Dr. M Sivalingam
Nephrology
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Hello doctor,
I am a 20-year-old boy. For four months, I am seeing dark red urine or blood in urine. It started when I took some muscle-building supplements, due to which my serum triglycerides became high. Now, My kidney and other reports are good, except the liver report. In liver reports, my SGPT and SGOT are slightly high.
Kindly advise me.
Hi,
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Heavy exercise, in particular without adequate hydration, can lead to dehydration. The urine becomes darker as the kidneys try to conserve fluid in the body to replace the loss of fluid through sweating. It can also lead to damage to the muscles, and the breakdown products of damaged muscle would make the urine appear red.
Excessive protein intake, in particular, the use of protein supplements, may be harmful to the kidneys. Though the urine analysis shows protein in the urine, the quantity of protein as measured by 24-hour collection is relatively small.
The liver enzyme levels (SGOT-serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, SGPT-serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase) are high. This could be due to muscle damage due to heavy exercise, as other liver tests and the Ultrasound is normal.
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