Guest guest Posted November 15, 2003 Report Share Posted November 15, 2003 > I was raised on an orchard here in Washington Janice, I'm envious! Apples from the store taste nothing like they do fresh off the tree. In the area I live in we have apple farms not too far away and we get fresh apples that way. The small town they come from has an apple festival every fall on the first weekend in October. They draw in thousands of people every year for it. You can get apple anything! Debra Down 19 pounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2003 Report Share Posted November 15, 2003 We have an Apple Fest near us at the same time. Then in Traverse City they have a cherry fest in the Spring. Ron Ron Hunter's Gifts and Treasures Galore http://shrinkmylink.com/rci RE: Apples > I was raised on an orchard here in Washington Janice, I'm envious! Apples from the store taste nothing like they do fresh off the tree. In the area I live in we have apple farms not too far away and we get fresh apples that way. The small town they come from has an apple festival every fall on the first weekend in October. They draw in thousands of people every year for it. You can get apple anything! Debra Down 19 pounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 Dear Jeroen, may I know what type of apple you consumed? tq jkru0 wrote: Ive had iga for 5 years now. It was discovered at age 30. At the beginning I lost 2.2g proteine a day. Quickly that was down to 0.5g at which it has been for a few years. I use these test strips on a regular basis and discovered recently that apples have a positive effect on the daily loss of proteine. My physician does not approve, but to prove to myself I at 6 apples during the day I had to collect 24h urine. It was mesured to be at 0.22g. Does anyone have similar experience or can anyone try the next routine check is done? Kind regards, Jeroen Kruijf To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/ To unsubcribe via email, iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely supported by donations. If you would like to help, go to: http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 I've never heard of this, but if it works for you, it's not like apples are going to hurt you (unless you have a potassium problem, in which case the potassium in apples, while moderate, can add up). There are 2 observations that I might make though: 1) Unlike serum creatinine, proteinuria is NOT a measure of kidney function in any way whatsoever, and, it's a very variable thing, even untreated. 2) The dipstiks or test strips are notoriously inaccurate. They are only really useful to alert a doctor to the presence of proteinuria, and then an actual urinalysis has to be done to find out how much. Pierre apples > > > > Ive had iga for 5 years now. > It was discovered at age 30. > At the beginning I lost 2.2g proteine a day. > Quickly that was down to 0.5g at which it has been for a few years. > I use these test strips on a regular basis and discovered recently > that apples have a positive effect on the daily loss of proteine. > My physician does not approve, but to prove to myself I at 6 apples > during the day I had to collect 24h urine. > It was mesured to be at 0.22g. > Does anyone have similar experience or can anyone try the next > routine check is done? > > Kind regards, > > Jeroen Kruijf > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 Hi Jeroen, Welcome to the group, although I am sorry you have had IgAN for 5 years. I would check with your Nephrologist about eating that many apples. Many people with compromised renal function can have problems with elevated potassium, and it may be a good idea just to make sure your potassium levels are running OK. I am glad that your protein level went down though. That is always good news. In a message dated 10/26/2004 10:30:18 AM Pacific Daylight Time, j.kruijf@... writes: > Ive had iga for 5 years now. > It was discovered at age 30. > At the beginning I lost 2.2g proteine a day. > Quickly that was down to 0.5g at which it has been for a few years. > I use these test strips on a regular basis and discovered recently > that apples have a positive effect on the daily loss of proteine. > My physician does not approve, but to prove to myself I at 6 apples > during the day I had to collect 24h urine. > It was mesured to be at 0.22g. > Does anyone have similar experience or can anyone try the next > routine check is done? > > Kind regards, > > Jeroen Kruijf > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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