Hey everyone, looking for some tips on nutrition to lower my BUN levels. When I was natty my body had a bun lvl of 17-19 and my creatine was high at 1.35. I stopped taking creatine and cut red meat consumption down 90%. This was sept 2022. Got retested oct 2022 and everything was the same off creatine and having my red meat consumption down by about 90%. Decided to start a 16week cycle of 300mg a month later in Nov 22’ . Now i’m crusing at 150mg a week and got labs done and my creatine is still 1.35 and my BUN is now high at 23. Any tips on how I can lower this? (Everything else is normal and my test is 736)
When are your bloods taken? Taking blood too soon after hard workouts artificially raises BUN and creatinine.
@QuadQueen might have other suggestions on the nutrition front
@anna_5588 is correct. Lifters typically are high in both, especially males. If you’re dehydrated and eat a high protein diet it can be worse. The testosterone you are taking is low enough not likely to be a culprit.
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Bloods were done in the early AM after I woke up. Diet is high protein. A lot of chicken, bars, and shakes. I cut most red meat out back in Sept/Oct 22’. I weigh 230-240lb so i’m typically consuming 1-2x my body weight in protein.
Did you work out hard at any point up to two days prior?
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Did you drink water before taking the bloods?
Ppl tend to be dehydrated first thing in the morning → artificially elevated concentrations of substances since there’s less liquid