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What Your Pee Says About Your Health

What Your Pee Says About Your Health
February 26, 2018Dr. Grant RadermacherHealth & Fitness
Want To Keep Closer Tabs On What’s Going On Inside Your Body?

Let’s face it, most of us don’t give much thought to our pee before we flush it down. But if you take a peek at the bowl after going number 1, the basic details of your urine – the color, smell and how often you go – can reveal quite a bit about what’s going on inside of your body. For example, your urine can tell you whether or not you’re dehydrated, fighting off an infection, or even suffering from a more serious medical condition, so it’s worth keeping tabs on.

What Color Is Your Pee?

Your urine is the liquid waste produced by your kidneys as they filter toxins and other waste products from your blood, and is made up primarily of water, salt and chemicals called urea and uric acid. Ideally, if you’re healthy and these are all present in normal amounts, the color should be a pale straw-hued yellow. That tint comes from a pigment called urochrome produced by your body. The infographic below, from the Cleveland Clinic, lists other colors that might show up and what they indicate about your health.

What’s That Smell?

Urine doesn’t usually have a strong smell, but certain foods (especially asparagus) or supplements (especially B6) can change its odor. A strong smell of ammonia usually means you’re dehydrated. UTIs, diabetes, bladder infections and other metabolic diseases can also change the smell of your urine.

How Often Should You Be Going?

Most normal, healthy individuals will empty their bladder up to eight times per day, and seniors and pregnant women will usually have to go more often. If you notice a sudden increase in the number of times you’re running to the bathroom though, it could be a sign of a health issue like diabetes, an enlarged prostate, vaginitis, a UTI or interstitial cystitis of the bladder.

When It’s Time To Get Checked Out

If you see a sudden change in the color, smell or frequency of your urine that you can’t link to medication or your diet, especially if it lasts more than a day and/or comes with a fever, vomiting, back pain or discharge, it’s time to schedule a visit to your primary care doctor to see what’s going on.




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Omtechmed Reply
March 9, 2018

Nice article keep it up……….

John Reply
March 19, 2018

I always wondered if I was drinking enough water. The color chart is very helpful.

Bryan Reply
March 22, 2018

I really did not know that smell of urine can be related to diseases! Really something important that we should be noticing regularly. Thanks for sharing the valuable information.

John Reply
April 3, 2018

If the color is transparent are there any dangers associated with drinking too much water?

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HEALTHY and FITNESS Reply
April 15, 2018

Our urine is a great clinical indicator. It tells a lot of things about your health. But I have never ever heard about Blue or Green urine. This the first time. Thank you for sharing these informations.

Muhammad Shahbaz Reply
April 28, 2018

Awesome Article, Thanks for sharing.

Grace Reply
May 6, 2018

Awesome article. Thank you so much

Copper Compression Reply
May 11, 2018

Wow. I never knew that our urine can tell these stuff about our body. Blue or green urine? That’s something new. Good for you to add in the Purple one. 😀

Raj Reply
July 20, 2018

H Dr. Grant Radermacher
I wish I had read this article earlier. Recently, I suffered from jaundice. If I knew of the color chart and was vigilant, I would have gone to that doctor much earlier than I have . Thank you for the information

Mary Rosalie Reply
August 7, 2018

It is always good to keep tabs on the color of the urine. A whole lot of diseases and infections such as jaudice, fever, thyhoid, etc can be dignosed from the appearance of the urine.

Thanks for sharing this.

AnneBethany Reply
August 17, 2018

It depends sometimes, when you have fever the urine color different and i think urine or pee is an important factor that describes your health

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August 24, 2018

When I read the title I was genuinely captivated from the word go

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September 6, 2018

Very Informative article for me on health. keep it up.

Mizan Reply
September 6, 2018

In the morning it’s always a little bit yellow in color, But all it’s normal. Is it wrong or it’s okay?

Bemer Reply
September 13, 2018

This color chart is very helpful – thank you! I’ve always wondered what the color might say about my health.

Sam Reply
September 17, 2018

The morning time is always a bit more yellow. Lets say you drank a whole bottle of water at once, your pee would be clear like water. Depends your intake really. Also having a water filter helped a lot as well, better clearer water.

Richard G Prall Reply
September 17, 2018

I hope I never see my pee purple or green. I only have light yellow pee i drink lots of water.

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September 23, 2018

I didn’t think about this ever.
very surprising article for me and thanks for the new information.

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September 23, 2018

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October 19, 2018

In simple we always says that never let your pee colour turn to yellow,Yellow pee means shortage of Water in body.So drink enough water everyday.
Thanks for sharing this great content,keep it up

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December 1, 2018

The problem I have is that my pee is always clear though once I take my multivitamin it goes green/yellowish so I keep drinking water until it’s clear again, it’s an endless cycle.

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Thanks for your great article. Actually, Acute cystitis sometimes referred to as a urinary tract infection (UTI), is a sudden inflammation of your bladder. This condition is often caused by a bacterial infection and can cause cloudy urine or blood and other debris in your urine. You’re more likely to experience acute cystitis if you have: kidney stones.

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