Lifestyle for high creatinine blood levels

Question
hi doctor tanya.. hope u r doing fine ..

i am having problem with my mother. she is 59 yrs old, non diabetic, no other remarkable desease, but having high pressure which is now under medecine and controld.

my mother is having problems with her kidney. her createnine is high.. also urea is high.. she is under nephrologiet but no one has given any diet chats for her yet.. as we are in bangladesh so there are no good nephrologist...

mam, i just want to get ur help, can u suggest the foods she should avoid totaly??

and most imp thing, can u name any kind of food/fruits/tea/anything whis is good for a kidney patient.. or helpful..

or u can provide any link related to kidney deases foods..

plz mam help me out... i m really worried..
waiting for ur reply.

i have wrote to other nephrologist of this allexpert but they didnt give me any diet charts..

Answer
High creatinine blood levels can mean serious kidney disease but it this test doesn't tell what exactly is wrong so, if no further diagnostic tests are possible, try to do a couple of general things that will help in any case.

1. It can help to reduce daily calorie intake: calorie restriction is shown to shift metabolic pathways to a protective mode due to increased levels of ketone bodies, plus less body fat means less inflammation in all body's tissues.

2. If possible, increase physical activity, it'll make the step 1 more effective.

3. Choose foods with lower glycemic index (see references below)

4. Eat more of these foods:

Omega3-rich foods or Omega-3 supplements (see references below)
Garlic, fresh, to reduce inflammation, up to 4 g a day
Raw onions
Lettuce
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Carrots
Radishes
Turnip
Ccucumber
Oat bran, up to 10 g a day, to supply oluble fibers
Fruit
Tofu
Soy milk
Sprouts

5. Eat less of these foods:

Red meats
Diary
Caffein-containing drinks - tea, coffee
White bread
White flour
Sweets
Butter

READING

Protein and Kidney Disease
http://atkinszon-lowcarb.blogspot.com/2007/01/protein-and-kidney-disease.html

The Omega-3's
http://atkinszone-advice-support.blogspot.com/2008/05/omega-3s.html

How can I lower the glycemic index of my meal?
http://atkinszone-faq.blogspot.com/2008/05/how-can-i-lower-glycemic-index-of-my....

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