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Urology (Expert Forum)
BURNING MILKY SILICA LIKE SEDIMENT IN URINE and thats just the start !
Answered by
Kevin Pho, MD - Internal Medicine
Kevin Pho, MD
Boston - MA
Questions in the Urology forum are answered by Dr. Stephen Liroff, affiliated with the Henry Ford Hospital. Topics covered include benign prostate disease, penis curvature, cystisis, kidney stones, pediatric urology, prostate, sexual dysfunction, urinary tract infections (UTI), and urological cancers.
BURNING MILKY SILICA LIKE SEDIMENT IN URINE and thats just the start !
by baffled and battling, Dec 15, 2003 12:00AM
!41 YEARS OLD AND 16 years of the same set of symptoms which have been reducing in regularily over the years until recently QUESTION,Whats going on with my body? SYMPTOMS 1 Firstly gritty eyes for a week and a general feeling of acidity,for lack of better word
2 Urine progressively gets a darker yellow for 3/4 days
3 Then at the end of a urine stream a milky usually burning end stream.It isnt puss but rather like tiny SILICA flakes which settle pretty quickly in a sample tube ,dont seem to culture any bacteria so doctor wasnt very interested.
4 Then urine becomes totally clear for 4/5 days
5 Followed in 3/4 days by connective tissue inflamation,Yes I know its Reiters or Some thing similiar BUT what is this sediment and why the definate change in urine color?
EXTRAS.
1 sometimes suffer from mild prostatitis.
2 have taken lots of antibiotics over the years,
3 alcohol,I hardly drink,can bring on the process as can too
much juice or vitamin pills etc
4joints dont swell up and is BETTER in mornings and WORSE at
nights ,which is not typical,dont quote me on that !
SO THE BIG QUESTION IS WHAT MIGHT BE CAUSING THE SYMPTOMS THAT ARE LEADING TO THE REACTION AND COULD IT BE A SEPERATE AND TREATABLE PRELUDE TO THE ACHES AND PAINS ? URIC ACID BUILD UP?
THANKS FOR TAKING THE TROUBLE TO READ THIS AND ANY ADVICE APPRECIATED.
2 Urine progressively gets a darker yellow for 3/4 days
3 Then at the end of a urine stream a milky usually burning end stream.It isnt puss but rather like tiny SILICA flakes which settle pretty quickly in a sample tube ,dont seem to culture any bacteria so doctor wasnt very interested.
4 Then urine becomes totally clear for 4/5 days
5 Followed in 3/4 days by connective tissue inflamation,Yes I know its Reiters or Some thing similiar BUT what is this sediment and why the definate change in urine color?
EXTRAS.
1 sometimes suffer from mild prostatitis.
2 have taken lots of antibiotics over the years,
3 alcohol,I hardly drink,can bring on the process as can too
much juice or vitamin pills etc
4joints dont swell up and is BETTER in mornings and WORSE at
nights ,which is not typical,dont quote me on that !
SO THE BIG QUESTION IS WHAT MIGHT BE CAUSING THE SYMPTOMS THAT ARE LEADING TO THE REACTION AND COULD IT BE A SEPERATE AND TREATABLE PRELUDE TO THE ACHES AND PAINS ? URIC ACID BUILD UP?
THANKS FOR TAKING THE TROUBLE TO READ THIS AND ANY ADVICE APPRECIATED.
Doctor's Answer
by Kevin Pho, MD, Dec 17, 2003 12:00AM
, Dec 17, 2003 12:00AM
There is a group of rheumatological diseases that can result in in these symptoms. Reiter's syndrome typically presents as conjunctivitis, urethritis, and connective tissue syndromes (such as arthritis). With your story and description, this is a diagnosis I would strongly consider and discuss with your personal physician.
I would suggest testing for infection - for instance gonorrhea and chlamydia for urethritis, and what is known as an HLA-B27 level. 80 percent of those with Reiter's syndrome are positive in this level.
I would suggest a referral to a rheumatologist for further evaluation and treatment.
Followup with your personal physician is essential.
This answer is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice - the information presented is for patient education only. Please see your personal physician for further evaluation of your individual case.
Thanks,
Kevin, M.D.
I would suggest testing for infection - for instance gonorrhea and chlamydia for urethritis, and what is known as an HLA-B27 level. 80 percent of those with Reiter's syndrome are positive in this level.
I would suggest a referral to a rheumatologist for further evaluation and treatment.
Followup with your personal physician is essential.
This answer is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice - the information presented is for patient education only. Please see your personal physician for further evaluation of your individual case.
Thanks,
Kevin, M.D.
