High Creatinine Levels and Low Protein Diet

Creatinine level will not rise until about 40-50% of kidney function has been lost. Creatinine is a nitrogenous waste product produced by muscular activity. Creatinine levels in patients with chronic kidney disease can increase over time. Such increases are a red flag that kidney function is decreasing. As these levels increase, levels of potassium, phosphorus and other nutrients often become abnormal as well. Nephrologists recommend dietary changes to compensate for the kidneys' growing inability to filter the blood.

Patients with high creatinine levels often have to change the amount of protein they consume. Many patients go on low-protein diets to slow down the progression of kidney disease and minimize symptoms of having nitrogenous wastes in the blood. Other patients go on high-protein diets after starting dialysis to prevent muscle wasting and replace amino acids that get dialyzed out of their blood. Ask your doctor if you need to change your protein intake.

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