Creatinine level is used to measure kidney function, so patients always doubt whether high creatinine leve will lead to renal failure. In fact, creatinine level can indicate kidney problems in many cases, but it does not mean high creatinine level will always lead to renal failure.
Will high creatinine lead to renal failure?
Kidney failure indicates the kidney has almost lost its ability of filtering blood and discharging wastes. Creatinine is the metabolin of creatine and in a normal case it can be discharged by healthy kidneys. Therefore, creatinine level is usually in a stable range. Once you are diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, your kidneys can not work effectively and timely to discharge excessive creatinine. In this case, serum creatinine level increases. When a small part of your kidney function is damaged, creatinine level has no obvious increase, as the other part of your kidney function can also remove excessive creatinine out of your body. The medical research shows that creatinine level increases when your kidneys lose half of their function. In this case, high creatinine level means that your kidneys have been severely damaged.
Do you need to worry too much about temporary high creatinine?
People will sometimes have high creatinine level. This may be caused by many reasons. For example, before their tests, they eat much meat, do strenuous physical exercise or have improper diet, which can also lead to slightly high creatinine level. However, this high creatinine level is only temporary and after some time, it will be normal. Temporary high creatinine level does not lead to renal failure. What you should do is to regulate your daily diet and do exercise moderately, which will make your creatinine level in a stable range, and you need not worry too much about it.
Creatinine is just one of measurement of reflecting kidney function and does not mean high creatinine level will always lead to renal failure.
2014年1月25日星期六
Can Cranberry and Pomegranate Help Lower High Creatinine Level
Kidney disease patients with high creatinine level should have more foods that contain rich vitamins especially vitamin A, vitamin B2 and vitamin 3. Fresh vegetables and fruits can be said to be the best resources. A study published in Turkey found that the supply of vitamin C can reduce creatinine level in rats with kidney diseases. This is because vitamin C has protective and oxidative effects. However for healthy people, supply of vitamin C can increase creatinine level.
We know that healthy renal diets have some certain restrictions such as low-protein and limitations on sodium, potassium, phosphorus and fluid. Therefore there are some foods and drinks that should be avoided or limited by them.
Here I recommend two kinds of fruits that are conducive for protecting kidney functions so as to reduce creatinine. One is cranberry and the other is pomegranate.
It has found that cranberry juice can help promote normal kidney functions and prevent developing kidney-related healthy problems. The most prominent effects are preventing urinary tract infections and kidney stones which are very common in kidney diseases and will further worsen kidney conditions if not treated properly and timely. Pomegranate has the similar effects as cranberry.
Both cranberry and pomegranate contain a lot of sugar, therefore the intake should be moderate to avoid too much body weight. And for those that have high blood sugar level, a dietitian or nutritionist should be consulted.
We know that healthy renal diets have some certain restrictions such as low-protein and limitations on sodium, potassium, phosphorus and fluid. Therefore there are some foods and drinks that should be avoided or limited by them.
Here I recommend two kinds of fruits that are conducive for protecting kidney functions so as to reduce creatinine. One is cranberry and the other is pomegranate.
It has found that cranberry juice can help promote normal kidney functions and prevent developing kidney-related healthy problems. The most prominent effects are preventing urinary tract infections and kidney stones which are very common in kidney diseases and will further worsen kidney conditions if not treated properly and timely. Pomegranate has the similar effects as cranberry.
Both cranberry and pomegranate contain a lot of sugar, therefore the intake should be moderate to avoid too much body weight. And for those that have high blood sugar level, a dietitian or nutritionist should be consulted.
2014年1月24日星期五
Top 7 Symptoms of Hign Creatinine Level
1. Itching skin: for people with high creatinine level, symptom of itching skin mostly results from high blood urea nitrogen which should have been discharged by kidneys.
2. Tiredness: Tiredness is a common symptom of high creatinine level and overlooked easily. Therefore, in many cases, high creatinine level is hard to be noticed simiply by fatigue symptom.
3. Elevated blood pressure: High blood pressure is a dominant symptom for high creatinine level and in some cases, blood pressure is hard to bring into normal range with general medicines.
4. Urine change: common urine change in high creatinine level cases include frequent urination at night, decreased urine output and even anuria.
5. Bubbles and blood in urine: Bubbles in urine means there are excess protein in urine and for blood in urine, it indicates excess red blood cells in urine. In clinic, almost all the patients with high creatinine level will experience bubbly urine, but only some of them can be detected to have blood in urine.
6. Nausea/Vomit: Creatinine is one of the toxins produced by our body and normally discharged by our kidneys. High creatinine level means there are lots of toxins in the blood which may affect patient’s digestive tract and cause symptoms like nausea and vomiting.
7. Swelling: The higher the creatinine level is, the severer the swelling is. At the very begining, swelling may only occur in patient’s face, around eyelide, inside the ankle and in testis for male. However, without effective and timely control, creatinine level becomes higher and higher and swelling may occurs in patient’s whole body.
2. Tiredness: Tiredness is a common symptom of high creatinine level and overlooked easily. Therefore, in many cases, high creatinine level is hard to be noticed simiply by fatigue symptom.
3. Elevated blood pressure: High blood pressure is a dominant symptom for high creatinine level and in some cases, blood pressure is hard to bring into normal range with general medicines.
4. Urine change: common urine change in high creatinine level cases include frequent urination at night, decreased urine output and even anuria.
5. Bubbles and blood in urine: Bubbles in urine means there are excess protein in urine and for blood in urine, it indicates excess red blood cells in urine. In clinic, almost all the patients with high creatinine level will experience bubbly urine, but only some of them can be detected to have blood in urine.
6. Nausea/Vomit: Creatinine is one of the toxins produced by our body and normally discharged by our kidneys. High creatinine level means there are lots of toxins in the blood which may affect patient’s digestive tract and cause symptoms like nausea and vomiting.
7. Swelling: The higher the creatinine level is, the severer the swelling is. At the very begining, swelling may only occur in patient’s face, around eyelide, inside the ankle and in testis for male. However, without effective and timely control, creatinine level becomes higher and higher and swelling may occurs in patient’s whole body.
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