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Stage 3 Kidney Disease and Diet: What can I eat?
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@seapen Your doctor is the best place to go to for figuring out the root cause for CKD. Uncontrolled/under medicated high blood pressure or diabetes are the two most common causes, according to statistics. But, medication side effects could speed things along. My cousin had kidney damage from a cardiac medication many years ago. Lithium use is also a known cause of kidney disease. Other factors can be genetic, like polycystic kidney disease, of lifestyle.
What is your eGFR at this point? Have you been referred to a nephrologist, yet?
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Interesting comment. Today I went to the nephrologist for the first time. Even after a referral it took 6 months to get an appointment. He is very highly recommended. I am 79 years old and EGFR is 44. No diabetes and slightly high but mostly controlled blood pressure. He said cause was 10 years of taking celebrex and age was a factor. I have read alot alot kidney disease and told him I knew about reducing protein, potassium, phosperus and salt.
He said emphatically the only thing to worry about is salt. Hard to cut it down but that is the main thing to keep it from getting worse.
No more margaritas!