I'm very excited to be here with you today In today's video I'll answer all your questions
about creatinine What is creatinine?
What are the normal creatinine levels?
And most importantly how to lower creatinine levels?
Hello how are your kidneys doing? this is Katherine welcome to 00Kidney don't forget
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In my video The 4 Most Powerful Herbal Products to Improve Your Renal Health Sara Thompson
asked: How much creatinine is too much?
How do I lower it??
This is a great question The normal levels of creatinine in the blood are about 05 to
11 in females and 06 to 12 in males These numbers are expressed in milligrams per deciliter
We care about these numbers because creatinine is a waste product of the normal functions
of the muscles in the body The kidneys should be able to filter it so when there is too
much of it it's a sign that something in the renal system is wrong
Here in this chart you can see that while creatinine levels increase kidney function
expressed by GFR decreases So if your serum creatinine is at 2 for example
you're already in stage 3 of chronic kidney disease
If this number reaches 5 or more this could indicate a severe kidney impairment
Chronic Kidney disease is defined by 5 stages in increasing seriousness of the illness
In this image you can see how the stages are structured
This is a chronic illness meaning that it takes years to get there
If creatinine just went up momentarily we are talking about a different situation
Now if you want to know more about the different stages of CKD click the video I'm linking
in the card above it's called How to Tell If Your Kidneys Are Working
I'll get to the second part of your question how to lower creatinine in a moment There's
another comment I want to read you first In my video Top 5 Superfoods to Lower Creatinine
Doublepump writes I take creatine supplements creatine is good
stuff Ok I know why some people make this mistake
Creatine is not the same as creatinine They sound similar but creatine is an amino
acid and a very popular supplement among bodybuilders and athletes Creatinine on the other hand
is a waste product of the metabolism of creatine So creatine is something you eat creatinine
is something your body produces as waste Also if you are an athlete and if you take
creatine as a supplement expect to see higher creatinine levels in your blood analysis
A comment from a user called the patriot I'm not fully comprehending how creatinine
is lowered without lowering creatine This is an interesting question Creatinine
is a waste product and it's removed by the kidneys
We're interested in it because it can tell us how much our kidneys are working So you
don't need to lower the intake of creatine to lower the amount of creatinine present
in the blood You just need your kidneys to be working They
will remove it Ok now that we have cleared why creatinine
is so important let's get to main point of this video: how to lower creatinine levels
in the blood To solve this problem we have to solve the
issue that's causing creatinine to be high High creatinine levels could be caused by
an acute issue a momentary problem or by a chronic situation like CKD
If the problem is recent it will be a lot easier to solve
There are several factors that could cause a spike in creatinine levels kidney damage
being just one of them Another cause could be a blockage of the urinary
tract Kidney stones enlarged prostate or tumors can cause a blockage in the ureters preventing
the kidneys from removing wastes from the blood
The use of creatine supplements or a diet rich in red meat can be another cause This
is especially true when combined with very intense exercising
There are also some medications and drugs that can increase creatinine levels These
include some antibiotics like Cefoxitin and cefazolin Barbiturates Flucytosine and Nacetylcysteine
High creatinine levels are also a sign of chronic kidney disease In this case the solution
is more complicated since it involves improving our kidney function
I've talked about this issue in my previous videos
There's one video in particular that could help with this issue I've linked it in the
card above It is called how to repair your kidneys
This is all for today If you liked this video please like and share it Thank you for watching