What Foods Do I Eat to Reduce High Creatinine and Urea Levels

What foods can I eat to lower high creatinine and urea level? For patients with kidney disease, high creatinine and urea levels always follow them very closely, and how to reduce high creatinine and urea levels is one of the most concerns of patients with kidney disease. Here we will mostly introduce foods which can help reduce high creatinine and urea level.

In China, there is a saying, that, illness finds its way in by the mouth, which means that diet in daily life plays a very important role in our health. Thus, patients with high creatinine and urea level should pay attention to diet. The below should be followed:

1. Low protein

Protein is the direct cause of high urea level, so patients with high creatinine and urea should have a low diet in daily life. But they can have more high quality protein food like fish and egg white which produce very few wastes.

2. Low salt

Salt can increase blood pressure, affecting kidney function. In addition, high blood pressure is very common for patients with kidney disease. So much salt can aggravate high blood pressure.

3. Low intake of phosphorus and potassium

Patients with kidney disease are very prone to high phosphorus and potassium in body, thus, they should limit intake of phosphorus and potassium in daily life.

Otherwise, kidney will carry more pressure, leading to more deposition of creatinine and urea.

4. Fat food

Avoiding high fat food is also necessary for patients with high creatinine and urea level.

5. Water

Much water can stimulate them to produce much urine, removing creatinine and urea.

However, if edema is very serious, water must be limited strictly.

The below food is very beneficial to patients with high creatinine and urea level, which can be their best choices.

Cranberries, blueberries, strawberries, Cucumber and bitter gourd.

The above suggestions should be followed by patients with high creatinine and urea levels, if you have any question or want to know more about diet in patients with high creatinine and urea levels, contact us freely.