What Urine Color Says About Our Health, What Normal, And More

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Urine color says about our health, and the most seen color is yellow, which commonly occurs, due to lack of water.

If your urine is giving an unusual color, it can be difficult to find out the reason, so contact your doctor.

Because In some cases, this abnormal urine color can be a sign of disease.

Although, urination is very essential for our body to do many things including removing toxic substances, and diagnosing illnesses, and indicators.

So, this topic will tell you about urine color, as well as more things about pee.

1. Urine Color

Urine color is depend on, your medical condition, like pregnancy, how much you drink water, and what you eat including medicines and certain foods.

There are many urine colors that say deep about your health condition, if you have seen abnormal urine color, then consult the doctor including:

Yellow and Amber Urine

Generally, our urine color falls in yellow, or almost clear, if you lack water you will notice that your urine has become a deep amber and dark yellow.

Yellow urine is commonly seen, due to lack of water, and bright yellow color occurs because of excess Vitamin B in the body, however, this condition is harmless.

Blue and Green

This urine color can be caused by:

  • Artificial food coloring
  • Certain medicines, and supplements
  • Medical condition like “Pseudomonas infections” also leads to green or blue urine.

Dark brown

If you see dark brown urine color, so it indicated that you are dehydrated, but if drink lots of water, and still see brown urine color, then it’s something else. include:

  • Blood urine is mostly seen in brown
  • Hepatitis
  • Cirrhosis can be a symptom of brown urine
  • Kidney infections such as (PSGN)
  • Anemia is a low number of blood cells and destroying RBC, which can turn your urine brown.
  • Some medicines

Clear

Clear urine is associated with lots of drinking water a day, which is more than the daily recommended.

NOTE: Generally, if you see clear urine, so you don’t panic about this, You need just cut down, on how much you drink water.

However, clear urine sometimes indicates liver disorders like hepatitis or cirrhosis, If you are not drinking that much water, but still see clear urine, then you should the doctor.

Red or Pink

Certain types of food such as beetroots, blueberries, rhubarb, and other fruits give urine a different color, such as red or pink, yellow, and greenish-blue.

But if you are not eating any type of fruit, that causes red or pink urine, then it may be some other serious problem. include:

  • Kidney or bladder stones
  • Urinary tract infections
  • Cancer
  • Lead or mercury poisoning
  • Internal Muscle injury

Certain medicines such as Rifadin, and some antibiotics to treat Tuberculosis, and talk to the doctor.

Orange

Dehydration, when your urine is concentrated, its color turns yellow to dark, due to which it appears orange.

However, certain medicines can also turn your urine orange colors such as anti-inflammatory, laxatives, and chemotherapy drugs.

NOTE: In other cases, orange may simply indicate a problem with your liver or bile duct. especially if you are having light-coloured poop.

2. Why Urine Is Cloudy?

NOTE: Cloudy urine is a symptom of Urinary tract infection, however, it can also be a symptom of kidney stones and signs of dehydration.

Here are common symptoms of UTI is are:

  • Cloudy and soul-smeeling urine
  • A burning sensation during pee
  • Feeling that need to pee, but not being able to

Typically UTI is more common in women than in men, because women have a shorter urethra, that is easily contaminated by vaginal and faecal bacteria.

Kidney stones can cause severe localized back pain and can make your urine cloudy and bloody, also making your urine smelly.

NOTE: Cloudy urine with foam can be symptoms of other serious health problems including:

  • Prostate problems
  • Vaginitis

NOTE: However, Sexually transmitted infections (are the reason for Cloudy urine) stis are viral or bacterial infections that are transmitted during sex.

3. Why Does Urine Smell So Bad?

There are many reasons for the bad smell in urine. here are some common reasons for them included in them:

  • Dehydration: For people who have less urination, more odor is seen in those people, and dehydration is the most common reason for less urination.
  • Diet: People who eat more Garlic, Onion, coffee, alcohol, and broccoli are more prone to a bad urine smell.
  • Medicines, and vitamin capsules.
  • Kidney stones
  • Bacterial infection
  • Liver disease

If you see a sweet smell in your urine, it can come due to uncontrolled diabetes.

In Diabetes, patients have high levels of glucose, due to which the kidney has to work harder to filter the blood, resulting in dark yellow urine, and a hard smell.

4. Pee Color Chart

Urine color chart
The image of test tubes with different urine colors and explanatory inscriptions

5. Irritation During Pee?

Burning sensation during urination is common, especially in women.

Irritation, pain, and burning, during pee is a common signs including:

Urinary tract infection, Sexually transmitted infection, (STI), Prostatitis, Cystitis, Kidney stones, medicines, and more.

If the burning sensation in urine does not go away on its own in a few hours, talk to the doctor, they can give you some medicines and liquids,

NOTE: Remember, below are some things that are triggering your irritation include:

  • Sexual activity, and wearing a condom to prevent (STIs).
  • Your diet, like acidic food like alcohol, caffeine, etc can also trigger your urine burning. so make you avoid them.
  • Dehydration, are one of the common reason, to stay hydrated.

6. Frequent Pee a Day – What Is That Mean?

If you are noticing that you have to urinate several times throughout the day, then you can deal with the symptoms of frequent urination.

However, more urine comes even in cold weather, and during pregnancy. and it may be symptoms of other serious conditions like:

If you see frequent urination – Talk to the doctor.

7. What About – Treatment

NOTE: There is no particular treatment for this, but if you see – Red, Blue, Green, dark brown, and Orange urine, without any reason.

So that means – diet, and hydration is ok, and no medicines, or supplements.

But you should consult the doctor, it may be a sign of an internal problem, and then the treatment will be done after looking at your problem.

If your urine is yellow urine, bright yellow, or brown, so it means that you need to drink enough water.

BOTTOM LINE

Urine color is depend on, your medical condition, like pregnancy, how much you drink water, and what you eat including medicines and certain foods.

Generally, our urine color falls in yellow, or almost clear, if you lack water you will notice that your urine has become a deep amber and dark yellow.

In Diabetes, patients have high levels of glucose, due to which the kidney has to work harder to filter the blood, resulting in dark yellow urine, and a hard sweet smell.

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Hello, I'm Sahil bisht, I am a Mechanical engineer, As well as, aspiring blogger with an obsession for health. This blog delicate to people who want to learn in health.

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