When your doctor tells you that you have abnormal levels of protein in your urine, that's when it is a normal thing.If the problem is ongoing or severe, you will need to seek medical help.If it continues for more than a few days, the urine can be a sign of an underlying medical problem.
Step 1: Take steps to lower your blood pressure.
Reducing the salt in your diet is one of the lifestyle strategies to reduce blood pressure.Excess table salt can be avoided by avoiding foods prepared at home.It's important to avoid eating out too frequently or consuming too many processed foods as these are known to be high in salt.Reducing cholesterol.Cholesterol build-up contributes to plaques forming in your arteries, which in turn leads to increased blood pressure.If this is an area of your diet that could use improvement, ask your doctor for a blood test to measure your fat and cholesterol levels.
Step 2: Take a blood pressure medication.
Everyone who is diagnosed with a level of kidney disease gets a blood pressure medication from their doctor.The ideal one for doctors to prescribe is an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor.Some examples include Captopril.The benefit of this particular class of blood pressure medication is that it has a protective effect on your kidneys.If you aren't taking it already, ask your doctor to give you a prescription.You may need more than one blood pressure medication.
Step 3: Ask your doctor about other treatments.
If you have an underlying autoimmune disease, you may need to take medication to suppress your immune system.If you have problems with your kidneys, you may need to take medication to control your blood sugar levels.If you have a specific case, you should speak with your doctor to come up with the best medical management for it.
Step 4: Find the cause.
It is important to understand that the only way to treat or reduce the amount of protein in your urine is to diagnose the underlying cause.It is a symptom that something else is going on and not a diagnosis.It is only in the diagnosis and treatment of that "something else" that the elevated level can be dealt with.
Step 5: Determine which type of "proteinuria" you are experiencing.
The good news is that two of the three types require no treatment and usually resolve on their own, with time.A more thorough medical examination is required for the third type.This is when a urine test reveals elevatedprotein on one reading, but the level goes down on its own and returns to normal with subsequent readings.Acute stresses such as an illness causing a fever, or more exercise than usual, are related to Transient Proteinuria.Your body should be able to adapt to stress and return to normal levels.The abnormalprotein levels are related to the changes in posture.It is uncommon, and more likely to be present in adolescents; if present, it does not need treatment and it almost always resolves itself by adulthood.This is when the levels in your urine remain elevated.It's indicative of an underlying problem such as diabetes, or another medical condition.A series of tests will be required for diagnostic purposes.
Step 6: Evaluate the stresses you are experiencing.
If you are currently ill with a fever, exercising more than usual, or suffering from other acute stressors in your life, your urine may be elevated as a result.If you see your doctor again a few days later for a repeat urine test, he or she can confirm that your levels have gone down and hopefully return to normal.There is nothing you need to do if you are experiencing "transient proteinuria", and your levels will return to normal on their own within a few days to a couple of weeks.If you are experiencing an "Acute Stressor", you should still see your doctor for a repeat urine test to confirm that nothing more serious is going on.
Step 7: Request a second urine test.
It's important to get repeat urine tests.If you want to see how your urine is progressing and whether or not it is improving on its own, you need to get a series of tests.If your doctor wants you to take the urine test home and return it to the lab, he or she may offer you a pee test in the clinic.If you store your urine at home, it needs to be kept cool in the refrigerator until you can deliver it to the lab.
Step 8: Get a blood test.
If your doctor suspects that you may have underlying health problems, he or she may perform a blood test.If your doctor orders a blood test, he or she will likely be measuring the blood urea nitrogen and the creatinine.The tests give your doctor valuable information about the health of your kidneys.If your doctor suspects an underlying autoimmune disease, he or she can order other blood tests such as HbA1c.It depends on the medical conditions your doctor thinks you are most at risk of having.
Step 9: Get a transplant.
A further investigation is needed to determine the cause of theprotein in your urine.It may be needed if your doctor can't determine the cause.
Step 10: It's a matter of knowing that the urine has something to do with pregnant women.
If you are currently pregnant with a baby, you may have a condition called preeclampsia.Check out How to Deal With Preeclampsia for more information on how to deal with it.