Your kidneys are the center of various biological processes that occur in your body. Your kidneys purify around 200 liters of blood and also participate in various bodily functions that are essential to keep you healthy, alive, and functioning, such as-
- Balancing the levels of fluid in the body
- Producing hormones that control your blood pressure
- Producing an active form of vitamin D that keeps your bones strong and healthy
- Balancing the levels of potassium, calcium, sodium, and protein in the body.
Hence it’s essential to take good care of your kidneys as they are sensitive to various environmental and bodily stresses that can affect their functions. Most of the commonly reported health complications are high blood urea and creatinine levels, which majorly occur when your kidneys stop functioning.
Let’s take a close look at the term “high blood urea” and high creatinine level and how you can lower their effect on your body by making temporary modifications in your diet.
What is high blood urea?
High blood urea is also termed uremia, when your kidneys become damaged and stop working properly. In this condition, the chemical toxin that your kidneys pass to end up in your urine sneaks into your bloodstream instead. These toxins are termed creatinine and urea.
Having high blood urea is a serious health condition and can bring a storm over your health if left untreated. It’s a primary symptom of kidney failure and also a clear indication of stage 5 kidney disease.
What are the symptoms of uremia?
Uremia is a clear indication of kidney failure that gives mild or no symptoms at the beginning. However, as the disease progresses with time, you may feel some complications of kidney damage. High blood urea can cause some common symptoms, which include the following-
- Nausea and vomiting
- Headache
- Having little or no appetite
- Feeling cramping in your legs
- Having extreme tiredness and fatigue
- Having trouble concentrating
When to see a doctor?
You need to seek medication if you feel any of the symptoms mentioned above in your health.
What causes high blood urea?
Uremia is caused when your kidneys severely get damaged and stop functioning. This condition can result from more than one environmental and bodily stress that can cause irreversible damage to your kidneys.
Here we’ve listed some possibilities that may affect your kidney functions include:
- Enlarged prostate
- High blood pressure
- Having type 1 or type 2 diabetes
- Some types of cancer
- Kidney stones that cause blockage in the urinary tract
- Inflammation in the glomerulus ( kidney filtering units inside your kidneys)
Foods that can control high blood urea
How soon you will improve or how long you will stay healthy depends on what type of diet you take. Though some medicines can lower the effect of kidney complications, such medicines are lab-prepared and can give temporary relief. Any medication you take cannot stand alone without a good diet. Therefore, here we’ve listed some food items that are proven effective in controlling the high blood urea of your body.
- Cauliflower
- Mushroom
- Cranberry
- Egg whites
- Turnip
- White radish
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If you’re also suffering from a high creatinine problem, then contact Karma Ayurveda hospital for the availing best and effective High Urea Creatinine Treatment.
Why Ayurveda?
Ayurveda means “science of life,” which means knowing and improving your body, mind, and spirit using a comprehensive, holistic approach. Ayurvedic treatment is all about eliminating bad lifestyle habits, such as alcohol abuse, excessive consumption of junk or processed foods, lack or no exercise, and stress.
The Kidney Treatment in Ayurveda uses a holistic treatment by emphasizing healthy lifestyle habits, such as Taking a well-rounded diet, exercise, meditation, and yoga. Ayurveda has a treasury of remedies for every chronic health complication that is yet to be discovered by modern science.