Urine Color is Yellow: What Your Urine Color Say About Your Health

 After urinating you zip up and off you go.

You have a chance to learn something about your health every time you urinate(pee)-you can learn of how hydrated or dehydrated you are and maybe part of your vital organs are showing signs of dysfunction.

Since the earliest of medicine, human urine have been a very useful tool when it comes to diagnosis. The smell of your urine, the color and how dense it is can correctly tell the state in which your health is.

BROWN

In some cases it means that you are severely dehydrated and so need to take needed measures to remain hydrated but in other cases brown color of pee indicates liver diseases whereby the attention of a professional is needed. If urgent attention is not given when your pee is brown in color it could lead to lasting kidney damage.

AMBER

Amber is just like the color of honey. When you notice that your urine is this color you have to take in more water because it is a clear indication that you are dehydrated.

TRANSPARENT

When your urine is transparent or completely clear, it is a sign that you are drinking too much and may have to cut back. Drinking too much may dilute the body salt although when you drink much you are not causing yourself great harm only if you will drink far beyond what your body needs.

PALE YELLOW

When your pee is pale yellow i.e light yellow(clear to the color of apple juice), it is an indicator that you are properly hydrated. This is the color that you should be striving at.

DARK YELLOW

There is no cause for alarm, when your pee is dark yellow in color it is due to certain medicine or herbs that you have taken and if you have not taken any,  it is a signal that you need to drink more. That is the main reason people are advised to drink more water when they notice that the color when they pee is dark yellow.

ORANGE

Vitamin-C can change the color of urine to orange color. Orange color of urine can also result from eating of carrot. When you eat carrot too much your pee can change to orange color just as the skin may also have a orange color. Apart from these, dehydration and certain liver diseases are factors.

RED/PINK

There is a cause for alarm here. Red or pink pee shows that you've have been eating to much of beets and this is the least to worry  about when your pee is red or pink. When you have blood in your urine, it is a sign that something which is not suppose to is coming out from your urinary track, kidneys, bladder, prostrate or from your urethra. Kidney, ureter and bladder cancers causes blood in the urine. Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is another thing that causes blood in the urine making your urine red. When your notice that your pee has red or pink color, Immediately consult your health care provider an it can be a sign that you need urgent help health wise.

BLUE

Red or pink urine can be caused by the presence of blood, a condition known as hematuria, which may result from urinary tract infections, kidney stones, or bladder infections. Consuming certain foods like beets or blackberries, or medications such as phenazopyridine, can also change urine color. Medical conditions like hemolytic anemia or rare disorders like porphyria can cause urine discoloration. Intense exercise might lead to trauma or breakdown of red blood cells, resulting in red or pink urine. If the discoloration persists, or is accompanied by pain, fever, or other symptoms, it is important to seek medical attention.  

                               

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