Proteinura, Self Monitor
How to Test for Proteinuria?
Keep protein intake 0.6 gm/kilogram of body weight,The effect of variations in the manner of dipping was studied by dipping one-quarter, one-half, and the whole of the impregnated portion of several strips for periods of 2 seconds, ten seconds, and 2 minutes, into normal and protein- containing urine. Considerable differences were observed. Partial immersion was found to give patchy and erratic results, while total immersion for 2 minutes or more in protein-free urine gave occasional false-positive indications.When strips were quickly and completely dipped, removed at once, and drained by touching against the side of the vessel the colors were uniform and false-positives did not arise. These effects seem to be due to partial or complete elution of the citrate buffer from the strip, thus allowing the indicator to respond to the normal pH of the urine.
The indications given by albustix with naturally acid urine, pH 5.2 and naturally alkaline urine, pH 7.5 to which protein had been added to give a concentration of 200mg/100 ml were compared. A similar comparison was made when 30 mg/100 ml had been added. In each case the alkaline urine gave a more positive indication, but the difference (less than one division of the color scale) was insignificant.
Self-Testing Proteinuria
The most efficient way for your doctor to test for proteinuria is with a 24º urine test for protein. For you to test proteinuria between doctor's visits about once a week use an albustix or urinary protein dipsticks. One can check your urine generally by checking for urinary foam in the bowl. This can be an indicator of protein spillage in the urine. Some have found by remaining alkaline and eating vegan foods that this can limit the amount of protein spilled in the urine.
If one has liver cysts, animal proteins trigger the release of secretin. Secretin triggers the release of cyclic AMP. Cyclic AMP can cause a cystic liver to grow and enlarge. Maintaining alkalinity helps lower blood pressure and helps decrease the amount of protein spillage.
Why Monitor Proteinuria?
Proteinuria
Can ↓ Life Expectancy
Proteinuria is a marker of kidney disease and is associated with risk of adverse outcomes. 812,386 individuals were studied. In conclusion, there was a substantial and progressive decrease in life expectancy for men and women with the presence and severity of proteinuria.
One of the Jobs of the Kidneys
One of the main jobs of your kidneys is to filter your blood. Your kidneys keep important things your body needs inside your blood, like protein. They also remove things your body may not need, like waste products and extra water. If kidneys are healthy, you should have very little protein in your urine ? or even none. But if your kidneys are damaged, protein can leak out of the kidneys into your urine. Transient proteinuria is the temporary excretion of protein and can be caused by strenuous exercise, a high fever, exposure to cold, stress and other conditions. Pregnant women may also excrete more protein in their urine. Transient proteinuria does not involve underlying kidney disease and requires no treatment. However PKD does have a particular type of protein spillage in the urine. We with PKD would like to minimize this.
Symptoms PKD Proteinuria
Another type of proteinuria is due to kidney disease :primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) or kidney damage from a systemic disease. Symptoms of proteinuria can include edema:
Face and around the eyes
Arms, hands, legs, ankles and feet
Abdomen
Other symptoms can also include:
Foamy urine
Weight gain caused by fluid retention
Diminished appetite
Hypertension
Keep Your Kidneys Healthy
Diet
PKD Treatments
PKD Research
Monitor alkalinity
Monitor protein
Monitor Blood Pressure
Monitor Water Intake
