Urinary Week 1

Question 1

What are a result of urinary system imbalances?

Answer 1

1. Incontinence
2. UTI’s
3. Body’s acid-base balance
4. Hypertension
5. Issues with Kidneys (esp during pregnancy)
6. Adrenal Fatigue (and the relation to kidneys)
7. Interstitial Cystitis
8. Bladder Infections

Question 2

Important nutrients for urinary system

Answer 2

vitamin A
vitamin B complex
vitamin C
CoQ10
Magnesium
Potassium
Valine

Question 3

beef liver, egg, grass-fed butter or ghee, sweet potato, tuna, chicken, carrots, leafy greens, dark orange veggies

Answer 3

food sources of vitamin A

Question 4

whole grains, legumes, greens, fenugreek, fish, eggs, liver, avocado

Answer 4

food sources of vitamin B

Question 5

oranges, guava, red bell peppers, kiwi, grapefruit, tomatoes, strawberries, brussel sprouts, cantelope, cranberry, acerola cherry, camu camu, incan berries

Answer 5

food sources of vitamin C

Question 6

fish, organ meats like liver, heart, kidney, germs of whole grains

Answer 6

food sources of CoQ10

Question 7

pumpkin seeds, spinach, sunflower seeds, cashews, chard, almonds, whole soybeans, sesame seeds

Answer 7

food sources of magnesium

Question 8

chard, lima beans, yams, spinach, papaya, lentils, bananas, mushrooms, sardines

Answer 8

food sources of Potassium

Question 9

raw egg, seaweed, watercress

Answer 9

food sources of valine

Question 10

any involuntary leakage of urine

Answer 10

urinary incontinence

Question 11

leaky bladder is also called

Answer 11

urinary incontinence

Question 12

common risk factors that lead to urinary incontinence

Answer 12

vaginal birth (especially more than one)
menopause (weakening of tissues around the vagina and lack of estriol)

Question 13

what are the 4 kinds of incontinence

Answer 13

stress incontinence
uge incontinence
mixed incontinence
overflow incontinence

Question 14

leaky bladder when you’re doing something like coughing, sneezing, laughing, standing up or exercising

Answer 14

stress incontinence

Question 15

a sudden urge to go to the bathroom, but you just cannot make it in time

Answer 15

urge incontinence

Question 16

an incontinence where the bladder muscles are contracting too early and is more of a neurological problem - the nervous system is likely not functioning properly

Answer 16

urge incontinence

Question 17

a combination of stress and urge incontinence - when someone has an overactive bladder and a leaky sphincter

Answer 17

mixed incontinence

Question 18

when the bladder is full and cannot hold its contents any longer and then it just releases urine on its own

Answer 18

overflow incontinence

Question 19

what to do to manage incontinence

Answer 19

• avoid diuretics like caffeine and alcohol
• evaluate water intake
• remove some foods that are diuretics
• no water 2 hours before bed
• review medications w/ doc
• kegels to strengthen the muscles

Question 20

Leftovers from proteins that are digested and not used for amino acids to fuel the body. Also plays a role in nitrogen metabolism.

Answer 20

urea

Question 21

Our dietary protein breaks down into essential vs non-essential amino acids. If there is too much amino acid absorbed from the SI into the blood stream, there is nowhere to store it all. Some kinds of amino acids can be converted to useful things that the body needs. And what the body doesn’t need and doesn’t find useful is sent to the liver which breaks down parts of the amino acid molecule to be recycled aka a process called __

Answer 21

deamination

Question 22

The functional unit or powerhouse of the urinary system are __

Answer 22

the kidneys

Question 23

___ function is to regulate the volume and chemical composition of our body’s fluids. They’re responsible for water regulation, but also salt regulation. And contribute to the body’s acid/base balance and the excretion of waste.

Answer 23

the kidneys

Question 24

The kidneys excrete most water-soluble waste products or toxins through the __

Answer 24

urine

Question 25

The kidneys filter all water-soluble toxins and this is why they are seen as one of our primary __ __

Answer 25

detox organs

Question 26

The kidneys __ __ and __ __ by reabsorbing the exact amounts or minerals required for relative __ and excreting the rest through the urine, and there may be some imperfections there.

Answer 26

conserve water
balance electrolytes
homeostasis

Question 27

1. Kidneys filter the waste & excess water out of blood
2. What’s leftover is urine
3. As the kidneys collect urine, it filters down tubes called ureters into the bladder
4. As the bladder fills up with urine, it expands
5. When reaches max capacity, it sends signals to the brain through nerves
6. When the nerves reach the brain, the brain creates the urge to urinate
7. Brain sends signal that relaxes the sphincter and allows urine to flow out of the body

Answer 27

the process of creating / excreting urine

Question 28

Problems associated with releasing or retaining urine

Answer 28

kidney disease/cancer
nephritis
kidney stones
bladder infections
UTIs

Question 29

What can you test in the urine?

Answer 29

hormones
organic acids / metabolites
heavy metals
SNPs
Methylmalonic acid
Pyroglutamic acid
24-hour Amino acid testing