A few things for your consideration:
- Gastro-intestinal bleeding (look into demulcent herbs)
- Dehydration/low water intake
- Poor circulation- impaired blood flow to the kidneys
(leading to reduced urea clearing)
- hypothyroidism ( one of the important yet not very known
functions of the thyroid is clearing of cellular debris in means of activating the enzymes responsible for this process)
- Antigens when they combine with antibodies form what is known as immune complexes, which can cause kidney damage. Immune complex deposits on organs are linked to some autoimmune diseases such as Lupus and Sjögren's syndrome.
Interesting observation which I copied from another reply of mine earlier today:
"While I'm here, something I should mention, is that when I had been studying Dr.Barnes work (one of the top thyroid doctors ever), one particular finding stayed with me.
From ALL the thousands of patients he treated for hypothyroidism (using natural desiccated thyroid ) NONE of these patients developed Lupus.
The ones who had been already diagnosed with Lupus, none developed any new signs of of organ involvement, while being treated by Dr. Barnes for hypothyroidism (type 1 and type 2) "
- Chronic stress including hidden stress causing elevated Cortisol levels -but unsustainable in the long term- is also
a factor in high BUN values.
Hope this helps.
Please let me know if you need any details.
Best wishes,
Niko