INFER YOUR HEALTH BY THE SMELL AND COLOR OF YOUR URINE
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You can draw vital clues about your overall health by the wastes produced by your body. Your body gets rid of toxins when the kidneys filter water soluble and excess water out of your blood. A toxin build up in your body can render you ill. Your urine consists of yeast, bacteria, sugar and even excess protein. A normal examination will let you determine how normal your health conditions are.
Any change in the smell or the color of the urine is an indication that something isn’t alright with the way your body is functioning. Changes can even arise due to consumption of particular food items or might even be a potential indication of a serious health condition. It is better to consult a physician if you doubt you might be having a urinary tract problem. A simple urine test will reveal if there persists any problem. Urine tests have been in use from more than 6,000 years and they quickly provide an insight about your health status.
Learn from the clues
More than a million gallons of water is filtered by kidneys in one’s lifetime. This is enough to fill a small lake. A single kidney is enough to manage this task and if you lose one, the other one grows in size by 50% in less than two months time to manage the entire operation.
Urine consists of 95% water and rest 5% comprises of minerals, uric acid, enzymes, urea and much more. Straw yellow color urine indicates normal health conditions and the color is due to Urobilin which is a bile pigment. The color of urine also changes with the foods that you consume, the supplements taken by you, medications taken, physical activity and also on the amount of water you consume every day. However, few health conditions also cause a change in the color of urine. Hence, it is better to letter the signs and be alert.
Red/pink color urine is an indication that you’re suffering from Hematuria due to urinary tract infection or kidney stones. It could also be due to consumption of blueberries, rhubarb, red food dyes or iron supplements. Excessive hydration results in white color, cloudy urine. Orange colored urine is due to dehydration. Brown colored urine indicated extreme dehydration. It could also be due to consumption of fava beans or due to kidney tumors, blood clot or pituitary problems.
You’ve probably been consuming turpentine if your urine smells like roses. This was the case with women from ancient Rome. However, consumption of turpentine is detrimental to health. There are a lot of things that you consume which affects the way your urine smells. Urine reflects the way things are working within your body and it also consists of metabolic by-products and compounds. It has been reported in various studies that dogs have the potential to detect cancer from human urine.
Urine doesn’t really smell strong. But if yours has started to smell pungent like ammonia, then this is an indication that you could be developing urinary stones, infection or are actually dehydrated. Dehydration results in the concentration of urine due to which the smell is stronger than it really is. High protein foods such as eggs and meat also result in strong smelling urine. Metabolic disorders, menopause and sexually transmitted diseases as well impart a strong smell. Here is a list of reasons which can result in a change in your urine’s odor:
* Supplements or Medications
* Genetic conditions results in sweet smelling urine such as Maple Syrup Urine Disease
* Asparagus results in foul smelling urine owing to the presence of sulphur compound methyl mercaptan. This is as well present in garlic. If you wish to prevent pungent smelling pee then it is better to cut off the tips of asparagus.
* Urinary tract infections
* Your urine turns fruity or sweet if you’re suffering from diabetes. In earlier days, doctors used to pour urine into sand to see if it attracted bugs as a test to diagnose diabetes.
When You Feel the Urge then just GO
It is quite essential to maintain a healthy urinary frequency. A frequency of six to eight times is considered average. You daily water consumption and physical activity decides your frequency. A urinary tract infection, caffeine, diabetes, an overactive bladder, neurological diseases or interstitial cystitis can cause an increase in the frequency.
Whenever you feel the urge, it is better to pee. Delaying will only result in over distension. A habitual delay at workplace where you cannot take short breaks often is something that many have to deal with. People suffering from Shy Bladder Syndrome are at increased risks as they have fear urinating in presence of others. It has been reported that 7% of public suffers from this disorder.
You don’t really have to adhere to drinking six to eight glasses of water every day. Your body is well capable of sensing its needs. Your thirst mechanism is activated when your body loses up to one to ten percent of its total water. Exercising and dry weather conditions also trigger thirst in you. Drinking upon getting thirsty also helps you to remain hydrated.
This thirst mechanism doesn’t work efficiently as you age. Hence, it is necessary for older adults to continuously monitor their daily water consumption in order to remain healthy. This will keep the urine yellow in color until and unless one is consuming riboflavin which imparts bright “fluorescent” yellow to the urine. Enhance your water intake if you’re suffering with bladder or kidney stones.
It is vital to have a better idea of your urinary system as it can potentially alarm you of any complications. Urine acts as a window to the working of your body from within. Any complications in your health can be detected by any changes in your urine color. It is vital to drink a lot of water every day. Not hydrating your body properly can enhance your risk of developing kidney stones. Don’t over hydrate yourself if you can’t access bathroom often at workplace. Drink whenever you feel thirsty. Limit the intake of alcohol and caffeine which has the potential to irritate the lining of your urinary bladder. Ensure that you consume a diet rich in magnesium and avoid sugar. It is detrimental to delay your urine so avoid it!
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