How to Lower High Serum Creatinine Level in PKD Naturally

In the early stage of Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), the renal function keeps normal. However, with age, the cysts will enlarge thus causing renal function decline and high serum creatinine level.
Why patients with PKD suffer from high serum creatinine level?
Cysts refer to pounches which do not connect with the outside. With age, more and more cystic fluid will secreted by lining cells of cysts. However, there is no draining channel. As a result, more and more cystic fluid will accumulate in cysts thus causing cysts enlargement. The enlarged cysts will oppress the surrounding healthy nephrons. Finally, the nephrons will be as hard as stones and can not allow blood to pass through. As a result, the metabolic wastes including creatinine will build in blood thus resulting in high serum creatinine level.
How to lower high serum creatinine level in PKD naturally?
As the high serum creatinine level is caused by kidney impairment, the therapy should focuses on restoring the impaired nephrons and shrinking the enlarged cysts.
Here the combination therapy: Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy and Stem Cell Therapy is recommended to the patients.
Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is an innovative therapy of traditional Chinese medicines. The main components are herbs so the therapy is free of side effects. The medicines can change the function of the lining cells and make the cystic fluid be absorbed. As a result, the cysts will become smaller gradually.
Stem cells are considered as master cells. In right condition, they are capable of differentiating new types of cells. After the stem cells are infused into body, they will be stimulated by the surrounding impaired renal functional cells and environment. They will differentiate into new cells to replace the impaired ones to function. Finally, the kidneys will be restored very well and recover their normal secretion function. Finally, the serum creatinine level will decline naturally.

Treatment for Autosomal Dominant PKD
PKD includes Autosomal Dominant PKD and recessive trait. The course and treatment of the disease will be discussed here.
Course
Autosomal PKD is caused by mutations of PKD1 on chromosome 16 or PKD2 on chromosome 4. PKD1 is more common,accounting for approximately 85% of Autosomal PKD.
In early decades of years, the patients do not present with symptoms or discomforts at all when the cysts are small. Generally, the disease is detected out in tests for another problem by accident. Most of the patients begin to develop symptoms like high blood pressure, back or flank pain,bleeding in urine by age 30~40.
With age, more and more cystic fluid is secreted by the epithelial cells on cyst wall, but there is no a channel for the fluid to drain out. Consequently, the cysts will become larger and larger, thus squeezing the surrounding healthy nephrons and take more and more normal kidney tissues. Eventually, Autosomal Dominant PKD end up with Renal Failure. It is reported that more than 50% of the patients develop Renal Failure by age 60 and have to rely on dialysis or kidney transplant to sustain life.
Treatment
Although there is no a cure for Autosomal Dominant PKD is not available, a proper treatment can stop renal function decline and prolong life span.
Conventionally, the treatments only focus on controlling of the symptoms of Autosomal Dominant PKD. The patients are prescribed with painkillers to relieve pain and medications to control blood pressure. After many years, when the kidneys fail, people with End Stage Renal Failure must seek one of two options for replacing kidney function:dialysis or transplantation.
In our hospital, Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is applied to treat PKD and has been accepted by more and more patients worldwide. It aims at stopping the cysts from enlarging and promote the draining of cystic fluid by promoting the reabsorption of the cystic fluid.
Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is a natural remedy free of invasive and adverse on body. It is a new option for people with Autosomal Dominant PKD.

Hyperkalemia Facts

Hyperkalemia is one of the major complications of Renal Failure, which greatly affects one’s life. It can trigger ventricular fibrillation or heart arrest, which can be fatal. 
Hyperkalemia occurs more commonly in people with acute tubular necrosis causing by severe trauma. Other reason accounting for it is kidney dysfunction. Major kidney dysfunctions include the following causes: acute or chronic Renal Failure, glomerulonephritis, lupus nephritis, rejection from kidney transplant, or urinary tract obstructions.
From the symptoms of the complication, you can tell if one have suffered from this complication or not. Sometimes, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, tingling sensations, slow heartbeat, or weak pulse occurs as the symptoms of this complication. Unfortunately, it is usually asymptomatic, which makes the treatment even harder.
How to Treat Hyperkalemia?
Diet, of course, is a conservative but effective approach to prevent eating too many foods high in potassium. Foods high in potassium include tomato, potato, banana, lima beans, and milk, to name a few.
Avoid using medications high in potassium and taking certain medications that your doctor prescribed. Those medications can be used to lower the high levels of potassium and reduce the risk of death.
Stay away from stored blood. The serum potassium up to as high as 16mmol/L after keeping one week, patients with hyperkalemia should not be transfused stored blood in case of aggravating the condition. For people with this complication, fresh blood is better.
If taking all those measures and receives no effects, dialysis should be taken into consideration. By performing dialysis, it can be relieved and thus save their lives.

Diet Management to Lower High Creatinine Level

While what you eat can not change your creatinine value, a kidney friendly diet can prevent some of fatal complaints like heart failure, stroke etc.

There is no one particular diet for the patients with high creatinine. Personalized dietary recommendations should be given based on the lab results like blood pressure, blood glucose and levels of minerals etc.


