatinine level is an important indicator of kidney function. People are very cautious with their diet so as not to elevate creatinine level. Mung bean is one common diet in daily life. Will mung bean increase creatinine level?

Generally speaking, mung bean won’t increase creatinine level. This is because mung bean can help clear toxins from the body and blood, including environmental toxins and chemicals. It can help diseased kidneys lower creatinine level to some extent. Therefore, eating mung bean does not elevate creatinine level in kidney disease patients.

Besides, mung bean has other healthy benefits for kidney disease patients, including:

Increase appetite

People with kidney disease may have symptoms like nausea, vomiting and poor appetite, especially for dialysis patients. Some ingredients in mung bean help increase appetite and provide kidney with rich nutrients.

Control blood pressure

High blood pressure is one risk factor of kidney disease. It can worsen kidney disease and cause further kidney damage. Thus, it is important for kidney disease to control high blood pressure. Some ingredients in mung bean can help lower high blood pressure to some extent.

Good for diabetes

Just like high blood pressure, diabetes is also a risk factor of kidney disease. Diabetes can elevate blood sugar level and long time of diabetes can cause further kidney damage. Mean bean is a low glycemic index food and it is a diabetic friendly food.

Although mung bean has so many benefits for kidney disease, it does not mean all patients can eat mung bean. The following condition should limit mung bean intake:

People taking medications contain phosphorus, calcium and potassium should avoid mung bean.

If people use herbal medicines which can strengthen patients’bone, they should avoid mung bean.

Moreover, people with severe back pain had better control the intake of mung bean.

If you do not know whether you can eat mung bean or not, you can consult our online doctor or leave us a message to pkdtreatment169@gmail.com.

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