Creatinine is a type of chemical compound that your body generates from the breakdown of a compound called creatine. Creatinine is removed from the blood by your kidneys after the blood filtration process. Along with creatinine, other waste compounds are also expelled by the kidneys and released into the urine. A little creatinine cannot be harmful or perhaps, it is your bodies producing more creatine after you have been onto a protein diet. Therefore, to know how your kidneys are working, creatinine alone cannot portray a lot. There are some other factors that can gauge kidney function, and that includes your glomerular filtration rate. We will talk about the glomerular filtration rate later on, but first, let us work on creatinine ranges for different conditions:
- A person with only one kidney being functional has a normal range of about 1.8 or 1.9.
- Creatinine levels that are more than 2.0 in babies and 5.0 in adults indicate severely impacted kidneys.
- Blood Creatinine value may vary according to the lab tests, age, gender, and race. Women tend to have a different creatinine range than men for the reason they have less muscle mass than their counterparts. The healthy creatinine range in men is between 0.6 and 1.2, while in women, it stays significantly, between 0.5 and 1.1.
Ayurvedic treatment to reduce lower high blood urea
So, creatinine alone cannot be used as a measurement of renal sufficiency though it helps evaluate how the kidneys are expelling the waste out. As the kidney function becomes deteriorates for several reasons, the creatinine level in the blood will rise due to poor creatinine clearance by the kidneys. Abnormally high blood creatinine range can indicate that waste has build-up in the bloodstream and warn of possible malfunction or failure of the kidneys. So, you need Ayurvedic treatment to reduce creatinine levels and to boost kidney function.
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level is yet another indicator of how well your kidneys are functioning. Urea is a metabolic byproduct that can accumulate when the kidney function is not accurate. The BUN-to-creatinine ratio generally provides more precise information about the kidneys and the underlying cause related to it.
Glomerular filtration rate and chronic kidney disease
The glomerular filtration rate is the best measure of kidney function. It helps tell the specific stage of chronic kidney disease a person is in. It is calculated with the help of a person’s age, race, gender, and serum creatinine. Normally, it is done with the help of a blood test. Serum creatinine measures the amount of creatinine in the blood, which is further used as a parameter to know the stage of chronic kidney disease. The following are the five stages of CKD based on GFR in which the last stage is End-stage renal disease or ESRD or kidney failure.
- Stage 1 with normal or high GFR (GFR > 90 mL/min)
- Stage 2 Mild CKD (GFR = 60-89 mL/min)
- Stage 3A Moderate CKD (GFR = 45-59 mL/min
- Stage 3B Moderate CKD (GFR = 30-44 mL/min)
- Stage 4 Severe CKD (GFR = 15-29 mL/min)
- Stage 5 End Stage CKD (GFR greater 15 mL/min)
What are the signs related to high creatinine and kidney failure?
The symptoms of high creatinine and kidney failure vary widely. Generally, they can attribute to:
- feeling dehydrated
- fatigue
- swelling (edema)
- shortness of breath
- confusion
- many other nonspecific symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, neuropathy, poor concentration, headaches, chills, and dry skin
How to cure kidney failure caused by high creatinine?
Ayurvedic procedures do help to revive the damaged kidney function in the most prosperous way. It fosters improvement in kidney function by reducing any sort of inflammation in the glomeruli or nephrons within the kidneys. This treatment brings back the original function of the kidneys, unlike dialysis, which is just only a treatment to continue living. And Ayurveda does not think of survival only; it believes in healthy living. The use of various therapeutic herbs in the medicines support kidney function, promote urine production, and focuses on waste removal.
This is how and why Ayurveda is considered the best solution for all your kidney problems, including high creatinine and kidney failure.
Consult us at Karma Ayurveda if you want the best ayurvedic treatment for yourself.
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