Why Is There Bubbles in Urine? Is This Diabets？
Apr 29, 2022
1 The urine hits the toilet surface very quickly, which will produce more bubbles
The principle is like this:
If you look at the water surface below, there must be a lot of bubbles. The water of the waterfall rushes down from such a high place(like the pic below), and when it hits the water's surface, it brings air in, so bubbles are formed.
When boys urinate, because most of them are standing and the height is relatively high, the impact force is large, and there are more bubbles.
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Verification method: When you sit and urinate, will the bubbles decrease?
2 The increase in the concentration of solutes in the urine will also delay the disappearance of the bubbles, resulting in the appearance of more bubbles.
The principle is like this:
When we pour tea, if we pour it faster, bubbles will easily appear in the teacup, and these bubbles usually last for a long time. Another example that is easier to imagine is bubble black tea, which also has a lot of bubbles. It means that the concentration of solutes in this glass of water has increased, and the increase in the concentration of many solutes will reduce the surface tension, resulting in more bubbles. Among them, we are most worried about the protein in the urine.
When the protein concentration in the urine increases, the surface tension will also decrease, which is why the urine bubbles persist for a long time in patients with proteinuria. Proteinuria is an early sign of kidney damage. Seek medical treatment immediately. There is a chance to protect the kidneys, and the kidneys will not continue to be injured.
However, when our body is dehydrated, the concentration of solutes in the urine will also rise. When there is a lack of water, the kidneys will work hard to recycle water, so that the water in the urine decreases. Therefore, the urine concentration increases and the urine looks yellowish in color. At this time, the bubbles in the urine will also increase.
Verification method: add more water to make the urine clear and transparent, and see if the bubbles are reduced?
Yaakov Liss, nephrologist at CareMount Medical in New York, USA, lists
some possible causes of bubble urine:
1 Speed of urination:
The speed and distance of urine hitting the toilet water surface may cause the foam to be generated.
2. Kidney function:
Dr. Liss pointed out that in general, the kidneys filter out protein and do not appear in the urine. Therefore, the presence of protein in the urine is usually related to abnormal kidney function. In addition, there may also be symptoms such as weight gain and edema.
3. Insufficient drinking water:
When the body is deficient in water, the amount of urine will be reduced and concentrated. At this time, the substances in the urine will increase, and it is easier to have bubble urine.
4. Diabetes/Hypertension:
Both diabetes and high blood pressure may affect kidney blood flow and function, resulting in increased kidney pressure, decreased function, and inability to filter protein resulting in bubble urine.
5 Chronic infection:
Hepatitis, HIV, and other infections may directly attack the kidneys, or cause inflammation and affect kidney function.
6. Regular use of painkillers:
Drugs such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers may increase protein in the urine, and may sometimes cause allergic reactions and kidney inflammation. Therefore, if you have the habit of taking medicine for a long time, you should still consult your doctor for advice and diagnosis.
7 Autoimmune disease:
An abnormal immune system mistakenly attacks the kidneys, causing the kidneys to fail to filter proteins successfully. Such illnesses may be accompanied by symptoms such as fatigue, joint pain, and recurrent fever.
8 Blood cancers:
Blood-related cancers such as multiple myeloma may produce some antibodies that are harmful to the filtering function of the kidneys, thereby reducing the ability of the kidneys to filter proteins.
There are other commonly used judgment methods for dialysis if you have kidney disease, such as:
Observe how long the pee bubbles last, if it doesn't dissipate within 10 minutes, there may be a real problem with the kidneys. But remember to go back 10 minutes after urinating, the toilet can't be flushed immediately, so this method is more troublesome (and smellier).
There are more bubbles in the urine sometimes, but not every time. This is more like a normal change in the body. Sometimes there is enough water, but there are fewer bubbles, and sometimes there is not enough water. Bubble a little more.
However, the above judgment methods are all subjective judgments and cannot be regarded as very accurate methods: if you think there are not many bubbles, maybe others think that there are many bubbles; see if they dissipate in 10 minutes, and then it will only dissipate after 10 minutes. If so, how?
Therefore, if you suspect that you have more bubbles in your urine, I strongly recommend that you go directly to a medical institution (or laboratory) to have a urine test to see if there is proteinuria in the result. After all, the urine test is convenient, fast, and reliable It's not painful, and proteinuria is an early sign of kidney damage (I've said it twice!), so it's better to confirm it clearly!
Do not be superstitious about remedies for proteinuria, early medical treatment is the key!
Finally, we often encounter patients who know that they have proteinuria and do not seek a nephrologist first, but try a round of remedies in the market first, and then come to see a doctor , it is a pity.
If you really have proteinuria, please find a real nephrologist!
What is urine protein?
Under normal circumstances, the kidneys will filter the blood to remove unwanted metabolic wastes and water. The glomerulus of the kidneys will retain most of the proteins in the blood, and only a very small amount will pass through the microvascular wall, and some of these very small amounts of proteins will be closed. The metabolic decomposition of the distal renal tubule, together with the protein secreted by the renal tubule itself, and the protein secreted by the glands of the lower urinary tract, constitute the so-called urine protein.
What is proteinuria?
When the protein content in the urine increases, the surface tension of the urine increases, and it can be found that the foam in the urine does not disappear for a long time. However, foamy urine does not necessarily mean proteinuria.
Urine protein test
The protein excreted in the urine of normal healthy adults should be less than 150 mg per day. The protein in the urine includes plasma protein (albumin) and the protein secreted by the urinary system. The loss of more than 150 mg or more indicates abnormality. In clinical practice, the most commonly used method for testing proteinuria is semi-quantitative urine test paper.
It should be noted that once detected proteinuria, especially "trace" proteinuria, may not necessarily have renal disease, such as high fever, dehydration, strenuous exercise and other special physiological conditions, temporary proteinuria may occur.
Classification of proteinuria
Clinically distinguish proteinuria into benign proteinuria (transient, postural) and pathological proteinuria
Benign proteinuria:
Temporary proteinuria: usually occurs in the presence of fever, intense exercise, emotional stress, high blood pressure, or dehydration. Proteinuria disappears after the precipitating factor is removed, regardless of kidney disease.
Postural proteinuria (standing proteinuria): Proteinuria occurs when the body is standing and disappears when lying down. It usually occurs in young people under the age of 30 and disappears with age.
Pathological proteinuria includes:
Primary glomerular disease: Diseases of the glomeruli, the kidneys responsible for filtering substances from the blood, such as acute or chronic glomerulonephritis.
Secondary glomerular disease: damage to the glomerulus caused by other systemic diseases of the body, such as diabetes and hypertension.
Hematological malignancies produce abnormal immunoglobulins that, after passing through the glomerulus, exceed the limit of tubular reabsorption and appear in the urine.
Urinary tract infections or tumors cause an inflammatory response, which also increases the secretion of tissue proteins or immunoglobulins by the renal tubules.
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