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Stage 3 Kidney Disease and Diet: What can I eat?
Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Aug 26 12:20pm | Replies (800)Comment receiving replies
@teachaero, both my pcp and neph tell me as we age it's normal for GFR to decrease. IDK how old you are but I'd give the Skrat from Ice Age a delectable acorn if my GFR was 60 instead of 33 at age 74!
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I’m 47 a month from today, so pretty young I think.
@kamama94, I have not seen your name on posts recently, and I want to drop in for a minute and check on you. Last time I heard from you, you were experencing some changes in your GFR. I know how carefully you have monitored everything that you eat to maintain your kidneys. Have you and your doctors figured what is going on? And is there any solution for you other than dialysis which you have delayed. with great success? If you have a free moment for a cup of coffee or tea, I would enjoy hearing from you.
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Yes, I believe it is true that kidney function declines with age. So, too, does the work the kidneys need to do. In other words, generally, we are less active and our food intake is often reduced -- both of which impact the kidneys. The trick is for the decline in kidney function not outpace the need :-).