I am 75 years old male and have problem with my kidneys since over a year. I have undergone dialysis 20 times and the creatinine level had come down. But soon it is increasing on a steady basis. In allopathy are there no medicines for improving the function of my kidneys, other than by dialysis?

Dr. Suraj Kumar GuptaNephrologist14yrs exp

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Hi Lybrate-user. Our kidneys have a lot of redundancy in terms of basic function of filtration and clearing toxins from body. If somebody reaches a stage where the creatinine has risen to a level where you require dialysis for more then 3 months then it means there is no possiblity of recovery. So when you stop undergoing hemodialysis your creatinine would rise gradually back to the same as your kidneys are not functioning and creatinine is being produce by your body on a regular basis. Hence the option that remains is dialysis or transplant. Life after kidney diseases is not that bad if one lives properly and follows the advise of his or her nephrologist. And looking for a cure would actually harm you when there is none, because then the compliance falls down. My advise is you follow your nephrologist's advise. 

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