How Can Foamy Urine In CKD Be Treated
Foamy urine can be caused by many factors, while if it is caused by kidney damage, that will be a dangerous sign of patient’s kidney condition.
Why does foamy urine appear in patient with CKD?
If patient’s foamy urine is caused by kidney damage, that is mainly caused by massive proteinuria.
There is filtration membrane in patient’s glomerulus, which can filtrate out the metabolic wastes and keep the nutrients in patient’s body. While when patient’s kidney is damaged by kidney disease, the glomerular filtration membrane may also be damaged, and its permeability will be increased. Then, macromolecular substances like protein will be able to leak out, and much protein in urine can cause foams in urine.
In fact, if proteinuria can not be controlled, the leaked protein can aggravate the damage in patient’s nephrons obviously, which can reduce patient’s kidney function obviously.
How can foamy urine be treated?
To treat foamy urine, proteinuria should be controlled, so the damage in glomerular filtration membrane should be controlled and repaired.
The damage in glomerular filtration membrane is caused by inflammatory reaction. In fact, some medicines are often used in treating proteinuria, and they have obvious effect. For example, ACEI and ARB are famous for their effect in treating hypertension, and they are also effective in treating proteinuria, because they can decrease the permeability of glomerular filtration membrane. Besides, medicines like glucocorticoid, cytotoxic drugs, immunosuppressor are also often used in treating proteinuria.
Except for treatment, diet regulation is also important for patient with foamy urine. When patient has foamy urine, his proteinuria is usually very severe at this point. Patients with kidney disease should avoid taking excess protein, but at this point, it is necessary for them to increase their protein intake due to the massive protein loss.
What’s more, it is necessary for patient to accept treatment that can repair their kidney damage, and treatments combine Chinese medicine and western medicine will be effective to achieve this purpose.
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