It is often the chemical analysis of human urineshows an excess of the rate of such an indicator as amorphous phosphates in urine. What does this mean, what is fraught and for what reasons does it arise? These questions will be dealt with in our article.
Urine is a product of human life. It is excreted by the kidneys as a result of blood filtration. The chemical composition of urine, determined in laboratory studies, is important in the diagnosis of human pathological conditions. The norm is considered to be a clear liquid of light yellow color, however, the color of urine can be modified when a person consumes certain foods or when taking medications. Possible deviations of the urine composition from the normal state indicate abnormalities that occur in the body and are the result of an incorrect metabolism. For example, the sugar found in the analysis may indicate the presence of diabetes in a person; but protein or urinary cylinders signal about possible kidney diseases - nephritis.
Urate - salt, falling in the sediment of urine when eating foods rich in special organic compounds - derivatives of purine.
In addition to consumed food, the factors leading to the occurrence of urate in the urine are:
To bring the urate content in the urine back to normal, it is recommended:
If the human diet is oversaturated with food,rich in oxalic acid (greens: spinach, parsley, celery, sorrel), as well as vitamin C (radish, beets, apples, currants, rosehips, ascorbic acid, citrus fruits), in most cases the chemical analysis of urine will reflect the increased content in it salts, like oxalates.
However, an excess of oxalates may be a consequence ofcongenital metabolic disorders in the organism of oxalic acid, leading to an inflammatory process in the kidneys or stones in the genitourinary system. Crystals of these salts often damage the mucous membrane, cause irritation of the urinary tract. Also, oxalates can occur in the urine with pyelonephritis, diabetes, intestinal diseases, ulcerative colitis.
To reduce the concentration of this type of salt in the urine, it is recommended:
An increase in the urine amount of salts leads to itscloudiness, however, it is only laboratory analysis that can determine which salts predominate in excess. If the sediment contains elevated phosphates, in such a situation it is said that the phosphaturia is developing. However, the excessive presence of phosphate in the urine is, rather, not a disease, but a syndrome that in most cases reflects a certain diet of a person.
It is believed that the human urine is normalweakly acid medium. However, a change in the acid-base balance (in the alkaline side) suggests that there have been disturbances in the body. Perhaps, amorphous phosphates in urine are increased.
Phosphates can be found in the urine of a healthyman, if his diet is constantly present food, rich in phosphorus (sour-milk products, fish, caviar, milk, porridge: oatmeal, pearl barley, buckwheat). To reduce the content of this type of salt, you must reduce the intake of vitamin D in the body - rarely eat eggs, caviar, liver, cheese. Along with other minerals and microelements, a person needs calcium, but if it is not digested and actively excreted from the body along with urine, a chemical analysis of urine will testify to this. The cause of phosphaturia may be a lack of fluid. Similar conditions are typical for diarrhea, vomiting, profuse sweating.
Of course, elevated phosphates in urine can beevidence of various pathologies in the human body, for example, cystitis, fever, Fanconi syndrome, hyperparathyroidism, gastritis, diabetes, pulmonary tuberculosis. However, these cases are quite rare. It is important to remember that the level of phosphate in urine itself does not indicate the presence of pathology. Urine analysis should be evaluated by a specialist in a comprehensive manner - all its indicators must be taken into account.
Excess urine in the various salts can lead toperspective to the formation of stones and the development of urolithiasis. This pathology is called urolithiasis and is diagnosed only on the basis of an ultrasound study.
The treatment of urolithiasis is based onapplication of pharmacological agents that soften stones. Further, phosphate stones are subjected to remote shock wave lithotripsy by means of a special apparatus. Several sessions of this therapy break up the salt formations into smaller components, which are later easily removed from the body by natural means.
Treatment of urolithiasis is a necessary measure, otherwise the likelihood of development in a person of various complications - renal colic, malignant tumors of the renal pelvis, sepsis.
During pregnancy, women often have phosphaturia, however, as a rule, this phenomenon is not dangerous. In most cases, this syndrome is caused by a change in the habitual way of life and diet.
In addition to changing the diet to the formation of excessthe number of salts in the urine can lead to other factors. For example, violations in the work of the kidneys and urinary tract. Phosphates may indicate the presence of kidney stones, so pregnant women are often sent to the ultrasound diagnosis and further consultation of the nephropathologist in order to find out the reasons that led to the appearance of phosphaturia.
There is one more reason that causesincreased phosphate formation in expectant mothers, - physiological. During pregnancy, a woman has a higher level of progesterone in her blood. This hormone relaxes the muscles, accordingly, affects the ureters - they are stagnant in their urine. As a consequence, the salts precipitate. However, amorphous phosphates during pregnancy do not form stones, therefore, as a rule, the situation is corrected only by changing the daily diet. Improve the outflow of urine is helped by regular walking walks.
During pregnancy, women are often offeredadhere to a special diet that minimizes the consumption of products that alkalinize urine and lead to the formation of excess phosphates. This category includes:
Eating a pregnant woman with phosphaturiais reduced to eating animal protein, cereals, whole grains, bran, liver, oil. Among vegetables it is necessary to allocate brussels sprouts, pumpkin, asparagus. Cowberry and red currant are allowed. Consuming less salt will solve the problem of fluid retention in the body.
It is important to monitor the amount of fluid consumed, andalso for its quality - it is recommended to drink filtered (unboiled) water. You can use sour morses from cranberries or cranberries. It would be superfluous to receive vitamin complexes.
There are several factors that cause a state where amorphous phosphates in the urine of a child exceed the permissible values:
If the phosphaturia syndrome is caused by a foodimbalance, the situation is adjusted quite simply. If the formation of elevated phosphate levels is a consequence of the disease - everything is much more complicated.
Rickets is a disease that occurs in childrenpreschool age, causing a violation of the formation of bone tissue due to lack of minerals, deficiency of vitamin D. This pathology requires a competent approach to the treatment and replenishment of vitamins in the body. Rickets are treated only in a specialized hospital.
Symptoms of the disease most often occur before the age of two:
Among other things, increased amorphous phosphatesin the urine of a child may be due to a not fully established mechanism for the exchange of microelements in the body. However, if the child does not have any pathologies, a laboratory analysis of the chemical composition of urine does not have decisive properties.
It should always be remembered that amorphous phosphates inurine in large quantities - it is the body's signal that certain metabolic disorders occur in the metabolic processes and the situation should be corrected, eliminating the cause of the syndrome that has arisen. However, it is impossible to completely reject products containing phosphates. Phosphorus is a macronutrient, without which the functioning of the musculoskeletal system is simply impossible.
