Trace of protien in urine

I am a 34 y/o male who just had a physical done.  In my urine they found large amount of protien.  My doc had me take another test a week later and it came back with a trace of protien but in normal limits.  The doc said we will keep an eye on it for the next month and see what happens.  SHould I be worried about this?

[Dr_Veena]

Hi,
     How are you? Excess protein in the urine is called as proteinuria and usually it is albumin that is lost through urine. Some protein is normal in the urine. A 24 hour estimation of protein loss in urine would be optimal to estimate the level of proteinuria.
Conditions which can cause proteinuria are nephrotic syndrome, glomerulonephritis, dehydration, collagen vascular diseases, strenuous exercises, diabetes mellitus, infections, multiple myeloma etc.
I would suggest that you repeat the urine analysis again and take the opinion of your urologist to rule out the conditions mentioned above.
All the best

[lu76]

hello,
I am a 35 year old male and just had the physical done as well, I am applying for an Army school so they took all kinds of tests and now they tell me I have proteine in my urine.  The doc told me that the amount was not much at all and that was it.  Now it seems that the Army may think twice about me going to the school, I would wait and take another 24 hr test and see after that

[Osso]

Hello,
as far as urine and proteine my doctor said it is not that abnormal and can depend on how much you work out all the way to having had kidney infections during childhood.  just take another test in a few.