Improving my results

[ricardito0108]

Who can help me to improve my results of GFR, BUN and creatinine

[Bassetmommer NKF Ambassador]

Hi Ricardito,

the best thing you can do is improve your diet. Since you did not list your actually information, I hesitate to recommend anything. Make an appointment with a renal dietician who can make recommendations specifically for you. In general, if you are stage 3-4, here are some basic guidelines:

1. Eat out infrequently. You have less control over your food choices.

2. No fast foods

3. No process foods such as frozen dinners or packaged products

3. Less meat the better, chicken and fish still have high potassium, eat sparingly

4. 1-2 cups of coffee and use real crème not non-dairy

5. Lots of water up to 2 liters unless told by the doctor to drink less or more

6. Incorporate more whole foods in your diet: vegetables and fruits

7. Little to no alcohol especially beer One glass of wine might be ok

8. Cook without salt. You will get used to it and then eating stuff with salt will taste bad

9. Do not take supplements, OTC drugs or other without checking with the doctor first.

10. Take cooking classes if available on kidney diets. There are classes on the intranet as will as maybe by your local Kidney Foundation davita.com/education/kidney...

[KidneyCoach NKF Ambassador]

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[Cbdhappy]

Try CBD oil we did and it worked?

[Bunkin]

I have been taking Chitosan for awhile now. Didn’t see improvement in creatinine til I upped the dosage. Now it has gone down the past 2 labs. Just had labs waiting for results.

[ricardito0108 in reply to Bunkin]

Where can i get Chitosan?

[Bunkin in reply to ricardito0108]

Some health food stores carry. I order online from Lifetime. I get 1000 mg and take 4 a day

[jesselizzard in reply to Bunkin]

I started taking chitosan and it didn’t agree with me. I became constipated and didn’t feel well. I stopped taking it.

[Carillon in reply to Bunkin]

I'd like to know more about actual use and results by CKD folks. Does anyone have evidence that its not harmful??

[Bunkin in reply to Carillon]

It hasn’t harmed me and I’ve been taking it quite a while now

[Carillon in reply to Bunkin]

Has it helped?

[Bunkin in reply to Carillon]

Yes it has

[Cbdhappy in reply to Bunkin]

I'm true believers in CBD oil it has helped my son move from stage kidney failure to normal blood test in 6 months! (Stage 5 kidney failure)

[Bunkin in reply to Cbdhappy]

Can I ask if your son takes a phosphorus binder. I tried CBD oil and my phosphorus went up, wasn’t sure if the CBD oil interferes with the binder or not

[Cbdhappy in reply to Bunkin]

No he has not taken any meds since September 2018, we were getting ready to start dialysis then his numbers began to improve so his doctors waited and every month they improved more. He takes 35mg under his tongue daily. We use the oil you only can take by mouth not the kind you can take by mouth or vape. That is the only CBD products we use. Today no meds at all only vitamins!

[Bunkin in reply to Cbdhappy]

He’s never taken phosphorus binders? Thank you😀

[missy227]

Pain medication and proton inhibitors [nexium] taken regularly for long periods of time will lower your GFR numbers.