Chitosan Supplement

[aj2581]

Does anyone know about the Chitosan Supplement to lower creatinine? I am going to ask my nephrologist when I see her on the 25th but I was just wondering if anyone has experience with that. Thank you 😊

[MAS_Nurse]

Hello aj2581.

I am afraid all I know about this supplement is that it is used as a weight loss supplement and for lowering cholesterol. I have not heard of anything else sorry. Have you spoken with your health professional or pharmacist about taking this supplement as they know your medical history and can answer any queries about its suitability for you?

Do any of our knowledgeable members know any thing about or have experience of this supplement please and can help this member?

Thank you.

MAS Nurse

[aj2581 in reply to MAS_Nurse]

Thank you, I appreciate your reply

[Jonquiljo]

Lowering creatinine simply will alter the results of the test. Creatinine itself is not toxic to kidneys - but rather used as a marker to measure kidney function. The serum creatinine test tries to measure kidney function by looking at how much creatinine is left in your blood. Presumably if you have high creatinine, you have lower functioning kidneys, etc.

Of course, this assume that everyone's creatinine production is the same. For this reason there has been and still is a lot of grumbling about using only creatinine to measure kidney function, but that is the standard right now.

[aj2581 in reply to Jonquiljo]

Thank you for this info

[RickHow in reply to Jonquiljo]

Such an excellent point. It seems way too much emphasis on Creatinine reduction. People with CKD have kidney problems (although this is a huge debate also), not Creatinine problems.

[Blackie57]

Drink half a teaspone baking soda in one half litre water evey day my creatine came down from 460 to 380

[aj2581 in reply to Blackie57]

Thank you!!

[fish320 in reply to Blackie57]

Thanks for this information. I am on dialysis but wanna try it.

[lowraind]

There seems to be a lot of conflicting information out there. I will be interesting to see what your nephrologist says.

Loraine

[Bunkin]

Hi, I take Chitosan to lower creatinine. I take many supplements and feel they’ve all played a part in helping me stay off dialysis so far. Even my doctor says I’ve beaten the odds. I quit taking it when I ran out and last labs creatinine was higher. Started it again, just had labs but no results yet.

[aj2581 in reply to Bunkin]

Thank you, that’s great

[fish320 in reply to Bunkin]

Can get you tell me the different supplements you took please. I am on dialysis since early October. Thank you. 💕. I just want get off dialysis. It's not fun at all. So much restricted.

[Bunkin in reply to fish320]

Well first let me say I’m getting close to dialysis, I’ve just managed to put it off awhile. I bought a program by Duncan Capistrano. Looked up my disease, I have PKD, it told me which supplements to take. I can tell you what I take but there are different things for different diseases. I take vit e, vit d, Coq10, selenium, astragalus, alpha lipoic acid, multi vit, Chitosan, CBD oil. The doctor has me on phosphorus binder, potassium binder, bp med and sodium bicarbonate. What kind of dialysis are you on?

[aj2581 in reply to Bunkin]

I’m in stage 3 right now

[fish320 in reply to Bunkin]

Hermodialys. I have IgA. Thank you so much. Doctors usually hate questions about supplements. I used to CoQ10 and Alpha Lipoi acid advised by Life Extension guys. Thank once more.

[Bunkin in reply to fish320]

Mines been pretty good about my supplements. He just looks at me like I’m crazy but I know they’ve helped me😀

[fish320 in reply to Bunkin]

Lucky you. Praise God.

[shareon in reply to fish320]

sorry there... so coenzymes q10 doesn't help you to bring down your creatinine level?

[aj2581 in reply to fish320]

I have never taken any supplements