Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Yellow
Healthy urine goes from clear to pale yellow, dark yellow to amber. This depends on hydration levels, but if you’re somewhere in the yellow team, you can breathe easy.
Green
Some antiseptics and anesthetics give urine a green tinge. This is thanks to methylene blue, a dye which kidneys sometimes struggle with. Nothing too much to worry about though.
Orange
This is a sign of liver dysfunction. If your urine is this color & you notice that your stools are white, it could be
obstructive jaundice.
Healthy urine goes from clear to pale yellow, dark yellow to amber. This depends on hydration levels, but if you’re somewhere in the yellow team, you can breathe easy.
Green
Some antiseptics and anesthetics give urine a green tinge. This is thanks to methylene blue, a dye which kidneys sometimes struggle with. Nothing too much to worry about though.
Orange
This is a sign of liver dysfunction. If your urine is this color & you notice that your stools are white, it could be
obstructive jaundice.
Brown
Muddy-looking pee means kidney problems. This can be a sign of serious renal disease, even a fistula. That’s when your bowel leaks into your bladder.
Red
This is really bad. Blood in your urine can mean a hemorrhage or cancer.
In anyone over 40
we assume it’s bladder cancer, unless proven otherwise.
Get yourself to the doctor.
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