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What Causes High Starch Content In Urine With Cloudy Urine?

What would be the cause behind high starch in urine? For a while my urine has been cloudy, though not all the time. I did a quick test with iodine and the sample went blue (presence of starch). I have noticed that it happens mostly when I eat a starchy foods the day before. This has also been more evident since I have gone on a gluten/dairy-free diet. The urine is very cloudy. But again not all the time. Thank you for your attention on this.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Iodine turning blue could be a sign of glycosuria, as any starch in food is ultimately converted to glucose.You need to check for your blood sugars to rule out Diabetes.If the fasting /post prandial blood sugars are normal ,nothing to be concerned about the positive iodine test .
As long as you do not have burning sensation during micturition and urine dipstick test is negative for protein loss through urine, cloudy urine has no significance.
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What Causes High Starch Content In Urine With Cloudy Urine?

Hi, Iodine turning blue could be a sign of glycosuria, as any starch in food is ultimately converted to glucose.You need to check for your blood sugars to rule out Diabetes.If the fasting /post prandial blood sugars are normal ,nothing to be concerned about the positive iodine test . As long as you do not have burning sensation during micturition and urine dipstick test is negative for protein loss through urine, cloudy urine has no significance.