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What is proteinuria in children?

Proteinuria means there’s protein in your child’s urine.

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How much foam in urine is normal

All children have a little protein in their urine. But too much may signal a problem with your child’s kidneys. Kidneys are organs that filter out waste, extra fluid, and salt. These wastes leave the body through urine.

Sometimes older children can have orthostatic proteinuria.

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Orthostatic means “upright.” It’s called “orthostatic proteinuria” because protein goes into the urine only when the child is standing up. Children who have this condition have no kidney damage. But for some unknown reason, they lose protein into the urine during the day when they are active.

At night, while they sleep, their kidneys don’t release protein into the urine.

Symptoms of proteinuria in children

You can’t see protein in your child’s urine.

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However, it can be associated with swelling in his or her eyelids, ankles, and legs. High blood pressure is another sign of this condition. Proteinuria doesn’t cause pain.

What causes proteinuria in children?

Sometimes infection or chemicals

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