10 Signs of Early Kidney Disease & Kidney Labs You Need 

Dr ken berry, you have revealed the veils of medical understandment. Ive lost 30 lbs in 2 months, I've talk to doctor's about my change in diet, and all keep saying the way im eating is ludicrous. But all my numbers have dropped, and now scratching there heads. I pray this knowledge continues to be presented like it should.

Fatigue Trouble sleeping Dry itchy skin Urinate often Foamy urine Blood in urine Puffy eyes - persistent Swelling ankles/feet Appetite is off Muscle cramps

I feel my urine stream has improved since carnivore.

I was in Stage 4 CKD, 5 years ago. PHD has taken it to stage 2.

I have stage 3 kidney disease and i have lupus. Carnivore has allowed me to reverse my insulin resistance and my symptoms are all but gone. Thank you Dr. Berry!

You are so down to earth and people can tell that you truly are caring. Thank you so much Dr. Barry for all you do. I am a fellow carnivore for over 20 years as well as a retired holistic doctor. I love listening to your videos I have never been disappointed😊

Omg Dr. Berry, thank you for doing a video on this. I’m freshly 39 and my GFR is at 52! I went back and looked at my lab work over the years and it has tanked from 84 to 52 in the span of ~8 years. Not a big drinker. Never smoked. Always exercised/lifted weights/long distance running. And yet I had bladder cancer at 36 and now my kidneys are showing signs of CKD. I started the Carnivore Diet in October, but then started eating carbs again. I’m now getting serious about it and hoping maybe I might see my GFR go up. Oh and to top it all off I have Premature Menopause 🤦‍♀️ grateful for all of your knowledge sharing.

I’m so mad that my doctor never talked to me about my kidney disease. I read about it in my online account because I asked for it! Stage 3 and had no clue! Not ok!

Thank you Dr. Berry for all you do.

Thank you Dr Berry for all your hard work.

Thank you Dr Ken Berry, appreciate the informative video. Appreciate and gratitude.

A great video. I really enjoy your videos and find them very informative. Have a great rest of your Friday and an awesome weekend. Thank you.

Dr. Berry, you should recommend a Cystatin C blood test if the normal Quest lab work looks scary! My eGFR was completely normal in this more comprehensive test. Also, since I did have a scare and my Dr sent to me to a Nephrologist immediately, he said they never rely on the Quest/Labcorp labs equations for eGFR-they use the MAYO QUADTRATIC eGFR calculations to properly access your eGFR.I was freaked out for 3 months, waiting to see the Nephrologist, bc of a Quest lab BUN?CREATININE level & its eGFR. The Nephrologist did an Ultrasound and protein urine and Cystatin C blood work. ALL came out Negative! He told me to leave his office and eat a huge steak!!!!!!!! I swear!!!! P.S.- the Nephrologist was Keto and OMAD!!!!!! xo

I'm surprised he didn't mention getting a Cystatin C test. Dr. Sean Baker has said his eGFR using the creatinine testing comes out to a 54! But, with the Cystatin C test his eGFR is over 100. So, if you are carnivore, & work out, you may need Cystatin C test to get an accurate eGFR number.

Yes me too I have stopped needing to urinate so often. It used to feel like I was going to pee myself all the time. Then when I would go, little to nothing would come out. Since going carnivore in 2020, this has entirely stopped

Thanks Dr. Berry. From the bottom of my heart I am grateful. ❤

Thank you, Dr Berry. This was very informative.

Thank you, Dr. Berry!!

Gotta say, have noticed how much younger you look these days, you are doing something right, is working for ya.

Thank you Dr.Berry for sharing with us.

Thank you for sharing your insights with us.

Thank you Dr Berry!

Kidney stone means pain in your kidney! But that’s a special case. I was sure I had a gut problem, my doctor agreed, and I had a barium meal and then a CT scan… and the report said “1mm stone in right kidney” and everything else negative. That did pass. Painfully. Retrieved a near-spherical oxalate stone from the toilet bowl by sheer luck.

Thanks, Dr. Berry! This doesn't seem to be a problem for me. None of these symptoms. I do have less appetite than I used to have, but im 75 and i eat good, whole foods (not Carnivore, eat Veggies and Fruits as well as Meat and Eggs). Good nutrients and i don't feel hungry or have cravings ... no snack foods. Good to know the symptoms though!

