Does Eating Less Protein Lower Creatinine Level

High creatinine level is always a big concern of kidney patients. As long as you have high creatinine level, it indicates that your kidneys have been severely damaged. What you should do is to try to find ways to lower it. Kidney patients are often asked to restrict protein intake. Does eating less protein lower creatinine level?

Eating less protein helps lower creatinine level.

Creatinine is a waste product produced by muscle metabolism and to a small extent by eating meat. Meat is a kind of high quality protein. Therefore, eating less protein helps lower creatinine level. But it does not mean you should avoid protein, because your body needs protein to maintain its function. That is to say, you should follow a right amount of protein intake to satisfy the need of body, such as egg white, lean meat, fish and poultry without skin.

Eating less protein only helps you lower creatinine level to certain extent. As long as you pay less attention, creatinine level rises again.

The fundamental way to lower creatinine level is to repair the damaged kidneys.

Creatinine is passed out of the body by kidneys. When kidney function is higher than 50 %, creatinine level is normalized. Natural therapies consisted of Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, Foot Bath, Mai Kang decoction can help you a lot. They can detoxify the blood. They can also improve ischemia and anoxia in the kidneys to prevent further damage. Besides, they can eliminate kidney inflammation and kidney fibrosis. After a period of treatment, you will find that your creatinine level decreases. And you will find other changes, for example, urine output increases, poor appetite improves, cold limbs become warm, etc. They all indicate your kidney function increases.

Other ways to help you control creatinine level

Avoid strenuous exercise. Drink some herbal tea, such as nettle leaf tea. Control symptoms such as high blood pressure. They are all good to control creatinine level.

High creatinine level should be lowered as early as possible, or it will cause further damage to the kidneys. If you have any question, please contact us at kidneycares@hotmail.com.