0
The urine can be a significant indicator of health or illness.
In a healthy, well-hydrated person, the urine should be a clear, yellow-golden color. Some physicians comment that if a person imagined a newspaper at the bottom of the toilet, you should be able to read the words of the newspaper through the urine.
Urine becomes darker in color if a person is dehydrated because the urine is more concentrated. When the person increases water consumption, the urine lightens in color. When a person is over-hydrated the urine can become very, very light in color. Doctors recommend 8 glasses of water a day at 8 ounces each to adequately flush the kidneys and for optimum urinary health.
Besides dehydration, the urine can darken in the presence of a bladder or kidney infection. Infection irritates the bladder wall, often resulting in small to large amounts of blood in the urine. The amount of blood can be so small that it is not seen by the eye but is detected during urinalysis or "clean catch" specimens.
Also during urinary infection, the bladder walls can slough off more mucous or mucous-like tissue. This needs to be evaluated by a physician or laboratory tests. If the mucous is caused by urinary infection, antibiotics are important. An untreated UTI (urinary tract infection) can become so bad that it travels to the kidneys.
However, some people have occassional mucous in the urine with no presence of UTI. The only way to positively determine if there is a UTI is to have urine tests done.
There are many other conditions that can affect the urine's color, concentration, appearance such as mucous threads, or its odor so it is important to be evaluated by a physician.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is the medical term meaning dark orange color of concentrated urine?
Amber
What does urine gets it's normal yellow-amber or straw color from the pigment known as?
Normal urine color results from a pigment called urochrome. The actual tint will depend on the concentration or dilution of the urine. The color of urine may not always be normal; B vitamins, for example, turn urine green, and carrot juice can turn it orange.UrochromeUrochrome Urochrome
Is there a difference between a 13 year olds urine and a 18 year olds urine?
There should be no difference in the color or amount of urine for teens or adults. Urine should be a clear yellow to light amber color. If it is darker, the person has probably not had enough fluids.
Can coffee color urine?
Yes coffee can color urine. Caffeinated coffee is known to cause discoloration of the urine typically ranging from a light yellow to a dark amber color. Additionally coffee can have a strong odor particularly when consumed in excess. The discoloration and odor of urine can be caused by the following: Caffeine Tannins Other compounds present in coffeeThese compounds are metabolized by the body and excreted in the urine resulting in discoloration and a strong odor. Thus drinking too much coffee can lead to discolored urine.
Where does urine get its amber or strawlike colour?
This could be called colouration, the colour of urine, tinting, etc.. depending on your context.
What make dirty?
Normal urine color ranges from pale yellow to deep amber - the result of a pigment called urochrome. Urochrome is a pigment that is one of the causes of the yellow color in urine. It is a breakdown product of the blood's hemoglobin and is removed by the kidneys. Depending on the amount of Urochome the urine might be darker. B vitamins turn urine an eye-popping neon yellow. Carrot juice can tint it orange. And porphyria, a disease that affects your skin and nervous system, earned its reputation - and its name - by turning urine the color of port wine. Most changes in urine color are harmless and temporary - the result of certain foods, dyes, supplements or prescription drugs. Occasionally, though, unusual urine color can indicate an infection or serious illness.
What color is your urine if you use cocaine?
What color is your urine use crack
What color does iron turn your urine?
dark urine
Can taking vitamin d turn hair yellow?
The normal yellowish-amber color of urine is mainly due to a chemical called urochrome or urobilin, which is produced from the breakdown of heme. Vitamin D itself is white and, as far as I can find, doesn't have a particularly notable effect on urine color. Some vitamins can affect urine color... B vitamins, for example, can produce a vibrant, almost fluorescent yellow or green color, and vitamins A and C can turn urine orangish. If you're concerned about drug testing, using foreign substances to impart a "normal" color to diluted urine will only fool a cursory visual inspection (if that... the B-vitamin yellow looks, to the trained eye, "odd" compared to the normal color produced by urobilin).
Does ct dye change the color of your urine?
Does computed tomography Dye change the color of urine when excreted
Does change in color of urine mean you are pregnant?
No ususally darker urine means you need to drink more water. The color of urine is not a sign of pregnancy.
If you want yellow urine what vitamin do you take?
If your urine is any color but yellow i would suggest consulting your family physician. However, having clear urine is completely normal and is actually the most healthy color urine to have. There is really not a vitamin to turn your urine a specific color.
