Some patients with polycystic kidney disease are accompanied by high creatinine level. What does creatinine 6.2 indicate in polycystic kidney disease?

What does high creatinine level mean?

Kidneys are the most important filtration organs in our body. They are responsible for filtering the waste products and toxins in blood and keeping electrolyte in balance. With normal kidneys, our body will be in condition.

Creatinine is the waste product of muscles. Normally, it will be filtered out by kidneys. But if there is problem in kidneys, the extra creatinine cannot be completely discharged, so the creatinine level will be elevated. So high creatinine level in blood may indicate kidney damage.

However, high creatinine level does not always indicate kidney damage. Intense exercise and overmuch meat intake can also increase creatinine level. But it will not last for long time. High and persistent creatinine level is an indicator of kidney damage.

What does creatinine 6.2 indicate in polycystic kidney disease?

Polycystic kidney disease will affect kidney function with the development of the cysts. It will progress into kidney failure with more and more kidney functions are lost. Creatinine 6.2 is far above the normal level of 0.5-1.3ml/dl. So creatinine 6.2 may indicate that polycystic kidney disease has caused severe kidney damage and the illness has probably developed into kidney failure.

How to lower creatinine 6.2 in polycystic kidney disease?

To lower creatinine 6.2, you should first ask your doctor for a healthy diet. Diet is an important natural treatment. It can help reduce the progression of the illness and decrease the risk of further kidney damage.

The basic method is to improve kidney function. Because the kidney function has already been affected, improving kidney function is the initial thing to do. Here a Chinese medicine---Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is recommended. It is effective in repairing the damaged kidney cells and improving kidney function. If you want to know more, you can send an email to renal-disease@hotmail.com, the kidney doctor will give you more information about this therapy.

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