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Does Consuming Large Quantity Of Nuts Cause Kidney Damage?

I am male, age 59, caucasian. Sometimes I eat a large amount of nuts at one time. As much as a pound in one day. What effect could this have on the kidneys, if any? There s a lot of protein, potassium, and phosphorous eating that amount. I m referring to the blood test GFR .
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YES CERTAINLY CONSUMING LARGE QUANTITY OF PROTEIN WOULD DELIVER LARGE LOAD ON THE KIDNEYS.EXCESS PROTEIN WOULD LEAD TO GENERATION OF EXCESS CREATINE WHICH WOULD BE TOXIC TO KIDNEYS,IF TAKEN IN EXCESS AMOUNTS.THIS CAN LEAD TO ELEVATED BLOOD UREA,SERUM CREATITINE,SERUM URIC ACID.RENAL SHUT DOWN CAN BE SOMETIMES RAPID IF ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS OR DIABETES."GFR (GLOMERULAR FILTERATION RATE)ESTIMATION" IS THE TEST OF CHOICE AS IT CAN DETECT RENAL SHUTDOWN AT VERY EARLY STAGES.ALSO URINE MICROALBUMIN WILL BE USEFUL O DETECT PROTEIN LEAKAGE.EXCESS OF CALCIUM AND PHOSPHOROUS IN THE NUTS CAN GET PRECIPITATED TO FORM "KIDNEY STONES WHICH CAN URINARY DISTURBANCES.CONSULT A NUTRITIONIST TO GET PROPER DAILY RECOMMENDED ALLOWANCES OF FOOD STUFFS.REVIEW WITH NEPHROLOGIST IF ALTERED RESULTS ARE DETECTED.
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Does Consuming Large Quantity Of Nuts Cause Kidney Damage?

hi thanks for posting your health query on healthcare magic. YES CERTAINLY CONSUMING LARGE QUANTITY OF PROTEIN WOULD DELIVER LARGE LOAD ON THE KIDNEYS.EXCESS PROTEIN WOULD LEAD TO GENERATION OF EXCESS CREATINE WHICH WOULD BE TOXIC TO KIDNEYS,IF TAKEN IN EXCESS AMOUNTS.THIS CAN LEAD TO ELEVATED BLOOD UREA,SERUM CREATITINE,SERUM URIC ACID.RENAL SHUT DOWN CAN BE SOMETIMES RAPID IF ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS OR DIABETES. GFR (GLOMERULAR FILTERATION RATE)ESTIMATION IS THE TEST OF CHOICE AS IT CAN DETECT RENAL SHUTDOWN AT VERY EARLY STAGES.ALSO URINE MICROALBUMIN WILL BE USEFUL O DETECT PROTEIN LEAKAGE.EXCESS OF CALCIUM AND PHOSPHOROUS IN THE NUTS CAN GET PRECIPITATED TO FORM KIDNEY STONES WHICH CAN URINARY DISTURBANCES.CONSULT A NUTRITIONIST TO GET PROPER DAILY RECOMMENDED ALLOWANCES OF FOOD STUFFS.REVIEW WITH NEPHROLOGIST IF ALTERED RESULTS ARE DETECTED. THANK YOU. TAKE CARE.