A previous post talked about your POOP; this one discusses what your urine can tell you.
I was taught in chemistry courses that normal human urine should be “straw colored” or very pale yellow, clear (not cloudy) and fairly odorless. Any deviation from that color, clearness and odor is your body’s way of telling you something is wrong…
For example:
If your urine is cloudy or murky instead of clear, it could mean you have too much protein in your urine. Too much protein in your urine indicates that your kidneys are not functioning properly due to kidney stones, a tumor, or other disease states. Cloudy urine can also indicate a bladder, vaginal or urinary tract infection. Urine that is so cloudy that it is almost milky can indicate the presence of fat or mucus.
Urine that is dark yellow usually indicates dehydration. Although your first urine output of the day is typically darker yellow and more concentrated, especially if you have had a good night’s sleep, it should not stay that way throughout the day.
Although some medications may cause orange urine, extremely dark orange urine can indicate impaired liver function caused by a blockage or obstruction, infection, cirrhosis or hepatitis.
Urine that deviates from the yellow color to pink, red or dark brown often means there is blood in the urine. This can indicate a urinary tract or bladder infection, an enlarged prostate gland, or the presence of a tumor.
Some foods and supplements or vitamins can cause your urine to be discolored and or exhibit a pungent odor. Examples include curry, garlic, beets, berries, asparagus and B vitamins. Synthetic dyes in medications, vitamins, and some food can result in blue or green tinged urine. Urine that smells like sulfur or just funny is usually food related. Urine with an ammonia-like smell usually indicates dehydration. Foul smelling urine usually indicates infection. Sweet smelling urine usually indicates diabetes.
The frequency of your need to urinate is also significant. If you cannot go almost four hours without the need to find a bathroom you should investigate this need. The reason could be temporary like pregnancy or excessive water, caffeine or alcohol consumption. It can also indicate weak pelvic floor muscles, or more critically, a bladder infection, stones, or tumors.
Remember that anything you eat, drink, swallow, breathe in or even ingest through your skin is removed from your body through your kidneys and liver into your urine. The moral of this post is to convince you to keep an eye on what your urine is telling you. Keep these variations in mind. If drinking more water does not fix the variation by rehydrating your body or helping the filtration process of your kidneys and liver by diluting the offending source, be sure to seek medical advice.
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How very thoughtful of you to add this information as well! I really appreciate what you write Lorie. Too many of us ignore the simple signs that our body shows…too many infections and diseases can be controlled if we looked carefully at what we eat and what we throw out. Basically, ‘Garbage in, garbage out!’ We must pay closer attention to ourselves before getting preachy about how the world could be made a better place!
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well said, thanks for reading and sharing
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I find that after taking fizzy vitimin c pills, my urine can be used as a highlighter pen substitute. It does mean that my highlighted notes are a bit pongy, but it saves me a tiny fortune in buying the pens. Do you think I could turn this into a business?
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LOL
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bright neon/fluorescent colors do usually indicate medicine/vitamins of some sort
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Thank you for all the likes this afternoon. I’m pleased you enjoyed my blog.
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I love your writing style, looking forward to reading more
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Thank you, spread the word and maybe one day I shall the blogger laureate. Thank you
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I may have made the above into a full blog post. Because your post inspired this, I’ve dropped a link to your blog in the comments section for you.
http://stevolom.com/2016/03/15/a-business-idea-yet-another-scatologically-themed-post-my-god-why-doesnt-he-just-see-a-therapist-2/comment-page-1/#comment-91
Love, Stevo
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thanks for sharing!
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Seemed appropriate to acknowledge all inspiration.
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Reblogged this on quirkywritingcorner and commented:
Always good to know even if it’s not the most pleasant subject. ~ Connie
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I’m finding lots of useful info comes from you. Thanks for sharing your wisdom and wit. Quirky subjects are usually pretty interesting.
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thank you! I try to mix up the content of my posts to keep readers from getting bored with the same old same old!
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