Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
I am a 45-year-old woman who was recently diagnosed with early-stage chronic kidney disease. My doctor said my creatinine levels are slightly high and asked me to watch my diet.
I am worried this might get worse over time. I have the following questions.
Can chronic kidney disease be reversed or just managed?
What foods should I avoid?
I am also taking blood pressure medicine. Does that affect my kidneys?
Please explain how I can protect my kidneys and still live a normal life.
Kindly help.
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I have gone through your medical history carefully and understood your concerns. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is indeed a fastidious chronic health problem, but fortunately, in your case, I can see you are managing pretty well as long as creatinine is slightly elevated.
Chronic kidney disease is classified as a manageable chronic illness because the damage to the kidneys has already taken place, and we cannot reverse the damage, but we can manage to bring the kidney function to acceptable levels to live a normal life.
About diet, we usually recommend restrictions in salt, processed meats, canned soups, chips, fast foods, packaged snacks, high-protein diets, and protein powders.
We advise avoiding frequent use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, painkillers such as Ibuprofen, Diclofenac, and Naproxen, because their use can cause further damage to the kidneys.
As for potassium and phosphorus levels, they usually tend to get raised in chronic kidney disease.
In such cases, we advise limiting bananas, tomatoes, oranges, cola drinks, etc. Actually, high blood pressure is considered a stress factor that damages the kidneys.
High blood pressure medications have a protective effect in chronic kidney disease due to their blood pressure-lowering effect.
If you keep the above advice in mind, you can protect your kidneys and live a normal life.
I hope you are satisfied with my answer. For further queries, you can consult me at iCliniq.
Thank you.
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Answered byDr. Albana Greca
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