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What Kind Of Foods Should Be Avoided While Having High Urea And Creatine Levels?

Hello Doctor, My father, who is 70 years old, has recently been diagnosed with slightly high urea and creatinine levels (urea 47 mg/dl and creatinine 1.5 mg/dl). We are from India. The doctor says there are no real medicines to control these directly and these have to be diet controlled primarily. I would like to know which foods to avoid in this scenario? Thanks.
Mon, 24 Aug 2015
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Hello, thanks for posting on HCM.
The urea levels are slightly raised and also his creatinine value is borderline high.
Your doctor is right when he told you to control on diet.
Creatinine and urea are by products of unused proteins in body. So, first thing to do is to limit intake of proteins to 1gm/kg/day which is requirement for human body. Anything more than that will be converted to urea, creatinine and other waste products.
Secondly restrict intake of salt in diet. Daily intake should not be more than 3-4 gm /day. By doing this you will also keep decrease the risk of developing hypertension thus keeping kidneys healthy.
Try avoiding high potassium diet like fruits like banana, dry fruits, and also keep intake of green leafy vegetables to appropriate.
I think and hope the above given advice answers your query well, if you need more information you can always ask me.
Thank you



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What Kind Of Foods Should Be Avoided While Having High Urea And Creatine Levels?

Hello, thanks for posting on HCM. The urea levels are slightly raised and also his creatinine value is borderline high. Your doctor is right when he told you to control on diet. Creatinine and urea are by products of unused proteins in body. So, first thing to do is to limit intake of proteins to 1gm/kg/day which is requirement for human body. Anything more than that will be converted to urea, creatinine and other waste products. Secondly restrict intake of salt in diet. Daily intake should not be more than 3-4 gm /day. By doing this you will also keep decrease the risk of developing hypertension thus keeping kidneys healthy. Try avoiding high potassium diet like fruits like banana, dry fruits, and also keep intake of green leafy vegetables to appropriate. I think and hope the above given advice answers your query well, if you need more information you can always ask me. Thank you