Urea, creatinine & diet ?
problems@gmail
After forced inactivetly, due to a fractured femur, my blood tests showed
in a mere 10 weeks, a drastic out-of-limits increase of:
Urea 4.2 to 31, and
Creatinine 89 to 877
After having a catheter fitted, which immediately removed the bad
symptoms, and now 6 months later the readings, taken [for a TURP
which was aborted], are
Urea 7.4; Creatinine 103.
Without seeing that this is double my values of 9 months ago,
and outside the limits marked on the report-sheet, the doctor who
gave me these results, said "it's about OK for my age".
The 'Ref Ranges' listed on the report sheet are:
Urea 2.6 - 7.0
Creatinine 60 -120
I guess I've had some permanent damage, during the 10 weeks,
when my kidneys stopped for a day ? And I've got a slightly swollen
ankel as a symptom since then.
How do I adjust my diet to cater for my weakened kidney function.
Thanks for any feedback,
-crg.
Mickey Zalusky
Google info. on maintaining good kidney health.
Stay hydrated, be sure your blood pressure is normal (with or without
drugs), avoid getting type 2 diabetes, watch your sodium and protein
intake and avoid taking massive, prolonged doses of NSAIDS (ibuprophen,
Motrin, etc...).
If, over time, your numbers show a trend towards kidney failure, you'll
likely be sent to a nephrologist for monitoring and care of your
kidneys. When it was confirmed that my kidneys were failing, my
nephrologist sent me to a dietician and I was given specific dietary
limitations for potassium, phosphorous, sodium and protein intake. I
was able to avoid dialysis for a full year by adhering to my diet
guidlines and doing everything my nephrologist told me to do.
Mickey
KTx 4/13/07
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Paul Bartram
"Mickey Zalusky" <mic...@zalusky.com> wrote
> Google info. on maintaining good kidney health.
> Stay hydrated, be sure your blood pressure is normal (_with or without
> drugs_), avoid getting type 2 diabetes, watch your sodium and protein
> intake and avoid taking massive, prolonged doses of NSAIDS (ibuprophen,
> Motrin, etc...).
Which reminds me of a question I've been meaning to pose here for a while.
Kidney failure happened to me like a falling piece of space junk - I never
saw it coming. No warning from my doctor (who I still regard as a
knowledgeable lady) and no unusual symptoms. Just one day I went for a walk
and felt absolutely nuked by the end of it. Diagnosis was confirmed within a
fortnight, ESRF.
The suspected cause was years of high blood-pressure. I had been a carpenter
for 25 years, and although fit I'm only a little guy and workmates often
said to me "you need to take it easy for a minute." I'd been taking various
combinations of BP tablets for many years, mostly beta blockers and other
common pills that can always be found in people's bathroom cabinets.
I can't help wondering if these drugs have an accumulated effect on the
body. I was lazy, I could have gotten my BP down with a change of diet
(although I don't do 'fast food' and always eat my vegetables!) But instead,
I just popped the pills. I reckon one day soon the headlines will say
"Common blood pressure medication linked to kidney failure" and the truth
will be known.
Anyone like to kick that theory around?
Paul (Cross-posting removed)
problems@gmail
> Talk to your doctor.
>
I can't. I'm in dark/ening Africa. I must use self-knowledge.
> Google info. on maintaining good kidney health.
OK. IMO: kidney+diet+urea+creatinine might get something ?
> Stay hydrated, be sure your blood pressure is normal (with or without
> drugs), avoid getting type 2 diabetes, watch your sodium and protein
> intake and avoid taking massive, prolonged doses of NSAIDS
> (ibuprophen,
> Motrin, etc...).
>
AFAIK high blood pressure is a symptom of kidneys not working
well, rather than a CAUSE ?
> If, over time, your numbers show a trend towards kidney failure,
> you'll likely be sent to a nephrologist for monitoring and care of
> your kidneys.
Well no, I want to 'monitor and care' myself to avoid depending
on an overworked, and possibly even unavailable nephrologist.
> When it was confirmed that my kidneys were failing, my
> nephrologist sent me to a dietician and I was given specific dietary
> limitations for potassium, phosphorous, sodium and protein intake. I
> was able to avoid dialysis for a full year by adhering to my diet
> guidlines and doing everything my nephrologist told me to do.
OK. Does protein include vegetable proten, like beans ?
How do you reduce potassium, phosphorous, sodium intake,
other than less salt in food ?
Thanks for feedback.
== Chris Glur,
Commander Hughes
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As far as I know about potassium, you can reduce this by limiting the amount
of fruits you have in your daily diet. Fruit juices are an obvious no no if
you have really high potassium level, and I hate medicine that they used to
put me on when it was high. It was a powdery stuff that you mixed with
water (and it could only be mixed with water)
It can only be described as drinking cement because the taste was on your
mouth for ages. Can't for the life of me think what the name of the stuff
was, but I'm making sure I never have to take it again!
James
aka
Commander Hughes
>
Stuart McCall
> It can only be described as drinking cement because the taste was on your
> mouth for ages. Can't for the life of me think what the name of the stuff
> was, but I'm making sure I never have to take it again!
Calcium Resonium. Ugh!!
problems@gmail
Yes I believe that too.
Because my BPH/enlarged-prostate started 20 yrs ago, and the
getting up at night made me falsely suspect diabetes, I used to
regularly go to the pharmacy to measure my blood-sugar.
So at the same time I measured BP & cholesterol, which
was getting too high. So when I woke up one morning with
double vision, I new I'd had a mild stroke from the high
cholesterol. Apart from that my 7 yrs older mate also had
had mild stroke induced double vision, which cleared in
3-4 months. I dieted agressively: boiled cabbage gives
you a bloated feeling without cholesterol..etc.; which
brought the colesterol down to good levels.
These days you need to take charge of your own health
via lifestyle management.
== CG.
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