Frothy urine / foamy urine
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I've experienced frothy urine every once in a while, but if you pass persistently frothy urine most of the time, you should seek a medical opinion.
Yeah I am in the process of doing so, it isn't constant its on and off really..
I do and I've found it's when my blood ketones measure close to or higher than my glucose.
At the moment I'm testing around 4 - 5 glucose over the course of the day and ketones between 1 and 2. Nutritional ketosis. But if I reduce carbs enough, under 10 - 15 g total per day, my ketones and glucose both tend to move to levels around 3.5 and 4. If the ketone level gets equal to or greater than the glucose number I get frothy urine.
At the moment I'm testing around 4 - 5 glucose over the course of the day and ketones between 1 and 2. Nutritional ketosis. But if I reduce carbs enough, under 10 - 15 g total per day, my ketones and glucose both tend to move to levels around 3.5 and 4. If the ketone level gets equal to or greater than the glucose number I get frothy urine.
Well it might depend on the person, but in my experience no it's not.
See my blood sugar is in normal ranges to be ho est but that's because of low carb...
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Not in my experience. In fact it sorted out all my kidney problems.
Great to hear. Yes and this follows what Jason Fung (a nephrologist) says he sees in practice.
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How often do you test or do you use a cgm , it could be going high between toilet visits !
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I thought I was having this happen at one point, along with the smell of matchsticks now and then but I think it was just bubbling up from the agitation of the water after a fierce morning wee and a dodgy flush that looked like it had flushed but don't think had completely after the previous person and the slight residue was mixing. It didn't seem to happen in the downstairs toilet either so I was suspicious.
I had an unelated urine test that week that came back apparently normal (unless something was missed, or wasn't looking for everything that could cause that, no idea) but with all that in mind I tested out going for a 'pie & mash' the next morning at less of a height into a container and there were no bubbles or smell.
That's me though, by no means discount your own situation.
Dr David Unwin checked his low Carb patients (over 100 of them) in order to put this myth to bed. None of them had any deterioration in Kidney function, most had improved function and even those with no change were doing better on Low Carb because Kidney Function deteriorates with age.
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I have that off and on, there is protein in my urine that I was told either comes from high blood pressure (mine is borderline) or from leaky kidneys so they are just keeping an eye at the minute to see how it goes. Definitely get it checked, it could be nothing at all but get it nipped in the bud incase it is.
