High protein diet is hard on the kidneys

[BLADE]

3 pages back from the lab.

Hitting 40 at year end so doing the 21 point inspection.

My liver did not get flagged which explains how grampa was able to drink heavy into his high 70's, I know there are some miles on mine but the liver did not get flagged.

What did get flagged is BUN. Normal BUN = 7-23 mg / dL but my number was 27.

BUN - 27 ( high and flagged ) normal is 7-23 mg / dL
Creatinine - 1.4 ( high end of normal ) normal is .8 - 1.4

Whats worse is when BUN is accompanied by a high creatinine then you may have kidney damage.

Glucose was low so thats good for the liver again.

Now a high protein diet is hard on the kidneys which is why we are told to only eat 1.4 gram per pound of body weight. But the following can give you high BUN and high creatinine levels:

1) Dehydration
2) High protein diet
3) Kidney damage

Does anybody know if the high protein diet and perhaps a little dehydrated can cause levels like this? Does anybody know if this is more than tad high?

Are these levels normal for us weightlifters, made mostly of muscle and chowing protein all day?

Definately following up with the Doctor next week.

According to this its normal
http://www.ast-ss.com/dev/qa_search/...ext.asp?ID=799

[Alex(AJ)]

i would talk to your doctor, don't think most on here would be qualified to talk about that.

however, what i can say is that w/ the amount of protein we eat (and this goes doubly so if you're taking creatine) you gotta say hydrated all the time. if not, you're looking for kidney damage later on

[eric]

A little dehydration? If you are on a high protein regiment AND you told your doctor, I am sure that he/she suggested that you drink a lot of water. High protein and dehydration will harm your kidneys. One study I read suggested that for every gram of protein you consume, you should consume 1.5 oz of water. Avoid caffeine - it will dry you out.

Good luck.

Originally Posted by BLADE

3 pages back from the lab.

Hitting 40 at year end so doing the 21 point inspection.

My liver did not get flagged which explains how grampa was able to drink heavy into his high 70's, I know there are some miles on mine but the liver did not get flagged.

What did get flagged is BUN. Normal BUN = 7-23 mg / dL but my number was 27.

BUN - 27 ( high and flagged ) normal is 7-23 mg / dL
Creatinine - 1.4 ( high end of normal ) normal is .8 - 1.4

Whats worse is when BUN is accompanied by a high creatinine then you may have kidney damage.

Glucose was low so thats good for the liver again.

Now a high protein diet is hard on the kidneys which is why we are told to only eat 1.4 gram per pound of body weight. But the following can give you high BUN and high creatinine levels:

1) Dehydration
2) High protein diet
3) Kidney damage

Does anybody know if the high protein diet and perhaps a little dehydrated can cause levels like this? Does anybody know if this is more than tad high?

Are these levels normal for us weightlifters, made mostly of muscle and chowing protein all day?

Definately following up with the Doctor next week.

According to this its normal
http://www.ast-ss.com/dev/qa_search/...ext.asp?ID=799