What’s wrong with white cloudy material in urine?

Patients are advised to go to the hospital in a timely manner for routine urination, urethral secretion tests, urine culture and other tests to clarify the diagnosis. The common clinical situation of white turbid matter in urine are the following: 1. Pus urine: Patients can show white turbid matter in urine, similar to rice water, and more white sediment can appear after the urine is left to stand, often accompanied by symptoms such as frequent urination, urgent urination, painful urination, and poor urination. It is commonly found in urinary tract infections, such as cystitis, urethritis, pyelonephritis, etc. The diagnosis can be clarified by routine urine examination. It can be treated with quinolone antibiotics under the guidance of a doctor. However, if the patient is younger than 18 years old, or if the female patient is pregnant or breastfeeding, cephalosporin antibiotics are recommended for treatment. If pyelonephritis occurs, it will manifest as ipsilateral lumbar pain, and there will be chills, fever and other symptoms of infection poisoning, and hospitalization is recommended. If the pus accumulation in the kidney is more serious, it should be treated with internal drainage to place a ureteral stent, or external drainage nephrostomy, etc.; 2. Celiac disease: usually manifests as white cloudy material in the urine, like milk, sometimes it may be mixed with white clots or blood clots. Celiac disease is commonly caused by filariasis, urological tuberculosis, urological tumors, etc. The diagnosis can be clarified through urine tests, CT, ultrasound and other examinations, and the cause can be treated according to the cause. For example, filariasis can be treated with drugs such as ethamazine and albendazole under the guidance of a doctor. Urological tuberculosis can be treated with anti-tuberculosis drugs, such as rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol, streptomycin, etc., under the guidance of doctors, and surgery can be taken if necessary. Urological tumors can be treated with a combination of surgery, drugs, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, etc.; 3. Crystalluria: the condition of white turbid material in the urine can occur, similar to lime water, and occasionally patients will have symptoms of renal colic, which is common in urate crystals, oxalate crystals, phosphate crystals, cystine crystals, etc. Patients are advised to drink more water, more than 2000ml per day, and eat more fresh vegetables to promote dilution and discharge of crystals. If it is acidic crystalluria, it can be treated with baking soda under the guidance of doctor. If it is alkaline crystalline urine, you can take vitamin C treatment as prescribed by the doctor; 4. Other: for example, gonorrhea, proteinuria, or urine mixed with semen, prostate fluid, etc., can lead to the appearance of white cloudy material in the urine, which should be distinguished and then treated.