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I have been checked out for low GFR, now 51. I've been to the kidney Dr for an ultrasound etc and all looks good except for the GFR. BP is low, I am "fluffy." For kidney disease, they also look at Creatnine and mine is fine at 1.15. No diabetes. They looked at my kidney size and they are fine. I have MCTD, an autoimmune disease, but these are fairly recent findings. I stopped all NSAIDs and halved my prescription of Plaquenil without a change. All they could come up with was to drink more water through the day.
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I had a severe UTI for @4-5 months. It seems to have FINALLY cleared up now .
But when they ran the urine test , my GFR was 53.
Not diabetic or any other underlying diseases - except obesity.
I finally feel better and have appt late October with Urologist. BUT I have been drinking lots of water and my urine has stopped being so cloudy and have so many bubbles on top.
I would be interested to know if ur GFR comes up after drinking lots of water.
I am continuing drinking proper amount of water and hoping I continue to improve too.
I am from the South and it is difficult to keep hydrated in the severe heat.
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Drink 64 ounces of water a day. Since they did not tell you how much. I carry on my walker an insulated tumbler that holds 20 ounces; I see that I drink at least 3 tumblers. Have you checked your cereals and veggies - some are good, some are bad. Low BP is good or at least better than high. Check for phospheros (sp) and potassium - I know it is hard, maybe one article on internet says one thing and another, can't trust all those articles. If I post something on here that is wrong Ginger should tell me, OK? 51 is stage 3a - I have been in 3a for 20 years or more and I will be 95 next month.