Froth, what is the cause?

[kristina]

Sorry about this question,
but I just have to know what causes
the urine to be frothy when the kidneys are in end-stage renal failure,
 and does this happen with every person when their kidneys fail?
And does it get worse and worse? Thanks for your thoughts.

[KICKSTART]

Iirc .. its protein in your urine that causes it to froth ! Not sure about anyone else but mine pretty much stayed the same till i started dialysis , then it gets less.

[twirl]

I was thinking Root Beer 

[kristina]

Thanks for your answer KICKSTART!
It was kind of you to explain.
Thanks again.

[TiffanyJean]

  lol it's the only thing that even closely resembles the 'bubbles'...

Richie's has always been bubbly and before his diagnosis we didn't know that it is from large amounts of protein in the urine; We always thought that he was just putting soap in the toilet.

Not sure what stage and what not it starts, since Richie is end stage, but most all his life he had bubbles...

He's on PD now, and still bubbles but significantly less than over the years.

Tiffany Jean

[RightSide]

lol it's the only thing that even closely resembles the 'bubbles'...

Richie's has always been bubbly and before his diagnosis we didn't know that it is from large amounts of protein in the urine; We always thought that he was just putting soap in the toilet.

I thought I was the only one!

For months before being diagnosed with ESRD, I had noticed that my urine was foamy.  But I didn't know that meant kidney disease, so I ignored it.  I thought it was just due to soap residue in the toilet left over from cleaning it.

[TiffanyJean]

lol it's the only thing that even closely resembles the 'bubbles'...

Richie's has always been bubbly and before his diagnosis we didn't know that it is from large amounts of protein in the urine; We always thought that he was just putting soap in the toilet.

I thought I was the only one!

For months before being diagnosed with ESRD, I had noticed that my urine was foamy.  But I didn't know that meant kidney disease, so I ignored it.  I thought it was just due to soap residue in the toilet left over from cleaning it.

RightSide-
  Richie thought is was soap residue too!!! 

of course now if i ever see alot of bubble - like in any toilet, from anyone - my first thought is kidney failure! I'm always wondering if i should tell people to get their kidneys checked?!?!?    

anyone else feel that way? or am i the only  caregiver out here?

TJ

[Deanne]

Since I started spilling protein in my urine when I was 9 years old, I don't know what "normal" urine looks like. I've been tempted many times to ask someone to let me look at theirs, but I thought that'd be just a bit too weird.

[pklipe57]

My nephrologist told me it was protein lost through the kidneys.

[TiffanyJean]

Since I started spilling protein in my urine when I was 9 years old, I don't know what "normal" urine looks like. I've been tempted many times to ask someone to let me look at theirs, but I thought that'd be just a bit too weird.

Deanne - it would be a little bit weird, but Richie did! We had been dating for about a year and I was teasing him a bit about all the bubbles he would leave (after the flush). So finally he was like "well lemme see what yours is like!?!?" so the next time i went he came in and looked and then when i flushed and it all went away no bubbles he just looked at me and said "hmm your weird!" because for him it had been happening about all his life - it was normal.

so yes it might be weird but if you really wanted to look as a very close friend, or loved one. if you explain it to them they probably wont hold it against ya.

TJ