Thank you Dr Berry.

Thank you Dr Berry...you are amazing.

Thanks another Awesome video

Thank you, Doctor

Thanks for the info. Blue is a nice color on you doc.

I'm stage 3 ckd. I got from eating spinach. I made veggie soup cooked all the veggies in water, used the water for broth and ate that batch within a week. My kidneys r loaded with kidney stones

Trust this Doctor! I wish that he was seeing patients!

Looking healthy day by day Doc!

THANK YOU

Thank you very much.

Hi Doctor Berry, I have been watching and digesting "Pardon the Pun" your teachings for some time, I am type 2 Diabetic 5'8" 128 kgs when started, plus lots of other systems that follow the Diabetes dieses, you will not believe the results I have had in my first 30 days, in fact neither do I, I will fill you in more at the end of my second month. thank you for coming across so honest to enable me to believe and to try this diet / life style out. kind Regards Mick Fortune (UK)

Doc I think it's important to mention the Cystatin C test. So many people who eat a high protein diet, workout and have a decent amount of muscle mass, have elevated creatinine, which would signal reduced eGFR. Cystatin C gives a more accurate snapshot for people as there are less variables that muddy the water and give a potential false positive for kidney disease. I have seen so many people get their peace of mind back doing a Cystatin C test and finding their kidneys are actually completely fine, after first being told they have potential kidney disease on a creatinine test.

Thank you for that kidney advice.

Thank you 🙏

Hey, Hey, Hey Dr Berry!!! ❤️

Thank you so much ❤❤

The fry itchy skin terrified me until you said living in winter conditions is different lol! We live in Alaska and I try to stay away from lotion and use tallow but that’s not enough so I have to use the lotion. New follower and I’m so thankful I found your page!!

Thank you for this video. Istarted carnivore in early July. A year ago my GFR was in the 80s. This year's labs is in the low 40s. My doctor is on the ball. She ordered ultrasound and CT which both showed normal. Labs have been run 3 times in the last week and numbers stay the same. Waiting to see specialist. While I'm getting mixed messages about amount of protein for those with existing kidney disease, I know I need to up my fat. More videos on carnivore for those with CKD would be greatly associated.

I've had small blood in urine for years. The urologist concluded women who wear pads all the time for incontinence. I believe rhat may have to do with glyphosate I the cotton - possibly. Thank you so much for sharing the vast amount of knowledge with us. Kudos

thank you Dr. Berry! This means a lot to me, it might be too late for me, 59 months of dialysis and four months of transplant, but I didn't have this kind of information back then, and you are protecting thousands, no maybe millions, with this invaluable information that will save lives and livelihoods; I do want to add though a couple things I have learned along my journey - on the urination, when I had that problem I was actually so overloaded with the swelling/retention on the bottom half of my body that it was not only painful and coming out the normal urination path but it was also coming from my behind, so I noticed that every time especially at work or when I was in my car, I would feel it always wet and I didn't realize my body was expelling fluid as much as it could any possible way, and another thing you're right about the BUN, and I would say the things that you would look for especially regarding kidney functionality would be that GFR and presence of protein in the bloodwork/urinalysis as well as the creatine, to me are important things, other indicators could be examining the diet/activity and checking the potassium level and of course that albumin and it would be good to look over at the hemoglobin and A1c as well for safety purposes

I am so thankful for your informative videos! I just received lab results I’m concerned about. I’ve been on carnivore since Aug 1. May Bun 15/Aug 26. May creatinine .58/Aug .66. B/C ratio May 26/Aug 39. eGFR May 106/Aug 103. What test would you run next?

Hi Dr Berry, I started carnivore 2 weeks ago and love it and your videos are so helpful. So thanks. I was sharing my experience with my friend that was born with 1 kidney and also suffers from Diverticulitis would this be a safe lifestyle for her to try?

Thank you

I have been getting kidney videos recommended to me like crazy lately. Is that one of the signs? The algorythm trying to save me lol

Good afternoon from Copperhill Tn.

Helped me to worry a lot. Cramps in the night. Check Foamy urine, Check 17mm cyst on my right kidney, Check. Urine frequency. Check. I often get woken up in the night with pain in my right kidney, if I sleep on that side I wake up feeling strange, as if my blood has hot sauce in it. Guess I'll be getting my blood tested this week.

