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Water and Exercise reduces creatinine how?

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rick39522
rick39522

New to life with one kidney.  68 yr old.  One kidney removed in July due to cancer.  Now the Creatinine is higher (1.7).  Both the urologist and the kidney doctor advise me to drink plenty of water (preferably 64 oz per day or mores) and exercise.  

?I don't understand how water can reduce your Creatinine levels?  Anyone know?

?Then they say to exercise.  I thought Creatinine is waste product produced by using the muscles in your body.  If your Creatinine is already high, wouldn't exercise just have the muscles produce more?  I have started walking 3 to 4 miles daily.  I hope this will not raise the level.

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  • fran32391
    fran32391 rick39522

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    The water is to "flush" out the creatine. It lowers the number but your kidney function remains the same. A person can "fudge" their lab numbers by drinking tons of water for a few days before going in for labs. They are only fooling their Drs so they aren't told they need dialysis, they don't change their kidney function. If you struggle with highBP or swelling, be careful with overloading your body with water. 

    Excessive exercise will rise your creatine numbers.

    Disclaimer: I am not a Dr.

    I don't do ANYTHING different before labs, I want true readings. 

    • rick39522
      rick39522 fran32391

      Posted

      Thank you Fran.  It is what I believed too.  So for the life of me I can not understand why they both tell me to drink so much.  Why they want to fudge the numbers.
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