Doctors’ call the normal colour of the urine “urochrome”
Everyone's urine is Urochrome, which means it has a light yellow pigment.
The more water you drink, the lighter is the colour of your urine.
If you are dehydrated, then the urine would be Amber.
Sometimes certain foods can cause the urine to be yellowish orange.
Regardless of water intake, the colour of urine can change due to side-effects cause by medicines.
It may be because of food or medicines.
Sometimes the colour of the urine shows a serious health condition for which you may need to visit the doctor.
Today let’s see the different colours of the urine and what they mean.
1. Clear urine is due to an excessive intake of water and this not good for health.
This can cause serious harm.
Drinking excessive water, removes the important minerals from the body.
Water intake for each individual depends on their body composition.
Instead of drinking 4 liters a day, if I drink 5-6 liters of water it will not suit my body.
Clear urine everyday is not a good sign.
Once in a while is okay.
If you see this happening on a regular basis, then you need to alter your water intake to suit your body.
2. Yellowish to Amber
Light yellow to deep amber colour is normal urine. There is nothing wrong.
The colour of the urine will be diluted depending on the amount of water.
Eating a lot of Vitamin – B can cause urine to appear neon yellow.
3. Red or Pink
Urine can be red or magenta in colour, which is a mixture of light red and purple.
This sort of urine can be caused by eating foods such as blueberries, beetroot, etc.
Certain foods can change the colour of the urine.
Red urine maybe an indicator of Kidney stones due to blood in the urine.
Tumors in the bladder may also cause blood in the urine.
If you experience blood in your urine, please consult a doctor.
4. Orange
If the urine appears orange, it could be because of dehydration.
If the urine is orange it may be because Bile, a chemical naturally found in the body.
Bile is secreted by the liver to digest food.
An increase in the bile secretion due to a liver problem, can cause the urine to appear orange or red.
An increase in bile can also cause the stool to be a lighter colour.
Early stages of Jaundice can also cause orange urine.
5. Blue or green
Blue or green urine can be caused by food colouring.
There is another reason as well.
It may be caused due to dyes used in medical tests for kidneys or bladder.
Some bacterial infection can cause blue, green or indigo purple urine
Such urine is rare and mostly linked to the food you eat.
6. Dark Brown
Dark brown urine is mostly due to dehydration.
Sometimes dark brown urine is caused due to side effects of some medicines
Eating a lot of aloe or fava beans can also cause dark brown urine.
Dark brown urine may be because of liver problems.
7. Cloudy
Cloudy urine can be a sign of an infection.
It can also be caused due disease cause by having unprotected sex with multiple partners.
Some other diseases can also cause cloudy urine.
In some cases, cloudy urine is another sign of being dehydrated.
In most cases the change in colour of urine is because of dehydration,
food or medicine that you ate.
If the colour of the urine changes to pink, red, orange, blue, green, brown and cloudy
and doesn’t return to normal in 2 – 3 days, please consult your doctor.