The most effective method of lowering creatinine does not exist. The causes of elevated creatinine are mainly categorized into physiological and pathological. Physiological causes usually do not require special treatment, while pathological causes of creatinine elevation can choose drug treatment or dialysis treatment.
1. Physiological: If the creatinine is increased physiologically, such as strenuous exercise, eating a lot of high-protein food, fever and other causes of a transient increase, no special treatment is needed, and the creatinine will decrease rapidly after rest.
2. Pathological: If the acute kidney injury is caused by drugs, poisons or other reasons, creatinine will be gradually reduced after removing the causative factors, such as controlling the infection, restoring the renal blood flow, avoiding the exposure to poisons, and renal replacement therapy can be carried out if necessary.
Elevated creatinine due to chronic nephritis, depending on the type of nephritis, choose antihypertensive, lowering urinary protein, kidney protection therapy, and immunosuppressive therapy if necessary. If creatinine elevation is more serious and reaches the level of uremia, renal replacement therapy such as hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis is needed.
If you have elevated creatinine, you need to consult the nephrology department of the hospital for relevant examinations to clarify the cause of the disease and then carry out targeted treatment, do not self-medication.