What does protein in ones urine mean?

Answer 1

Low amounts of protein are not uncommon, and may simply mean that your kidneys are working harder than before pregnancy. Your body may be fighting a minor infection, and the midwife may send your urine sample for analysis, to establish whether you have a urine infection , and of what type. You may then be prescribed antibiotics.

Answer 2

it all depends. Its normal to have a trace of protein in the urine but an increased amount of protein can be an indicator of renal disease, but can also be caused by other conditions like a simple urinary tract infection.

Answer 3

Proteinuria (from protein and urine) means the presence of an excess of serum proteins in the urine.
Conditions with proteinuria as a symptom:-
* nephrotic syndromes (i.e. intrinsic renal failure)
* pre-eclampsia
* eclampsia
* toxic lesions of kidneys
* Collagen vascular diseases(e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus)
* glomerular diseases, such as membranous glomerulopathy, focal segmental glomerulonephritis, minimal change disease (lipoid nephrosis)
* strenuous exercise
* Stress
* Dehydration
* Orthostatic (postural) proteinuria
* Focal segmental glomerulonephritis
* IgA nephropathy (i.e., Berger's disease)
* IgM nephropathy
* Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
* Membranous nephropathy
* Minimal change disease
* Sarcoidosis
* Alport's syndrome
* Diabetes mellitus
* Drugs (e.g., NSAIDs, penicillamine,gold, ACE inhibitors, antibiotics, opiates especially heroin [11])
* Fabry's disease
* Infections (e.g., HIV, syphilis, hepatitis,post-streptococcal infection)
* Aminoaciduria
* Fanconi syndrome
* Heavy metal ingestion
* Hypertensive nephrosclerosis
* Interstitial nephritis
* Sickle cell disease
* Hemoglobinuria
* Multiple myeloma
* Myoglobinuria
* Organ rejection- kidney transplant patients may have gamma-globumins in their urine if the kidneys start to reject[12]
* Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever

Answer 4

If your pregnant your midwife should have discussed this with you but can be an early sign of pre-eclampsia especially when picked up with other problems such as high blood pressure. If your not pregnant then its a sign that there may be an infection somewhere

Answer 5

Not entirely sure but it does mean you have an infection tho...i've had this too...x

Answer 6

hmm why so much?wot else have u been up to.did you have a busy nite lol

Answer 7

sgd

Answer 8

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