Urine
The urinary system in the human consists of the kidneys, ureters and bladder, as the kidneys to rid the blood of waste in the form of urine, and moves the urine from the kidneys through the ureters to the urinary bladder, which is stored temporarily until the bladder is discharged during urination, 95% of the volume of urine, while the rest consists of water soluble substances such as minerals, and excess salts of the body, and wastes such as urea, creatinine, and uric acid.
In the normal state, a urine sample can be used to identify the human condition. The urine is examined in terms of: color, purity, concentration, ingredients, etc. The urine components vary according to the food, and the substances consumed by humans, such as medicines and others. The presence of blood or any of the blood components (sugar, blood cells, ketones, and proteins) in urine is an indication of a health problem.
Urine albumin
Urine albumin is a condition that is characterized by the presence of protein in the urine, and protein is a necessary protein for muscle building, repair of damaged tissues and infection control. Albumin may be an early sign of kidney disease, but may also indicate a lack of fluid in the body.
The presence of albumin is detected by laboratory examination of a sample of urine using urine strips, which contain a chemical that changes color if there is albumin in the urine. The second test is to find the ratio of the two to the ratio of creatinine (creatinine is a waste of nitrogen that is raised In the urine) in a sample of urine collected for 24 hours, and the person is suffering from urinary incontinence in the case of increasing the proportion of albumin to creatinine than (30) mg / g. If the urine test proves the presence of albumin, the doctor resort to more tests to check the safety of the kidney and these tests:
- Ultrasonic examination of kidney and urinary tract.
- Computed tomography (CT) for kidney and urinary tract.
- Check kidney biopsy, to determine the extent of kidney damage.
Oral albumin
The presence of low protein in the urine during pregnancy is not a concern, because it may simply mean that the kidneys work more effectively than pre-pregnancy, may produce albumin during pregnancy as a result of minor infections in the urinary tract, and treatment of albumin by taking antibiotics to treat Inflammation, and high protein in the urine after the third month of pregnancy may be an indicator of the infection of pregnancy poisoning, a condition that affects the mother and fetus, and may lead to high blood pressure, and disruption of kidney function. The following are the most important symptoms to be observed that indicate pregnancy poisoning:
- Problems with vision such as: blurred vision, and a blink of an eye.
- Sudden swelling of the hands, feet and face.
- Feeling severe pain in the lower chest and under the ribs.
- Feeling tired and tired.
Types of albumin
The albumin can be divided into three types:
- Temporary albumin It is the most common species, and often disappears without the need to receive any type of treatment, and its causes: high body temperature (fever), and exercise some exercise.
- Prosthodontics: This type of albumin is called erectile dysfunction because the body puts the protein in the urine in the position of standing only, and affects this type of albumin people in adolescence, and disappears with age, as it is harmless and does not need treatment, and the causes of the occurrence is unknown.
- Chronic or continuous albumin This type of albumin is caused by kidney disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, or disorders that stimulate the body to produce certain types of proteins.
Symptoms of albumin
Most people with urinary incontinence do not show any symptoms or abnormal signs, and the presence of albumin can only be detected by a routine urine test. Symptoms begin to appear when the proportion of proteins lost from blood increases.
Causes of albumin
Causes of albumin include:
- Kidney disease: The healthy kidney prevents the passage of proteins from blood to urine, and the presence of proteins in the urine indicates kidney disease, and the causes of kidney disease:
- The incidence of disorders that increase the rate of production of proteins in the body, including:
- Amyloidosis is an immunosuppressive disease that causes the deposition of an insoluble protein from the bone cells.
- Multiple bone marrow tumor.
Factors that increase the risk of urinary incontinence
The risk of urinary incontinence increases in the following cases:
- Obesity.
- Progress in age (over 65 years).
- There is a family history of kidney disease.
- Sweat: Blacks are more likely to get white urine.
- Low educational level
- High blood cholesterol.
- Do not exercise regularly.
- Heart disease.
Treatment of albumin
For the treatment of albumin, the necessary tests to identify the cause of the existence of albumin, and often ends the problem of treatment of the cause, and generally can be treated albumin in the following ways:
- Use of medicines.
- Change in the patient’s diet, such as:
- Replace red meat with white meat (chicken).
- One study indicated that the replacement of animal protein with soy protein has a role in the treatment and prevention of albumin.
- Avoid foods high in salt and sodium.
- Change lifestyle, such as: get rid of excess weight, exercise regularly, and stop smoking.