Amino Acid Supplements?

[TJB3]

I've been diagnosed with CKD. Went from 172 lbs to 150. I was lifting 4-5 days/week until they closed the gym (thanks COVID-19) and was on 3 amino acid supplements (creatine, glutamine, and arginine). Once diagnosed, I stopped all 3. I'm fairly certain that creatine is out for good. However, my question concerns resuming the l-glutamine and l-arginine. I was stage 4, but with Rituxan have improved to 3A. Thoughts?

[Bassetmommer NKF Ambassador]

Why would you want to take a chance again with supplements when you already know that you GFR improved with not taking them? Here's an article which left me trying to guess...

jrnjournal.org/article/S105...

[Inhuman2019]

Glad to hear of someone else working out. Im 3a myself. My GP told me no gym so i fired her. Im a ISSA certified personal trainer and the gym is my life. I have my 1st appt with my nephrologist on wed. I personally feel they misdiagnose people who work out all the time. Working out breaks muscle down releasing creatinine making our number higher. Well i guess ill find out on wed.

[Hidden in reply to Inhuman2019]

Keep in mind, nephrologists want patients also... you don't always get straight answers from them either. The first nephrologist my GP sent me too, told me I have stage 3 CKD based on 2 creatinine results alone (Supposed to be 3 consecutive tests before they make that diagnosis). The jerk sent me into a panic attack, went to my GP for xanax and he did my blood creatinine again and it came back normal. 3 months go by and my creatinine was elevated again, so my GP sent me to a different nephrologist who took one look at my muscles and said creatinine will never be an accurate indicator of kidney function for me since I have more muscle than average. My Cystatin-c eGFR has runs about 90 and has been as high as 115 but my creatinine eGFR has been as low as 40. Creatinine testing is a joke.

[Inhuman2019 in reply to Hidden]

Thankyou. Ive never had the 24hr urine test. Ive never had any biopsy. All my " diagnoses" are done my blood creatinine tests. When i work out yes protein leaks into the urine. Thats normal. When imnot working out no protein. The egfr is the same too. No matter what i was doing at the time the numbers the same. It bounces 10 either way. Cant wait to see what the cystatin c method comes too. People here are soo down on strengthtraining. Every article ive readis all for excercise. Strength n cardio.