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Foamy urine - proteinuria or lack of water intake?

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Spikeman333
Spikeman333

For over 3 years I noticed foamy urine off and on. The first time I noticed I went to doc, did a urine sample test and found small traces of urine by nurse. So I was then sent off to have lots of kindey test:

eGFR

MICROALBUMIN/CREATININE

MICROALBUMIN, UR, QN

BUN

BUN-to-creatinine ratio

A1C

Liver Panel

Thyroid Panel

ANA Panel

CBC

This was 3 years ago. And recently had the same test done besides ANA, and all were normal again, even dipstick was normal. He said dipsticks do show false positives. The new MICROALBUMIN/CREATININE and MICROALBUMIN, UR, QN was done on 5/22/13 and again was normal. I even made appoinment with kidney doc and it seemed like he laughed me out of office when I showed him my results. He told me not to ever worry about it. Still I want to know why I still keep getting foamy urine when I dont drink water.

And all were normal. But I still notice lots of bubbles, sometimes it takes less than 2 minutes to go away. It looks foamy. I workout but only drink protein shakes 1-3 a week at most. I'm 31, good

What I noticed:

1. When I drink loads of water, I rarely see any bubbles and do not see any foamy appearance

2. I mainly see foamy appearance in morning

3. When I sit to pee, I see minimal if any bubbles or foamy appearance

4. If I hit the side of toilet I do not see anything

From what I taken, foamy urine is an early sign of kidney damage, proteinuria. However on many forums, many of the responsies to these questions are "GO SEE A DOC, IT'S PROTEIN LEAKING" but all responises are from non medical professionals.

This is what I read so far:

"Far and away, foamy urine is not associated with any abnormality of the kidneys. There are some (I am one of them) who think that the foaming is related to a high velocity of concentrated urine flow and therefore is more of a curiosity than a threat to your health." -Newell R. Falkinburg, M.D., FACP -board certified nephrologist

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  • sssss5
    sssss5 Spikeman333

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    If a nephrologist "laughed" you out of the office then find a more compassionate one. Do a 24 hr protein urine test, where you basically collect urine from a 24 hour period and they see if in fact you are spilling protein. If there is a high level of protein you can go from there. Then you will know the foam is from the protein and not "high" velocity. 

  • maria_55213
    maria_55213 Spikeman333

    Posted

    After many search on forums, I discovered that foamy urine may be a symptom of yeast infection (candida), maybe you can check this.
  • murat79151
    murat79151 Spikeman333

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    I live in Turkey. I had got same symphtoms. All test were normal. My doc gived me allopurinol 300 mg for uric acid.  I used it for a month. Foam was lost. But when i cut the allopurinol the foam was come again. I dont know how will i do... sad
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