Normal Urine color can be different. Usually its pale yellow to darker yellow.
When person drinks enough water, urine color is more pale yellow.
if organism is dehydrated, urine color becomes darker.
Sometimes urine color can indicate pathological process in the organism or disease.
We will discuss most common colors and associated disorders.
Yellowish to amber urine.
This range is normal color of urine.
Clear urine or No color (transparent).
Clear urine can indicate that organism is getting more than the daily recommended amount of water.
But in most cases clear urine is not reason to worry.
If person is not drinking enough water and urine still clear, it can indicate Liver Problems, such as cirrhosis, and Viral Hepatitis.
Red or pink urine.
Some foods can color urine. Especially fruits and some vegetables, for example:
Beets; rhubarb and blueberries.
Also Medications can change the color of the urine including: senna-containing laxatives, phenazopyridine (Pyridium), and the antibiotic rifampin.
In some cases pink or red urine can be sign of hematuria, or blood in the urine.
Diseases can cause this pink urine: urinary tract infection; long-distance running, enlarged prostate; kidney stones; tumors in the bladder and kidney. But Such cases are rare.
Orange urine
The most common cause of orange urine is dehydration.
jaundice can also cause orange urine.
Some medication can also cause orange urine like: sulfasalazine, some chemotherapy drugs.
Green or blue color:
Some food which contains dyes can color urine also. Also medications: Including amitriptyline; indomethacin; and B vitamin supplements.
Bacterial infection can also color urine. For example Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Dark brown urine
In most cases, urine that’s dark brown indicates dehydration.
Some Foods can also can cause dark brown urine. For example: aloe, or fava beans.
Exercise. Intense physical activity, especially running, can cause dark brown urine, known as exertional hematuria.
It’ll typically resolve with some rest within a few hours.
Cloudy urine. Urinary tract infections and kidney stones can cause urine to become cloudy.
Foaming or fizzing urine can be sign of proteins in the urine.
It can caused by urinary tract infection, also can caused by kidney diseases.
