Wednesday, January 1, 2014

COLORED URINE

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Star2, Thursday, 2 Januari 2014
Tell Me About … By Dr Y.L.M.
WHAT COLOR IS YOUR URINE?
 
Normal urine is usually straw-colour yellow.  It is not cloudy.  There are many causes of cloudy or foamy urine.  Sometimes it can be due to mild dehydration which causes the body to conserve water and result in more concentrated urine.  Some common causes of cloudy urine:
·         Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
o   Can signify an infection in any or all parts of your urinary tract, from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
o   UTI leads to production of pus, especially infections involving the kidneys and bladder.
o   Urine can also contain blood as the infectious organisms invade and destroy healthy cells
o   Other accompanying symptoms of UTI:
§  Burning sensation during urination
§  Urinating very frequently
§  Having the urge to urinate frequently
§  Pain in the flanks (kidneys)
·         Increased levels of phosphate crystals
o   Cloudy urine with foul smell.
o   This condition is not harmful.
o   Usually causes by excessive consumption of milk.
·         Dehydration
·         Abnormal vaginal discharge (women)
o   Cab be due to changes in ovulation cycle, female reproductive tract infections
·         Taking too many vitamin supplements
·         Gonorrhoea
·         Presence of protein
o   Many causes including diabetes mellitus, hypertension during pregnancy, nephrotic syndrome
·         Kidney stones
·         Infectious of the prostate

Red or pink urine can be due to the presence of blood.  This is called haematuria.  The cause of this can also simply be what you eat.  Beets, blackberries and rhubarb can cause red urine. Chronic lead or mercury poisoning can also turn urine red.


Orange urine can be caused by rifampicin and certain other drugs, or it can be indicative of bile duct problems.  Some people have dark color urine as a result of bilirubin.  Blue or green urine can be caused by ingesting certain food dyes and medicines.  There’s also a condition called ‘blue diaper syndrome’ where children with families’ high calcium in their blood have blue urine.

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