I've had foamy/bubbly urine for about a year and a half now. I never had this issue before, and it is now chronic. I've had numerous tests from various doctors which all show I have normal kidney function, no excess protein, good GFR, etc. Before these rounds of tests, my first family doctor suggested I cut back on protein and try drinking lots of cranberry juice in case of an infection. This made the issue much worse. I found that drinking juice of any sort, and otherwise consuming lots of sugar increases the foam dramatically. I've also found that my first morning urine is usually the worst of the day. The only thing that seems to help is drinking tons of water but I'm pretty sure its just dilution.
I've read on these boards that Ray Peat thinks foam could either be steroids precursors or possibly stress hormones. Both of these might explain the early morning increase in foam. I'm looking for some advice for blood or urine testing, diet or supplement regimens, or other things I can test out to figure out whats going on and hopefully reverse the issue. I'm generally a very low stress person, my gut tells me I'm having issues with some stage of androgen metabolism. My testosterone is fairly low for my age, usually in measuring int he low 300s as a 30 year old man. I also no longer feel any surge of testosterone after heavy lifting in the gym, which in the past had been very reliable for me.
Thanks, any advice is welcome.
I've read on these boards that Ray Peat thinks foam could either be steroids precursors or possibly stress hormones. Both of these might explain the early morning increase in foam. I'm looking for some advice for blood or urine testing, diet or supplement regimens, or other things I can test out to figure out whats going on and hopefully reverse the issue. I'm generally a very low stress person, my gut tells me I'm having issues with some stage of androgen metabolism. My testosterone is fairly low for my age, usually in measuring int he low 300s as a 30 year old man. I also no longer feel any surge of testosterone after heavy lifting in the gym, which in the past had been very reliable for me.
Thanks, any advice is welcome.