Can I Drink Alcohol With Proteinuria
Proteinuria means the presentation of over protein in urine. You may experience foamy urine and this is called gross proteinuria. Another form of proteinuria cannot be seen by naked eyes, which is called as microscopic proteinuria. Can I drink alcohol with proteinuria?
Proteinuria can be caused by many triggers. Whether you can drink alcohol or not with proteinuria, depends on the cause of your proteinuria.
Proteinuria Causes
In proteinuria, protein in the blood passes through the kidneys and into the urine. Higher than normal blood pressure is a common cause of proteinuria. The kidneys are damaged by the elevated blood pressure, which eventually results in the passage of protein into the urine.
Other causes of proteinuria include rapid urination (which often occurs when you've been "holding it in" for a while and are very eager to let it all out once you're sitting on the toilet seat), dehydration, plenty intake of protein foods, long-term exercise , Presence of Semen etc.
Can I drink alcohol with proteinuria?
If your proteinuria is caused by kidney function decline or high blood pressure, you are suggested to avoid or at least limit the intake of alcohol. Why? Excessive alcohol consumption can have profound negative effects on the kidneys and their function in maintaining the body’s fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance. This leaves alcohols vulnerable to many kidney-related health problems.
Also, intake of alcohol may increase the risk to elevate blood pressure. Having more than three drinks in one sitting temporarily increases your blood pressure, but repeated binge drinking can lead to long-term increases.
However, if your causes of proteinuria is due to the food intake, long-term exercise etc, which has not relation with your kidney problem, you can drink moderate alcohol after your proteinuria recovered.
Thereby, whether your can drink alcohol with proteinuria depends on the cause. Thereby, you are suggested to make a diagnosis and find the cause firstly. There exists the Test list for diagnosis of proteinuria and Kidney Disease. If you have interests, you can contact kidneyservice@hotmail.com, we are glad to help you with free.
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