Tracy9
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My husband is on Mepron and Zithromax for about a month now; and he is having this very strange symptom!
Now I of course haven't looked, but he said he is getting about two inches of foam in the toilet whenever he pees. He asked me to post and see if anyone has experienced this, or has any insight???
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sixgoofykids
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That's a weird one .... does it happen in any toilet? Could it be something to do with the toilet cleaner?
Isn't he visiting relatives? Have they been feeding him soap?
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Tracy9
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LOL; you are so freaking funny!!!
Yes his mother is probably feeding him soap so he will get sick and can't leave her!!!
No, it started when we were in Florida and has continued in California. He asked me to post it since he has no computer access at Mommy's house.
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When did it start? We're having a magnetic storm right now:
sixgoofykids
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Tracy, I Googled "foamy urine" and this came up on Mayo's website.
quote:Foamy urine is likely nothing to worry about if it happens only occasionally and isn't getting progressively more noticeable. It may just mean that you urinated rapidly, maybe with more concentrated urine -- such as due to mild dehydration. You could drink more water to see if it goes away.
However, persistently foamy urine can be a sign of protein in your urine (proteinuria), which requires further evaluation. Large amounts of protein in urine may indicate a serious kidney problem.
If you're concerned about foamy urine, consult your doctor. He or she may recommend a urine analysis, which can detect protein in urine. If protein is detected in your urine, your doctor likely will recommend additional tests to determine the cause.
Looks like he ought to get it checked out.
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I don't know what the deal is with it, but I did get it once when on IV Unasyn (abx)...at the time I didn't even mention it to anyone as I was rather naive in those days and never worried about anything. Maybe I should have.
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sixgoofykids
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Tracy tell Blake to go to either Walgreens or CVS pharmacy and by an OTC urine test dipstick for urine/protein and nitrites.....they have those kits.then he just need to follow instructions....
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I believe kidney problems can make you have foamy pee
Protein in the urine is another sign of kidney disease. Sometimes urine will appear foamy or bubbly when protein is present. A urinalysis will check for protein, blood and white blood cells in the urine (which should not be there). Diabetics should have a yearly urine test for microalbumin, small amounts of protein that don't show up on standard urine protein test.
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During my antibiotic treatment I had two times this foamy pee and it was when my bacterial load was still high. I got it
1. from Doxy IV and 2. from Rifing.
Since then I had no bubbly pee anymore. I didn't get Doxy IV anymore since but I still rife once in a while and it's not happening anymore.
I was wondering if it was from the dead bugs
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map1131
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No, it has nothing to do with the toilet. That was funny goofy.
I too used to be a foamer pee'r. I haven't foamed when I pee in a long time. Maybe 5 yrs ago. I used to foam on abx, but I also remembering foaming up when I stopped abx and started during lots of body work such as lymph drainage treatments and other type body work after treatments by massage therapist.
I also remember a thread a long time ago about people and their pee foaming. lol Well, seriously, I remember it.
Pam
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Tracy9
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Oh, thank you so much for your responses!!! I just read them to Blake over the phone and he especially wanted to thank his friends that took the time to google and research answers for him. He was very touched!
He is calling our LLMD right away. I never would have known it could be something serious. He has been asking me to post it for days; some wife I am!!!
Thanks again six, charlie, don, lymeblue, merrygirl, and everyone else!!!
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The most common cause of foamy urine is kidney damage. The kidney cannot filter adequately the proteins of the blood and they leak into the urine. The damage can be acute, short-lived and caused normally by a drug, or chronic-long term that leads to kidney insuficiency or failure eventually.
Many cases of kidney toxicity caused by drugs are reversible when the drug is stopped, or its dose reduced consequently.
It would be wise to consult your doctor and evaluate it as soon as possible.
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I'm with you, vision, I have had this symptom for as long as I can remember in being ill. It seems to increase when I am on ABX or when I eat high carbohydrate/sugar meals (which is infrequently), but when I do I notice this.
When I stick to my good eating habits and drink plenty of fluids, this seems to be dramatically lessened.
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Vision said... "Tell him he is not alone but definately needs his urine checked with a spot dipstick."
I also check mine and purchased a container of dip sticks to keep at home. Two times testing at a doctors office equals about what 50 dip sticks cost to do it at home yourself.
And it doesn't take Einstein to read the results. Any dip-stick can do it!
May I suggest getting a small container of them as they do expire and unless you use them ALL the time... you will waste your money.
Buying them for myself saves me having to make appts and then waiting for one when needed... going to town when I already don't feel good.... sitting in a waiting room full of "flu sick" people just to pee in a cup...
And being charged X number of dollars- I THINK the last time it was $20.00 just for the test.. plus being charged for the office visit.
BUT- Be sure that you get good dip sticks that have all of the tests on one stick. Some only check for a few things... so don't be cheap when buying them.. get the best you can get.
Otherwise there could be a problem but you won't know because the test wasn't included... and it could steer you wrong.
map1131
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Yeap Tin, why bring a kidney/pee duck into the mix? Just someone else to treat you like an idiot.
I am a water drinker. But after having my Russian massage lady do some medical therapy on me for an hour, my pee the rest of the day would foam up.
I used to tell her this and she would look at me funny. I knew her treatments and the extra water I drank for 24 hrs after a treatment was expelling something.
I knew the odds were in favor that it was something bad. Certainly wasn't anything good, common sense told me.
Don't know if it was drug residue or not? Only feeling better was the important thing. Thank God for my Russian massage lady.
Pam
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By foamy, what exactly would define it as such? I wouldn't say mine is foamy, so much as there is an increase of bubbles as opposed to before. There aren't inches of foam, as some have described on here. I would think abx has something to do with that.
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Tracy9
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He describes it as about two inches of foamy bubbles; he said it doesn't happen every single time he urinates but most times.
I told him to go get the dipsticks, the dipstick hasn't done it yet!!! Could anyone tell me a brand name or exactly what they are called? With his lyme brain he will probably end up with a home pregnancy test.
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Tracy9
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Yes, I believe he called our LLMD; haven't spoken to him yet today but our LLMD is excellent about returning calls promptly.
He won't be home until next week, and right now he has had the problem for two or three weeks I would say, or at least that is when he first mentioned it to me. I forwarded him this thread, but he has not had any computer access as his Mom's computer is not working.
Thanks again, and if anyone can give me a clear name of what he needs to buy, that would help! I can always call his mother and I'm sure she will run right out and get them for him!
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