Protein


The recommended protein intake has slight changes in patients. For the Diabetic Kidney Disease patients, they are recommended 0.8 g of protein per kg body weight a day. If they are a non-diabetic kidney disease patient, a slightly lower protein is suggested and they should keep protein intake at 0.6 g per kg body weight. For the patients on dialysis, they usually lose a large amount of nutrients during dialysis so the recommended protein intake is 1.2~1.3 g per kg body weight.


Sodium


One of the most important things the patients with high creatinine can do to preserve renal function is to control their blood pressure. High blood pressure in Chronic Kidney Disease is caused by the building up of sodium and fluid. Therefore, they are suggested to limit sodium intake to 2 grams a day.



Potassium

Elevated potassium levels can kill people with Chronic Kidney Disease. High levels can affect the nerve impulse, thus causing irregular heart beat and even heart failure which can threaten their life.


Phosphorus


Phosphorus level elevates in Chronic Kidney Disease for the kidney is no longer able to regulate phosphorus content in the blood. High phosphorus level is dangerous. It can cause hyperparathyroidism and cause blood to leach calcium from bones, resulting in itching and renal osteopathia. The common foods high in phosphorus include milk, milk products, chocolate, beer and organ meat.

In Chronic Renal Failure, many patients are suffering from anemia and hemoglobin levels are very low.Here are some tips can help the patients.


Nutrient supplementation


The production of hemoglobin needs a myriad of nutrients. However, in Chronic Renal Failure, the patients may experience poor appetite so they can not get nutrients intake like iron, floic acid, etc. Additionally, as multiple vital organs are involved, it can cause mineral metabolic disorders. These nutrients can aid the production of hemoglobin mainly including iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, floic acid and vitamin C. Here are the richest food sources the aforementioned nutrients.

Vitamin C: Guava, brussel sprouts, papayas, blackcurrants, cabbage, broccoli, strawberries, lychees

Iron: cereals, green the leafy vegetables, tomato paste.

Vitamin B6: Whole grains, oatmeal, tuna, avocado.

Folic acid: corn, bok choy, asparagus, pineapple, raspberry, strawberry.


Herbs


Herbs are rich in nutrients. They can enhance immunity and improve the health of red blood cells. These three herbs including withania, Dong Quai and nettle leaf have much benefits in improving hemoglobin levels. Also some activate substances can stimulate the DNA replication of impaired kidney tissues and regenerate renal functional cells. Consequently, the patients will have a remarkable improvement in renal function and the kidneys will produce more EPO than before.


Optimal treatment


The underlying cause of low hemoglobin in Chronic Renal Failure is attributed to impaired kidney function. Therefore, the treatment should focus on restoring the damaged kidneys. Stem Cell Therapy is the optimal treatment in restoring damaged cells, tissues and organs.

Natural Remedy for Low Creatinine Levels in Renal Failure

Renal Failure is gradual loss of the kidneys' ability to perform their functions of eliminating metabolic wastes from blood. When the patients begin to experience high creatinine level, most of kidney function is lost. This article will discuss the natural ways to lower creatinine in Chronic Renal Failure.

Medicated bath

Skin is a strong excretory system in human body. A lot of metabolic wastes like urea, salts etc are excreted by skin from body. Medicated bath can open up the pores, thereby, a mass of wastes material and toxins will be brought out of body through sweating.


Avoid strenuous physical activity

Creatinine is the end product of creatine existing in muscle. Strenuous physical activity can product the metabolism of creatine. Therefore, the patients with Chronic Renal Failure should choose moderate exercises like jogging, walking, bicycling, etc.


Low protein and vegetarian diet

Foods abundant of proteins, like meat, fish and bean and bean products should be limited to reduce the buildup of toxins like creatinine. Also it is reported that high consumption of red meat can put extra strain on kidneys. That is because the it is high in creatine which can be converted to the by-product creatinine.
Although a healthy diet can not cure Chronic Renal Failure, it is actually effective in slowing down its progress.


Control blood pressure


It is very important for the patients with Chronic Renal Failure to have a tight control on their blood pressure because it can cause more damage to the kidneys, resulting in an increase of dangerous blood toxins like creatinine.

Pyelonephritis and Chronic Renal Failure

Pyelonephritis is a bacterial infection. It is usually caused by a bacterium called Escherichia coli. The infection usually occurs when bacteria from the urethra and bladder travel up your ureter to kidneys. If left uncontrolled, the infection will damage the kidneys in the following ways:

1. It can cause the inflammation in kidneys. If left untreated, the inflammatory response will attract more and more inflammatory factors to cause more severe damage to kidneys.

2. Pyelonephritis may cause retention of urine in bladder. The pressure in kidneys will increase significantly, thus causing compression to kidney tissues. If the kidney tissues and cells can not get insufficient blood, oxygen and nutrients, they will loss function gradually and finally complete Renal Failure.
Early inspection and treatment is particularly important to stop Plylonephritis from developing into Renal Failure. The following symptoms imply that you may be affected with the infection.

1. A fever
2. Shivering
3. Lower back pain
4. Fatigue
5. Vomiting
6. Increased urination

How to stop Pyelonephritis from progressing into Renal Failure?

Once the infection occurs, a proper treatment is quite necessary.
1. The patients are recommended to drink more water to produce more urine. In this way, a part of bacteria will be washed out of body by urine.
2. Usually the patients are prescribed antibiotics to control the infection. By this way, it can prevent the spreading of the infection effectively.