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Does Red Wine Increase Creatinine Levels?

Posted on Tue, 14 Jul 2015

Question: Does red wine increase creatinine levels?

Answered by Dr. Noble Zachariah (34 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for your query.
Red wine does not increase serum creatinine. On the other hand there is a study in which red wine improved kidney function where as white wine did not have such an effect.
Do get back to me with further queries if any.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Noble Zachariah (2 hours later)

Is red wine bad for diabetes?

Answered by Dr. Noble Zachariah (24 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No

Detailed Answer:
Red wine in moderate amount is not harmful but beneficial and it can reduce blood sugar.
It may produce low blood sugar in people with diabetes who are on medicines , so one has to be monitoring blood sugar carefully.
Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Noble Zachariah (13 hours later)

Do eggs increase creatinine levels?

Answered by Dr. Noble Zachariah (35 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Not if the kidneys are normal

Detailed Answer:
If the kidneys are normal, eggs will not raise the creatinine. If there's is kidney impairment with proteinuria, proteins like eggs can worsen it and thereby raise the creatinine.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar