What is foamy urine?

Foamy urine is likely a sign of disease. Therefore, you should look for accompanying symptoms to easily determine your health status. The absence of any symptoms means normal health, which could be due to the flow rate of urine or toilet cleaners. However, if you detect the following symptoms, you should see a doctor to check your health:
Foamy urine that does not go away after a few days Swollen hands, feet, face and abdomen Fatigue, loss of appetite Nausea, vomiting Insomnia , tossing throughout the night Change in the amount of urine Change in urine color: Cloudy urine, dark urine,... Retrograde ejaculation

2.1. Proteinuria The urine of a healthy person contains only small amounts of protein. However, for some reason, the filtering function of the glomerulus is disturbed, causing some proteins not to pass through the filter membrane to be retained in the body, but excreted in the urine. If this amount of protein is detectable on a urine test, then it is called proteinuria.
2.2. Kidney problems The kidneys are an important organ of the body, with the role of converting toxic substances into urine to be eliminated from the body. Therefore, foamy urine indicates kidney disease. In which, there are typical diseases such as kidney failure, kidney stones, urinary tract infections ...
The risk of kidney diseases occurs more in people with diabetes, high blood pressure, family history of kidney disease. Therefore, subjects with these diseases should seek medical attention if their urine is foamy.
2.3. Retrograde ejaculation Retrograde ejaculation is a phenomenon in which sperm flows out through the bladder through the urine, contrary to the usual rule of exiting the urethra. Therefore, when having sex, a large amount of sperm will be excreted through the urine, causing the urine to have a cloudy white color, which can look like foam.

Urine test to check protein levels. Tests to evaluate kidney function : Blood urea test, serum creatinine, blood uric acid test, ... Test for sperm in urine if foamy urine is suspected due to retrograde ejaculation.

Treat foamy urine by treating the cause:
4.1. Treatment of diabetes and high blood pressure Damage to the kidneys can cause changes in the color and odor of urine. To treat kidney disease, the patient needs to control the causes of the disease, which are usually diabetes and high blood pressure.
To improve diabetes, you should maintain a reasonable diet and exercise properly. In addition, you should also check your blood sugar regularly and take all your medications as directed by your doctor.
With high blood pressure, you do the same. Maintain a low-salt and protein-restricted diet, exercise for people with cardiovascular disease, and take adequate medication. In particular, ACE inhibitors and receptor blockers are used with two effects: preventing kidney damage and lowering blood pressure.

4.2. Treatment of retrograde ejaculation Retrograde ejaculation does not require treatment, unless a dry orgasm causes discomfort or fertility problems in a man. This condition can be treated with medications that close the bladder neck, such as pseudoephedrine, phenylephrine, chlorpheniramine, brompheniramine, or imipramine. However, you should consider treatment because these drugs can increase your risk of heart disease and blood pressure.
Foamy urine is a warning sign of many dangerous diseases, especially diseases of the urinary tract, kidneys, and diabetes. Therefore, when there are signs of disease, you should go to medical facilities to examine and find out the cause for timely examination and treatment.
To protect your health as well as detect urological diseases early, customers can choose either the Urology Screening Package - Stones or the Urology Examination and Screening Package of Vinmec International General Hospital . The examination package helps to detect kidney problems at the earliest through urine tests and modern imaging methods. The package is suitable for all ages, genders and is especially necessary for those with risk factors for urinary kidney disease such as diabetes, hypertension, retrograde ejaculation.
Customers can directly go to Vinmec Health system nationwide to visit or contact the hotline here for support.