Human urine has been a useful tool for diagnosis since the earliest days of medicine. Its smell, consistency, and color are all telltale signs of your way of life and well-being, varying from what you have actually been eating and consuming recently to diseases you may unknown you have.
Urine is mainly water (at least 95 percent), but the rest is a surprisingly complicated brew of components that include urea, chloride, sodium, potassium, creatinine, and other dissolved ions, plus different inorganic and organic substances.
Usually, the color of the urine is yellow due to the presence of urobilin, a waste product that appears due to the breakdown of old red blood cells.
Here’s what the different color of your urine means:
1.Transparent
Colorless urine normally is a sign of over hydration. The risks of drinking too much water are extremely rare, which include reducing the salts in the body. So, cut down those water intakes, and get the daily water drinking in order (8 glasses daily).
2.Light yellow urine color
Looks like a pale straw color. This is normal and says you’re well hydrated. Keep up the great work.
3.Cloudy
Cloudy urine may be a sign of a bladder infection. The cloudy color comes from the extra mucus, tissues, and proteins that are broken down and coalesce in the body.
4.Medium yellow urine color
This is a sign of a healthy body, which needs a little more hydration. So, you should drink a little more fluids.
5.Dark yellow
A dark yellow color means serious dehydration. Start drinking something immediately (preferably water or tea). Dark yellow urine color might also be a side-effect of excess vitamin B intake.
6.Orange
Orange color of your urine may indicate that you are not drinking water enough. Also, it may indicate that you have some problems with the liver or bile, or it could be food poisoning. If you notice this color of your urine, contact your doctor.
7.Pink
Sometimes, it can mean that you have eaten blueberries, beets, or rhubarb most recently. If not, you may have blood in your urine. Sometimes it can occur, but a frequent blood appearance in the urine may indicate to some health problems including kidney disease, urinary tract infections (UTI), tumors, problems with the prostate, mercury and lead poisoning, etc. If this is the color of your urine, consult your doctor.
8.Brown
Certain medications such as the anti-malarial chloroquine or the antibiotic metronidazole can turn your urine color to brown. Yet, this color often indicates liver and kidney disorder as well as too much exercise. When working out, your muscles use myoglobin for energy, so if you’re exercising frequently, it can leak into your blood stream and get to your urine. If you notice your urine color has changed to brown, take a myoglobin test at a doctor as excess myoglobin can result in kidney failure.
9.Blue or green urine
Eating a diet rich in foods full of synthetic dyes is the usual cause for blue or green urine. The jello-o-like urine may also be a result of medications such as Uribel as the drug contains a compound called methylene blue. Blue or green urine is usually nothing to be concerned of, but make sure to drink a lot of water as well in order to dissolve the color.
10.Blurry or foaming
Chronic fizzing of your urine shows kidney malfunction, probably bacteria or virus. Also, it could indicate excess protein in your diet, and can be removed easily. If it keeps repeating, see a doctor.
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