Low EGFR?

[ERO]

My last two sets of blood work showed low EGFR levels (57 and 58) when there has never been an issue previously. I have no comorbidities. No high BP, no diabetes, no family history of kidney disease, I don't smoke, only drink occasionally and that would be a glass or two of wine, never hard liquor.

 

[Nelson Vergel]

Potential causes:

Dehydration.
Creatine supplements.
Very high protein intake.
Over the counter supplements with unknown ingredients

 

[Nelson Vergel]

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What Is Creatinine and Creatinine Clearance? Creatinine is a waste product that is produced continuously during normal muscle breakdown. The kidneys filter creatinine from the blood into the urine, and reabsorb almost none of it. The amount of blood the kidneys can make creatinine-free each...

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[JanSz]

Potential causes:

Dehydration.
Creatine supplements.
Very high protein intake.
Over the counter supplements with unknown ingredients

Assuming that low EGFR level it is due to:
Creatine supplements.
or
Very high protein intake.
Question:
Is it hurtful to kidneys?

@Nelson Vergel

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[sv1000]

Mine goes up and down depending on how much bike riding I’ve doing and how much cardio I’ve doing along with working out if you’re concerned you can get kidney function test that does a urine sample. Don’t do any cardio or work out for three or four days before your blood test and get re tested and drink plenty of water. I wouldn’t personally be concerned about it but I’m not a doctor.

 

[Nelson Vergel]

Assuming that low EGFR level it is due to:
Creatine supplements.
or
Very high protein intake.
Question:
Is it hurtful to kidneys?

@Nelson Vergel

...

Not really but most doctors will freak out.
One good way to find out is to run this test instead

Search result for: 'cystatin-c-blood-test'

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[greenwaters]

I've been going through this problem off and on for years, and as Nelson said above, my doctor freaks out! Ive had ultrasounds, CT scans, a few times. I notice when Im dehydrated, and hit the gym hard, my GFR is low and creatinine is up. When I rest a few days before labs and not work out, and hydrate, its in range. So next lab, hydrate, and take a few days from the gym, and get the lab done again.

 

[K.pietera]

My egfr readings where 72 at one time and my doctor was a bit worried. As did I at first...

But after I did more research I learned as said here that using creatine , heavy training and having a lot of muscle mass can play a role.

So what did I do.

- I quit taking creatine for a month.
- used astragalus root extract ( protective for kidneys ) 6grams a day
- stining nettle root extract supplement ( also good for kidneys )

and I retested and

Egfr went up from 72 to 120 in one month.

many doctors believe that healing kidneys is not possible but I don't believe that , I think that everything in your body can regenerate. And also , most importantly I learned not to freak out when markers on lab results are a bit off..

If your readings keep getting worse test after test then you have a problem I guess. But when I have a few markers off I try to do research on that topic so I can better understand what I did wrong or how I can improve those markers.

going on TRT is a journey to self improvement , body , mind and spirit.

Hope you have a nice day !

 

[Nelson Vergel]

Creatine artificially decreases eGFR but it really does not affect the kidneys. I tell doctor to use Cystatin C test for people taking creatine since it has no interactions with this supplement.