Reversing Chronic Glomerulonephritis

In a Johns Hopkins University study led by kidney diseases expert Mackenzie Walser MD it was found that a very low protein diet with amino acid supplements may cure a severe kidney disease such as chronic Glomerulonephritis in some people. This was a surprising result since kidney disease patients already lose too much protein in their urine and  yet this study showed that restricting dietary protein may help many kidney sufferers such as those with chronic Glomerulonephritis. Detailed dietary restrictions are contained in Dr Mackenzie Walser 's Book, Coping with Kidney Disease,which I would strongly recommend you read before you embark on this journey

 

Scientists have not solved the paradox of why eating less protein benefits some patients -- sufferers already lose too much protein in their urine, yet restricting dietary protein may help many sufferers, says Mackenzie Walser, M.D., the study's lead author and a professor of pharmacology, molecular sciences and medicine. In the study, which was supported in part by the National Institutes of Health and published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases,  "Five patients remain virtually cured, while only one patient's blood-protein level worsened, " says Walser.

 

In the study the researchers put 16 adults on a very low protein diet with essential amino acid or ketoacid supplements for 10 months. Essential amino acids are those amino acids -- building blocks of protein -- that the body can not make. Ketoacids are slightly modified forms of amino acids. The disorder gradually disappeared during the next three to 15 months in five participants, who started the study before kidney failure became severe, the results show. Four of the five people have resumed normal or nearly normal diets and have remained in remission or near remission for six months to two years. The other 11 participants, who had more advanced kidney failure before starting the study, showed temporary improvement, but all eventually went on dialysis.

 

The diet used in the study excluded such high-protein foods as meat, fish, poultry, cheese and milk and included supplemental tablets of amino acids, the building blocks of protein. For more natural remedies for Glomerulonephritis see post Glomerulonephritis or Nephritis Herbal and Home Remedies.