How to Lower Creatinine Level Through Diet

How to lower creatinine level through diet? Diet change is a must for kidney disease patients with high creatinine level, as improper diet will accelerate the progression of kidney disease and make creatinine level higher than before.

Why kidney disease patients need to lower creatinine level?

Almost all the kidney disease patients are eager to find a natural remedy to lower creatinine level into the normal range. This is because high creatinine level means high levels of toxins in blood and when creatinine level increases to a certain level, usually 5, dialysis or kidney transplant will be required.

Kidney is an important organ with complicated structure. Normally, creatinine, a toxins produced by our body, is discharged by our kidneys and the level of it is kept in a stable range (generally 0.5-1.3). For people with kidney disease, affected kidneys fail to function properly, as a result of which, toxins build up in blood and cause high creatinine level. Usually, the higher the creatinine level is, the higher possibility for kidney disease patients to start dialysis.

How to lower creatinine level through diet?

For kidney disease sufferers, improper diet will worsen kidney condition, accelerate illness progression and elevates creatinine level, so diet change is a must for kidney disease patients. Therefore, arranging a proper diet is very beneficial.

Diet that helps to lower creatinine level refers to:

Low-protein diet: High protein intake will cause extra kidney burden, which will cause further kidney damages and make creatinine level higher than before. In daily life, patients can ingest some high quality protein like fish, milk and egg white.

Low-sodium diet: salt is the most common and major source of sodium, so trying to add less salt while cooking will be helpful.

Low-potassium diet: raw alfalfa sprouts, boiled or cooked coollards, boiled eggplant, raw cucumber, raw iceberg lettuce, cooked cauliflower, raw onion, canned pear nectar, sweetened cranberry sauce, canned peach nectar, unsweetened applesauce, canned applesauce, raw blueberries and canned cranberry juice and so on.

Low-phosphorus diet: fruit cocktail, canned peaches, canned pears, plums, pineapple, berries apples, grapes, cucumbers, peppers, lettuce, spinach, asparagus, cabbage, eggplant, cauliflower, carrots, onions and tomatoes.

Eat less meat: creatinine is produced when meat is metabolized in our body, so eating less meat will reduce the production of creatinine.

The above is the necessary dietary principle for kidney disease patients to lower creatinine level. If there is anything unclear, please consult us or leave us message directly.