Foamy urine treatment

Your bathroom habits can tell you a lot of about your health. If you have dark yellow or cloudy urine, you're probably dehydrated, and if you ate some asparagus earlier, smelly pee may ensue.

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But what about foamy urine? And if you notice bubbles in the toilet all of a sudden, is it a cause for concern?

"After you urinate, a single layer of larger bubbles that disappears within a couple of minutes is considered normal," says Ana Claudia Onuchic-Whitford, MD, a nephrologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

"But 'foamy' urine is multiple layers of tiny to medium-sized bubbles in the toilet bowl that do not go away after a few minutes,” she says. While bubbles are clear, foam is more of an opaque shade of white.

In some cases, foamy urine may be a sign of kidney issues, diabetes, or even blood cancer.

However, it could also be something entirely simple, like how the urine hits the surface of the toilet or the bathroom cleaning products you used, says Vikas Desai, MD, a urologist at Delnor Hospi

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