What causes the protein in urine?
What is most likely happening here is your body is not breaking down certain proteins properly or you have been ingesting a too much protein for your body to absorb and utilize. When your kidneys are filtering your blood, excess chemicals, minerals, etc are removed. In this case, your body could not metabolize these proteins for one reason or another, so they are expelled from your body in your urine. When you have a high concentration of protein in your urine, the protein reacts with the air as you urinate and you notice it when it hits the water, creating that foamy or bubbly urine you may see from time to time. Sometimes you may experience this foamy urine or bubbly urine after eating a lot of fish, chicken and other meats. These meats contain muco-proteins. People who take a lot of protein supplements, such as whey protein powder, may see this bubbly urine as well. Why is this? Well, if your body is not breaking down these proteins efficiently, the protein is usually expelled from
