Proteinuria is very common for PKD patients, however, when they find the bubbles in their urine, does it mean that they are suffering from proteinuria? Proteinuria shows up foams or bubbles in urine, but as a matter of fact, bubbles in urine is not equal to proteinuria. There are some cases can also cause bubbles when urinating.
● When someone takes too much protein at a time or have too little water, bubbles in urine may appear. Also the angle and speed when urinating can also cause bubbles in urine.
● If the urine is high in alkalinity and contains some glucose or mineral salt, which leads to the formation of foams.
● If one takes strenuous physical activity; has emotional fluctuation or standing for a long time or one is infected, for example, has a cold or a fever, bubbles in urine may also appear. However, PKD patients is not suggested to take strenuous activities for fear of the rupture of cysts.
The cases above are normal and people don't have to worry about it, for it can disappear naturally within several or 24 hours.
For PKD patients, the bubbles in urine is very possible to indicate proteinuria. With the enlargement of cysts, these cysts will oppress the surrounding kidney tissues and damage the filtration membrane of glomeruli, which can cause the protein is leaked out and enter the urine, so proteinuria appears. The appearance of proteinuria can tell that the kidney function has been damaged severely.
PKD patients should take the efficient treatment to repair the damaged glomeruli filtration membrane in time rather than take medicine curing the symptoms when bubbles in urine happens. For proteinuria can aggravate the condition and quicken the pace of deterioration that PKD develops into Renal Failure.
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