Well so I just got off the phone with the Doc and with your help and the help of others my A1C is now 4.8 ,she is all of a sudden concerned with my kidneys which is concerning..

Dear Dr Berry, living in Germany, only single kidney left with CKD Stage 3a close to 3b. Calcium oxalate stones (1cm stone build in 4 weeks), a wewellit one and some unknown stones. Since total nephrectomy and low oxalate no more stones so far. My nephrologist is ok with Keto, aware of oxalate bad for kidneys but reluctant about carnivore, fearing I might set my way up to dialysis faster than with Keto. I sure can point her to all the vids and info but there’s not much about carnivore for people having CKD and only one kidney left. I would really appreciate if you’d do a vid about this as I found underneath many other vids other CKD patients wondering as well. I’m doing carnivore now but would feel empowered if I could undermine my cause with a real talk from your side. Be blessed and I’m forever grateful for you speaking out lout to help other people help themselves!

👀 HEY DR. BERRY :)

My 15 year old cat has early stage chronic kidney disease. Can definitely relate to the urine frequency (8-12 times a day) and diminished appetite.

Afternoon y’all

My nephrologist would disagree with you on one issue. After an exam two weeks ago, I told him I had protein in my urine and blood. He waved me off before I could finish. His statement was that new medicine and a new controlled study showed that it meant nothing and not to worry about it. By the way, I have gone from early stage 3 back to lower stage 2 after doing a carnivore and now ketovore diet

I was doing a 72 and in a strong state of ketosis recently. I was also overcoming a bout of covid. About a day to 36 hr in I noticed my kidneys hurt, and my flow was low. I drank mostly water spiked with acv and lemon juice at that time. I know with autophagy and ketosis comes the shedding of fat, but that fat, I understand, often has toxins stored in it. Toxins plus covid shedding I thought, and the keytones themselves had to be processed too (4-8+ on average)...My kidneys were like Scotty on Star Trek shouting at me "Were givin er all she's got Captain" so I tried drinking plain water which helped a little. I stuck out my fast, doing only a little broth midway and a dozen frozen blueberries to keep my blood sugar safe. When I broke the fast, I thought to myself, "Okay, it's like a guy in a hot air balloon. I can't stop the covid shedding (add weight to the balloon) or anchor (stop keytones from doing their natural job) but I can put the break on ketosis by eating some carbs (letting some hot air vent). Sure enough, no more pain in the kidneys, but I hated to take myself out of ketosis. I'd love to hear your opinion, I don't normally have such pains, when doing day-to-day keto dieting. Thanks for all you do Dr. Berry! God bless...

I hope more doctors in my country will not just stick to what they've learned in Med school. They should be open to learn from the recent studies that are available these days. Glad to see some doctors in my country are promoting low carb diets but there are very few of them. Thanks Doc Berry!❤

My last blood work results were BUN 23 ALBUMIN 4 g/dL Creatinine 1.14 mg/dL EGFR 58 ALT 5 U/L Hemoblogin A1c 5.4 I always feel tired and have dry skin...not itchy....no foamy urine either. Take 2 meds for bp.

I had most of these symptoms, plus balance issues, last year before I had to have emergency brain surgery to remove a cyst from the 4th ventricle of my brain, as well as receive treatmentfor a major bladderinfection. . Because, I hadn't been detoxing well for many, many years, my body started stashing waste in cysts on my scalp ( I had 2 on my scalp) and apparently in the 4th ventricle of my brain.

You did a video on am amino acid on beets that are misforming proteins in the nervous system. Do you have the title of thar paper? I also cannot find the video you made about the topic. Thanks!

I just had my labs done yesterday as I do every 6 months. I've been taking creatine 5mg a day for about 5 months and lift weights 4 days a week. Im 60 yrs old. My BUN was 19 ...creatinine was1.31 and my GFR was 62. I notice when I take creatine my creatinine increases. And it doesn't help to take your labs the day after you work out. I worried about this for a long time but enough videos on this tells me its normal and to chill out.

Dear Dr Berry, I have just started taking a daily cranberry suplement tablet for my recurrent UTIs as an alternative to taking antibiotics. Cranberry supplements contain salic acid I think so would this be bad for my kidneys? Thank you.

