How to Keep a Certain Diet to Lower High Creatinine for PKD

2014-03-28 02:25

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is an inherent kidney disease with numerous fluid-filled cysts in kidneys. And the increase and enlargement of kidney cysts may cause severe damage, and cause high creatinine level. The how to keep a certain diet to lower high creatinine for PKD?

What can cause high creatinine for PKD patients?

As we know, kidneys have the function of filtering toxins and wastes in blood. For PKD patients, the enlargement of kidney cysts or cyst rupture, it may cause kidney damage. When PKD cause severe kidney damage, and the kidney function is less than 50%, it will cause high creatinine level for PKD patients.

How to keep a certain diet to lower high creatinine level for PKD patients?

PKD patients with high creatinine level can keep a certain diet, which can help lower high creatinine level and protect the residual kidney function, and slow down the progression of kidney failure.

1. Low protein dit

Proteinuria is a common symptom for PKD patients, which means the kidney damage and cause loss of protein in urine. So patients need to keep a low protein diet, which can help reduce the kidney burden and protect the residual kidney function. The the creatinine level will not be increased.

2. Low salt diet

PKD patients with high creatinine level should also keep a low salt diet, which can help relieve the symptoms of high blood pressure and swelling, all these can help prevent the progression of kidney failure.

3. Fruits and vegetables

PKD patients with high creatinine level are often recommended to take more fruits and vegetables. Because these foods are high in antioxidant which can help reduce the oxidation reactions causing kidney damage. However, since some fruits and vegetables are high in potassium or phosphorus, so patients need to choose the proper fruits and vegetables depending on their own illness condition.

From above, we can know that keeping a certain diet can help PKD patients to lower their high creatinine level. However, since the basic cause of high creatinine level is because of the low kidney function, so patients also need to have effective treatment to improve their kidney function and lower their high creatinine level fundamentally.

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