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A friend of mine was told he has Moderate to High levels of Protein in his urine. He went in to the doctor specifically because of the symptom of "Foamy Urine".
He is in generally good health.
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? He is overweight but not obese.
? He has high blood-pressure that is 95% under control.
His doctor gave him a short term prescription for an additional blood pressure medication because it was high when he went in a few days ago and then told him that he would see him in a month to check his symptoms again and do some more blood work.
? He has no history of unprotected sex with unknown partners.
He has only had 1 sexual partner in the last few years and that was my aunt that contracted Hepatitis A or B from a blood transfusion back in the late 1990’s.
? He has never done any drugs… I don’t think he has even tried Marijuana.
? He doesn’t drink alcohol, well, he has about 2 beers or glasses of wine a year.
? He has anxiety and depression that he refuses to get treated.
? He eats out a lot and knows he eats too much meat.
? The doctor ruled out diabetes.
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My friend is FREAKING OUT thinking that he has, like, renal failure and I’m trying to get some hard data on Proteinuria.
From what I’ve read, the causes can be anything from just eating too much meat combined with the heat wave all the way to ‘You have AIDS’.
He has been under a lot of stress in general due to his high pressure job and family concerns like paying for college for his two girls, alimony, house payments, the IRS, etc. He has rather severe depression and anxiety but refuses to get that treated because… Well… Because he is male and therefore kinda’ retarded.
The heat has been HORRIBLE for the last week or two and that has hit him hard.
His doctor is a really good doctor (My father goes to him as well) and I keep telling him that if his doctor thought he was about to die from renal failure or a kidney tumor etc. he wouldn’t have been sent home with 30 days worth of extra pills and an appointment for a month from now.
I know I’m going on but I want you to know everything because my friend is REALLY worried and that caused him to not sleep last night and have anxiety today…
ANY advice for him would be greatly appreciated.
your correct in what you have learned so far. here’s the thing. your friend is now worried, it’s only going to make him worry more the more he reads up on this. so my advise is to let him speak to the physician again about his concern and what he can do to be proactive about it. when he see’s him in a month, that’s the opportunity, and should not be wasted, advise your friend to eat healthy, and to drink water. maybe don’t overdo it on the protein consumption. and stop worrying. practically nobody is perfect in the lab values in all areas does no good to obsess over it.
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your correct in what you have learned so far. here’s the thing. your friend is now worried, it’s only going to make him worry more the more he reads up on this. so my advise is to let him speak to the physician again about his concern and what he can do to be proactive about it. when he see’s him in a month, that’s the opportunity, and should not be wasted, advise your friend to eat healthy, and to drink water. maybe don’t overdo it on the protein consumption. and stop worrying. practically nobody is perfect in the lab values in all areas does no good to obsess over it.
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Proteinuria is a sign of chronic kidney disease, since he has high blood pressure, it’s best that he keeps it under control. He also doesn’t have diabetes, so that is better. He should do these tests every now and then to check if the protein level has begun to decrease. Good luck.
P.S. The depression he is dealing with should be told to his doctor. A psychologist can prescribe a low dose of antidepressants. You can also get an evaluation done for the best of his health.
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The Answer is a Diet and i mean — the best that you can do in situation like this is change the way you eat and …detox in general!
I think it’s so much easy to be a vegetarian when you living in places with too much heat you talking about here!
¡¡Be vegetarian!
p.s.( no salt or pepper for you friend allowed)
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In my own experience with my hubby, I noticed he drinks a lot of water and urinates often, he lost 10kg in 1 month w/o dieting, he suddenly has the sore in his toe nail(under the nail, he feels sleepy most of the time, as it runs in his blood(family history) i suspected that he has high blood sugar, and yes its positive……..hope the above helps you…I also find this blog very helpful for diabetes treatment: http://diabetespreventionandtreatment.blogspot.com
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