Hello Dr Ken ,please help me with your advice. I had 2 weeks ago heart attack and I ended up with one stent, 70 procent blockage on right side . What diet can I have. Everyone tell me don’t eat to much fat. Can I do keto diet?Thank you and God Bless you and your family

HELP! For context: I started the carnivore diet a month and a half ago. Before I started it, my skin was itchy after bathing and I thought I had an allergy to water, but now I have the same itching during the day, it burns and bothers and doesn't go away if you scratch it, it's worse. I am a person with dry skin. I have tested positive for candida in the past. Five years ago I was vegan for seven years and this brought me low iron problems without anemia, and I was getting Petechiae outbreaks and I switched to keto carnivore, my body knows how to adapt to fat, since I ate regular I haven't gotten them again in the whole body and my iron rose. I discontinued a year ago and was on a regular whole grain omnivorous diet. Sometimes I think that the itch I have is mental, because if I am distracted it doesn't itch, but it isn't. In addition, last year I took a Dutch test, and it came out that my adrenal gland was under working. Functioning normally but producing little cortisol. So we moved to a sunnier climate and I feel better. My thyroid is always fine and my vitamin D is always low. I am eating a ratio of more yolks than whites (eggs always pasture and organic) , uncured sugar-free bacon, (pasture, and GF, and regular red meat), organic chicken. It is possible that I have a slow digestion or low or high index of bile, I don't know. Should I increase the fat? I don't know, either. I will take a perrier with ACV a day again. I am completely cutting out dairy products as of today because they cause my large intestine to bloat as if it were diverticulitis pain and gas. I have stools like a rabbit if I don't take 400mg of magnesium oxalate at night. This itchy skin issue, It could be a problem of oxalate or histamines, but the problem is not solved by eating fruits or taking benadryl. This itchy issue is also getting reactive with coffee, but I'm lethargic without it -_-, and now I'm feeling it even if I don't drink coffee. Something that I also want to include is that at the beginning I had visible dead tape worms when evacuating, and I am not a person who consumes sugars, or fast foods, or wheat, not even boxed commercial foods, cereals ... I cook at home and I go for organic whole foods always because we have the budget. It could be that the parasites/fungal are starving and altering my nervous system, because in reality it is like a hypersensitivity in the skin, either circulatory or nervous system, that comes and goes. Today, after eating 4 yolks and 2 bacon strips, it felt better, barely itching. I am going to try to increase to a gallon of water per day with the electrolytes to solve the constipation problem, and I will start taking charcoal to eliminate heavy metal contamination. I'm a 34-year-old female, I have a Mirena on, I'm 5'2 and I weigh 140. I'll appreciate any help you can give me!

Question good sir. Can I still eat fruits while on a diet to heal from kidney disease ?

Oh my! I get dry itchy skin all the time but it’s only after I have been working on my UV-B’s and my skin is a beautiful brown like a perfectly roasted chicken leg or a perfectly grilled 2” thick steak. ❤❤❤

Dr Berry do your diagonal creases in your ear lobes worry you as part of Frank’s sign?

I don’t know what to think now. I have more than a few of those issues

Omg… except for the last one that I wish to have it, I don’t … this is very important thank you for the list 4:31

I just wish I could find a local doctor willing to help me try and reverse mine.

Urine can also be foaming because of an infection in your urinary track. I've had that happen before. I'm not sure how well my kidneys are working.. Some times i worry that i'm urinating too much.. Other times, my urine has a bit of a smell after eating quite a bit of protein rich food. If you have too much protein in your body, you'll dump some of it out as it's not needed.. or so i've been told. I know that when i cut back on meat or protein heavy plants, then the smell fades off and goes away.. then again, if i'm spilling protein i need.. that's worrisome.. I have not had dry itchy skin.. dry at times during extreme heat or cold? yes.. but not dry AND itchy. I've also been told Kidney damage can cause some pretty bad Tinnitus.. not sure how true that is though. And i've been dealing with a hissing in my head for awhile now.. then again, i'm a type 2 diabetic.. and damage to the nerves from being diabetic can cause this as well...

It would help if you told us what are good numbers to have on these tests

*"LET ME TEACH YOU HOW TO EAT" by the REVEREND HORTON HEAT should be Dr Berry's theme song.*

Ken - I've heard good things about camel meat. I didn't know that was a thing. Might be worth looking into.

