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What Diet To Follow With Elevated Levels Of CPK?

I know someone who just found out she has elevated levels of CPK and was not given any advice (beyond abstaining from alcohol) regarding foods, activities, etc. to avoid and which ones would be good for her. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thank you
Tue, 18 Mar 2014
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Hi im hema physiotherapist.

Cpk levels are elevated with muscle injury. All muscles, skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscles release CpK on injury. Some drugs and alcohol can also damage muscle and cause high Cpk.
Her diet is unlikely to affect CPK levels directly, because our body only produces as much CPK as it needs -- but the diet may play a role in the rate at which your body uses CPK, No matter how much creatine we eat, our body won't build more CPK unless it's needed. A high CPK level is not a thing to befixed -- it's more an indicator that something else needs to be fixed.

Rest and hydration can reduce CPK. It would be advisable to avoid strenuous activities and stress.

There isn't any dietary treatement because it isn't something you do or don't eat- it's an enzyme produced by the body in response to muscle damage. There isn't a medicine to drop the levels because it is only a symptom, not the actual disorder. If she have elevated levels detected, you need to discuss this with your doctor further and repeat test.

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What Diet To Follow With Elevated Levels Of CPK?

Hi im hema physiotherapist. Cpk levels are elevated with muscle injury. All muscles, skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscles release CpK on injury. Some drugs and alcohol can also damage muscle and cause high Cpk. Her diet is unlikely to affect CPK levels directly, because our body only produces as much CPK as it needs -- but the diet may play a role in the rate at which your body uses CPK, No matter how much creatine we eat, our body won t build more CPK unless it s needed. A high CPK level is not a thing to befixed -- it s more an indicator that something else needs to be fixed. Rest and hydration can reduce CPK. It would be advisable to avoid strenuous activities and stress. There isn t any dietary treatement because it isn t something you do or don t eat- it s an enzyme produced by the body in response to muscle damage. There isn t a medicine to drop the levels because it is only a symptom, not the actual disorder. If she have elevated levels detected, you need to discuss this with your doctor further and repeat test. Hope the information helps. In doubt do write to us.