What does Creatinine Level 1.6 Mean?

When doing physical examination, some people are told that there is something wrong with kidney and the creatinine is 1.6, which makes people feel concerned and want to know how serious it is.
Firstly, creatinine we usually mention means serum creatinine, which exists in serum and is the metabolism products and should have been discharged out of the body into urine. So in normal condition, the level of serum creatinine is lower than that of urine creatinine and the total amount of creatinine is certain. In addition, the normal level of serum creatinine in most of labs is 0.5 to 1.2, which indicates that serum creatinine 1.6 is higher.
Kidney has a function of compensation, which means that after some renal glomerulus are damaged or fail to work, other healthy renal glomerulus will replace them and do more work, in which case, the creatinine will not rise. So after we find out the creatinine level rises, it indicates that the GFR( glomerular filtration rate) decreases already.
So patients become into a critical stage. If treated well, the condition can reverse. The principle is that we should repair the damaged intrinsic cells thus stopping the rising of serum creatinine further. In addition, we should also try to clear away the toxins in the body and increase the immunity, thus preventing the recurrence of high creatinine.

Does the Rise of Creatinine, BUN, Urea Acid Mean Kidney Damage

Creatinine, BUN and urea acid are all references which can reflect the renal function. However, their level can rise for the time being due to factors such as strenuous exercise, high protein diet, and so on. There are also other factors which can lead to increased creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, and urea acid such as water lost, acute bleeding, shock, blocking of urinary tract, and so on. In addition, patients with gout have high urea acid in most of time. So we can get a conclusion that the rise of creatinine, urea acid and blood urea acid does not always mean kidney damage. However, if their level rises a lot, after we control the influencing factor, they still rise, we should consider whether the renal function is damaged or not.

Diet for Patients with High Creatinine

People who have high serum creatinine want to lower the creatinine with medicine. Besides these, they also want to know the diet or food which can lower creatinine. Generally, the diet or food which high creatinine level patients should pay attention to is as follows:
Firstly, control the intake of salt if necessary. If patients with high blood pressure or edema, they should control the intake of salt.
Secondly, patients with high creatinine should also control the intake of protein. They should choose good quality protein such as milk, lean meat, and so on.
Thirdly, high creatinine patients should also have fruit which is rich in vitamin A, B2 and C.
Fourthly, patients who have no obvious urine and edema are not necessary to limit the intake of salt and water and also keep low salt diet.
Fifthly, those who have had serious edema and high blood pressure should limit the intake of salt.
In addition, high creatinine patients should also stop smoking and drinking alcohol, both of which can increase creatinine level.
Last but not least, patients with high creatinine should also avoid cold, infection, fever, and so on, all of which can increase the level of creatinine.