@KenDBerryMD do you have any good doctors you xan recommend in San Antonio, floresville area? I was told by an fnp I may have stage 2 ( but she's in Colorado for an hrt office). -thx!

I would like to ask Dr. Berry about the carnivore and severe terminal gastrointestinal damage, I need help and would like to ask him some questions that pertain to my situation. I have stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver, survived necrotizing pancreatitis 75% died, before it stoped. I also have congestive heart failure, gall bladder full of stones and severe neuropathy and balance problems

Could you maybe do a video about what you can do if you already have kidney disease and are on some form of dialysis?

Dr Berry , how is dialysis eat keto? It’s that good or not? And also what excise can be good, like yoga, blank,?

Hi doc! Could you do a video on what most people should get for a basic blood panel? I can get the tests done w/o a doc and read my own results. Thanks!

Question, to much protein for kidneys processing?

Do you recommend limiting protein intake w CKD? Bounce beteeen stage 2-3 Kreatine 1.2-1.35 GFR 70. Middle age. CHF 45-50 EF. I do IF and carnivore for periods of time then fall off wagon and back to SAD. The specialist says eat grains and plant based only. 🙄 I say ok then keep eating eggs and red meat. I had 235/145 BP when I checked into hospital (2018) w massive water retention. Prob a decade of very high bp. The cause of the kidney damage.

Is it normal to have foamy pee since carnivore for the leaat 3 months? I had never seen that before starting, and now seems to be every time i pee. They go away quick 1-3 mins, and when i flush, its all gone. Worrying me.

Is keto/carnivore diet safe for kidneys? Is a high protein diet safe for kidneys?

Dr, is Berberine bad for kidneys? I have stage 3 CKD

I have foamy urine yet no elavated protein or creatine? i also want to add that i have zero hunger signals, ive also done torso Ct scans and also Ultra sounds on my abdominal and kidneys. I dont know whats wrong with me its been over a year. No weight loss???

What are your thoughts on the “ Beyond Weight Loss - Exposing the Diet Industry - Health & Wellness Documentary”?

Have been having foamy urine lately. I've heard it is a symptom of kidney problems but a) I also have untreated, returned bladder cancer, and b) I have recently started consuming about a cup a week of apple cider vinegar... I'm thinking it could be that.

Hello Dr. I often feel tired but all my laboratory results are normal . But there's a trouble in my stomach that's make me feel weak

On the keto diet I’ve heard many podcasts say that eating to much animal fat or protein are not good for CKD. I have stage 3 CKD. On keto since December . I want to reverse my CKD. Looking for some direction on this

What about taking creatine and kidney function

I also thought about foamy urine, I recently came across some videos on RU-vid that shows foamy urine can be a cause of early kidney disease, and when I looked to the toilet, there are some bubble which stays maximum 30sec not more then that and AVG 3-5 sec. So Doc what do you think ???? Those bubbles could showed up because of the velocity of the urination ! Other than those bubbles I don't have any sign which you discussed .

Yes, I have severe swelling in my Ankle & Feet with Red Spots on my feet, Wearing compressing socks will bring down my swelling in a day or two days it looks normal? Take them off In no time swell up in two or more days my Ankle can swell to 3 times the side, or bigger if walking or standing? I think the next time see the doctor? I to do those Lab-work you mention? Sadly they give me meds in the past for swelling and they don't work!

Thank you for this vid. Ive noticed these past few weeks my urine has becoming very cloudy. It appears that you can actually see the particles that comprise the cloudiness. Is this a serious issue?

My husband was just diagnosed with kidney disease after he donated his kidney to his father. His single kidney never fully picked up the work load of two kidneys. How can I help him diet wise? His only other health issues are high blood pressure and high triglycerides.

I was diagnosed with Kidney Disease during chemotherapy It’s been stable for years will this diet be harmful. Thank you so much.

I have to say, I am a bit confused. I have the foamy urine and swelling going on, but according to the labs, I'm fine. The BUN/Cr is high (42), but the eGFR and Albumin are in range. Is there something I am missing?

Hey doc, 2 quick questions. I have some mild kidney damage due to childhood H.U.S., I'm considering trying carnivore, do you think it would be safe? Second how would i find a doctor to help me monitor that?

What do you think about Creatine supplements?

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