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I have cloudy urine frequently, usually 5 times or 7 times a week. I went to a few doctors about this and finally a urologist. He had me do a urine test and a spot test to make sure i didnt have an STD, which i didnt, and on the urine test he looked under a microscope and said all he saw was alittle debris and nothing else. at the time I had the test though my urine wasnt cloudy , Im wondering if that makes a difference in what shows up on the test, also I have alot of mucus drainage due to my allergies that im forced to swallo, could this come out in my urine? thanks ALSO im a 19 year old male

Edited by Customer (name blocked for privacy) on September 4 2005 at 3:34 PM

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Hi,
I apprecaite your observations about your health. They will be very useful throughout your life. It is good that you got the examination done for ruling out infections. Swallowing your sputum will definitely NOT cause the urine to turn cloudy.
A cloudy urine can be caused by precipitation of crystals and amorphous salts. Phosphates and carbonate salts precipitate in alkaline urine and
can be redissolved by acidifying the urine with acetic acid. Uric acid and urates can be redissolved by heating the urine to 60C. Urate salts also dissolve in acidified urine. This is a normal variation and does NOT require any treatment.
Other causes for cloudy urine are: leucocytes(pus), bacteria, red blood
cells, spermatozoa and prostatic secretions in men and mucus secreted from the urinary tract.

Since infections have been ruled out, i would not wory about this, just increase your fluid intake and the urine color ought to improve,
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regards
Dr. Gupta

Reply to Gaurav Gupta's Post: thank you very much my mind is at ease = )

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