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I have stage 4 ckd caused by horseshoe kidney birth defect. age 24. also augmented bladder with miftroffonoff. i take d-mannose and natural supplements along with diet to manage my health. will taking activated charcoal benefit my kidney condition?
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No charcoal 4 kidney: I cannot find any studies to suggest that activated charcoal is helpful for chronic kidney disease. Please discuss any new medications with your doctors. Preferably before you take them. Hope thats helpful.
Answered 11/23/2016
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No proven benefit: Unfortunately quite a few trials have shown that Activated Charcoal does not offer any superior benefit when compared to placebo to halt the progression of CKD. Some studies in the Japanese population showed a possible benefit but this did not translate to the American or European population. Hopefully more studies could prove a benefit in the future. http://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/
Answered 9/30/2016
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