mr_black
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triggernigha said:This may not help but the presence of albumen in urine may indicate possible kidney damage/disease - if present it bascially means your kidneys are not functioning correctly. This is the same as with elevated urea concentrations - your kidneys are designed to filter this out of the blood and if high levels are found it indicates they are not functioning correctly - this does not mean they are damaged, just not working correctly. I do not use anabolic androgenic steroids (this may change in the future) but i have experienced elevated urea levels (but not presence of albumen) while supplimenting creatine - when i stopped, all level went back to normal.
The doc may ask you to do a 24 collection of urine before seeing him to assertain how much albumen is leaking into your blood.
Elevated BP can also be linked to the presence of albumen.
You may want to see a Nephrologist who can monitor your kidney functions.
Dude you should stop what you are taking - it aint worth a new kidney, i hear they are hard to find
Note. A high protein diet is not bad for your kidneys - as long as you drink plenty of water to help them cope with the additional stress, by enought i mean at least 4 litres per day
Yeah thanks I have done lots of research and have found just about anything up with the kidneys can produce this system. Its a matter of process of elimination.
I have been seeing a nephrologists and have had extensive blood work. I am disease free, so he suspects scarring of the kidneys possibly because of my past use of recreational nose drugs. its been over 3-4 years since i've done it. He is also very concerned about use of motrin and like painkillers. They can scar the kidneys and allow this protein to pass through.
I have done several 24 urine tests and will be doing another shorlty, have the piss can, i'm just waiting a bit some more time passes between test. maybe it will read better this time. I'll filter my wee through a whatman syringe filter and i'll pass with flying colors lol
We are at a monitoring point right now. He found nothing wrong in all the test except that the protein was high. We'll just keep watching it and make sure it doesn't get worse.