Keto urine testing-cloudy pee?

cmf1225 · 2019-02-26 00:39:10 UTC

Hi all!

Has anyone noticed their pee is cloudy when using the keto testing strips?

also i am using Bayer brand and my result is the color that corresponds with “40-Moderate”, i guess i am in ketosis? Only Lost 2 lbs in 2 weeks though.

thanks!

CarlKeller · 2019-02-26 13:59:21 UTC

Hello and welcome Christine.

Cloudy urine

I actually know the answer to this one!

Last week I went for a full physical, including blood and urine tests. My urine test came back with a big red X to indicate “Abnormal”. Because it was cloudy.

Here is the excerpt from the lab, explaining what could be causing the abnormal results.
I’m going to assume that “Eating large amounts of fatty foods” is the cause of our cloudy urine, because I don’t have any other health conditions that would cause this.

What conditions and medications may be associated with these test results?
Conditions, diseases, and medications associated with an abnormal result for this test: There are many possible causes of an abnormal urine appearance result. The following are some known conditions and medications that may be a cause © or effect (e) of an abnormal urine appearance result.

Health conditions

Urinary tract infection
Presence of sperm in the urine
Sexually transmitted infection
Medications (including supplements and foods)

Eating large amounts of fatty foods
Eating large amounts of foods containing urates (meat, seafood, etc.)
Eating large amounts of foods containing phosphates (milk, eggs, many processed foods)

The pee strips measure one type of excess ketone and aren’t a very good indicator of how well our state of ketosis is. Testing with them might satisfy our curiousity and confirm, yes or no, that we are in ketosis but that’s about the total of their worth.

Two weeks isn’t really very long. I would give it a month or two before expecting any significant results. Weight loss can be easy for some people but a very slow process for others. It could depend on sex, age, how much we have to lose, how discombobulated our hormones are, how many carbs we are eating, how much stress is present in our lives, whether we are eating too much or too little, how often we eat… and the list goes on and on.

That might make keto seem complicated but it should not if you try to think of keto as a way of eating in which the elimination of foods that are bad for us, removes inflammation, promotes healing and gives us greater control of our relationship with food. All of that can and usually leads to weight loss.

Here are some tips to help with the process:

Keep net carbs under 20.
~You can likely start a bit higher and work your way down but 20 is a good honest number that will allow you to eat plenty of vegetables along with fat and protein.

Use a carb tracker like cronometer.com
~so you can accurately track your carbs. It tracks many other things but this is the most important

Feed yourself plenty of fat and fairly moderate protein
~These two things are your best friend in regards to keeping hunger and cravings in check. You should not gorge yourself on these things but eat until you are not hungry. It’s very important to not starve yourself, so eat when you are hungry.

Keep your electrolytes up.
~At least 64oz (2liters) of water and 2+ teaspoons of salt per day. We don’t retain either of these very well on a ketogenic diet and those two things are paramount for reducing/preventing the Keto Flu

Don’t stress and get plenty of sleep.
~Growing, healing and losing weight work best when we are relaxed. So try to get 7-9 hours per day and don’t obsess with what keto is not yet doing.