My creatinine level is high for my age. How to reduce it?

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Patient's Query

Hi doctor,

I had a creatinine test, and the result was 1.30 mg/dL. Someone said that it should be less than 0.5 mg/dl for my age. I am tensed that my creatinine level is almost high for a 24 year old male, although the normal range is between 0.5 - 1.3 mg/dL. How can I decrease my creatinine level? What is good for health, either less creatinine or high creatinine? While having the test, I was on empty stomach. I just had a small cake and 5 liters of water. Will it influence the level of creatinine?

Answered by Dr. Madhumati Varma

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

The creatinine level of 0.5 - 1.3 mg/dL is the reference range. Your creatinine is normal high. You should not worry, but take precautions.

You should avoid too much animal meat. Your diet should contain the meat vegetable ratio of 1:6.

You must exercise heavily and drink at least 2 liters of water a day.

Any doctor advised you to drink 5 liters of water, or you felt thirsty to drink so much? Then, have you passed 5 liters of urine? 5 liters of water is too much and not recommended.

A cake contains egg, cream, wheat, and sugar. There are nor sufficient for a balanced diet. Maybe the breakdown of reserve proteins due to the starvation caused high normal creatinine.

You should take balanced diet, which includes carbohydrate 45%, protein 35%, fat 20% and water 2 L.

For further information consult an internal medicine physician online.

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Answered by Dr. Madhumati Varma

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April 16, 2017

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