What causes high protein levels?
Disease description:
Recently, when urinating, there is some pain, and the key issue is that the urine appears somewhat whitish. After going to the hospital for an examination, they said it's a condition of high protein levels. So, what causes high protein levels?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Yang Ziqi
High protein levels mainly include:
1. Dietary factors: Long-term excessive intake of high-protein foods, such as meat, dairy products, and eggs, may lead to excessive protein metabolism, causing elevated protein levels in the blood.
2. Lifestyle habits: Lack of physical activity or a low basal metabolic rate may slow down the body's consumption of protein, potentially leading to elevated protein levels.
3. Disease-related factors: Chronic diseases such as kidney disease, diabetes, and hypertensive nephropathy, as well as acute conditions like inflammation and infections, can all cause abnormal protein metabolism, increasing protein concentration in the blood. Particularly in kidney diseases, such as glomerulonephritis and nephrotic syndrome, the filtration barrier of the glomeruli is damaged, allowing proteins to pass into the urine and increasing urinary protein levels.
4. Medication factors: Long-term use of certain medications, such as specific antibiotics and anticancer drugs, may also affect protein metabolism, leading to elevated protein levels.
