Monday, March 10, 2014

What You Can Learn About Your Health by Analyzing the Color and Smell of Your Urine

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By Dr. Mercola


    Urine can reveal important information about your body’s
waste elimination process, providing clues about your overall
health status.

    Your kidneys serve to filter excess water and water-soluble
wastes out of your blood, getting rid of toxins and things that
would otherwise build up and cause you to become ill. Many
things  from excess protein and sugar to bacteria and yeast
may make their way into your urine.

    Instead of ignoring your urine and dashing back to whatever
important activity having to pee interrupted, take this golden
opportunity to become familiar with your normal.

    If you notice changes in the way your urine looks or smells,
the cause might be something as benign as what you had for dinner
last night, such as beets or asparagus. Or, your astuteness may
potentially alert you to a serious condition.

    If you suspect you have a urinary tract problem, you should
consult your physician. One of the first things he or she is
likely to do is a urine test. Urine tests have been around for
more than 6,000 years1 and are easy, noninvasive tools for
quickly assessing your health status.

Minding Your Pees and Cues

    In your lifetime, your kidneys filter more than one million
gallons of water, enough to fill a small lake. Amazingly, one
kidney can handle the task perfectly well. In fact, if you lose
a kidney, your remaining kidney can increase in size by 50
percent within two months, to take over the job of both.

    Urine is 95 percent water and five percent urea, uric
acid, minerals, salts, enzymes, and various substances that
would cause problems if allowed to accumulate in your body4.
Normal urine is clear and has a straw yellow color, caused by
a bile pigment called urobilin.

    As with your stool, your urine changes color depending on
what foods you eat, what medications and supplements you take,
how much water you drink, how active you are, and the time of
the day.

    But some diseases can also change the color and other characteristics
of your urine, so it’s important to be alertand informed. With so many
variables, you can’t always be sure of what’s causing any particular urine
characteristic, short of laboratory testing. However, urine’s character gives
 you some clues to potential problems that may be developing, giving
you time to do something about it.

    The following chart outlines some of the most common color
variations for urine and their possible origins. The majority
of the time, color changes resulting from foods, medications,
supplements, or simply dehydration. But there are certain signs
that warrant concern.



COLOR           Yellow/Gold

Possible Cause      The most typical urine color, indicative of
                  a healthy urinary tract; yellow will intensify                       
                  depending on hydration; some B vitamins cause
                  bright yellow urine    

Necessary: Action  None

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COLOR           Red/Pink

Possible Cause    Hematuria (fresh blood in the urine) related to                      
                  urinary  tract infection  (UTI), kidney stone,
                  or rarely cancer; consumption of red foods such
                  as beets, blueberries, red food dyes, rhubarb;
                  iron supplements; Pepto-Bismol, Maalox, and a
                  variety of other drugs; classic "port wine"
                  color may indicate porphyria (genetic disorder)

Necessary Action:  Consult your physician immediately if you
                               suspect you have blood in your urine

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COLOR              White/Colorless

Possible Cause     Excessive hydration is most likely. (See Cloudy)

Necessary Action:  Consult your physician only if chronic

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COLOR              Orange

Possible Cause     Typically a sign of dehydration, showing up
                   earlier than thirst; "holding your bladder"
                   for too long; post-exercise; consuming orange
                   foods (carrots, squash, or food dyes); the
                   drug Pyridium (phenazopyridine); liver or
                   pituitary problem (ADH, or antidiuretic hormone)


Necessary Action:  Drink more water and don’t delay urination;
                   consult physician if orange urine persists
                   despite adequate hydration


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COLOR              Amber


Possible Cause     More concentrated than orange so severe
                   dehydration related to intense exercise or
                   heat; excess caffeine or salt; hematuria;
                   decreased urine production (oliguria or
                   anuria); metabolic problem; pituitary problem
                   (ADH, or antidiuretic hormone)

Necessary Action:  Consult your physician if problem persists
                   despite adequate hydration

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COLOR              Brown

Possible Cause     Very dense urine concentration, extreme                             
                   dehydration; consumption of fava beans;
                   melanuria (too many particles in urine); UTI;                        
                   kidney stone; kidney tumor or blood clot;
                   Addison’s disease; glycosuria; renal artery                          
                  stenosis; proteinuria; pituitary problem (ADH,
                   or antidiuretic hormone)

Necessary Action:  Consult your physician if problem persists
                   despite adequate hydration, especially if                           
                   accompanied by pale stools or yellow skin or
                   eyes

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COLOR              Black

Possible Cause     RARE: Alkaptonuria, a genetic disorder of                            
                   phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism marked
                   by accumulation of homogentisic acid in the
                   blood; poisoning

Necessary Action:  Consult your physician

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COLOR              Green

Possible Cause     RARE: Unusual UTIs and certain foods (such as                        
                             asparagus); excessive vitamins

Necessary Action:  Usually benign; consult your physician if it                         
                   persists, especially if you have pain or
                   burning (dysuria), and/or frequent urination                          
                   (polyuria), which are symptoms of UTI

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COLOR              Blue

Possible Cause     RARE: Artificial colors in foods or drugs;                           
                   bilirubin; medications such as methylene
                   blue; unusual UTIs

Necessary Action:  Usually benign; consult your physician if it                         
                   persists, especially if you have pain or
                   burning (dysuria), and/or frequent urination                         
                   (polyuria), which are symptoms of UTI

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COLOR              Cloudy

Possible Cause     Urinary tract infection, kidney problem,
                   metabolic problem, or chyluria (lymph fluid
                   in the urine), phosphaturia (phosphate
                   crystals), pituitary problem (ADH, or
                   antidiuretic hormone)

Necessary Action:  Consult physician, especially if you have
                   pain or burning (dysuria), and/or frequent                  
                   urination (polyuria), which are symptoms of
                   UTI

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COLOR              Sediment

Possible Cause     Proteinuria (protein particles) or albuminuria;                  
                             UTI; kidney stones; see Cloudy

Necessary Action:  Consult your physician

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COLOR              Foamy

Possible Cause     Turbulent urine stream; proteinuria (most
                   common causes are diabetes and hypertension)

Necessary Action:  Consult physician if not due to turbulence

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               Continued on 3/12/14

Thank You Dr. Mercola

 God Bless Everyone & God Bless The United States of America.

Larry Nelson
42 S. Sherwood Dr.
Belton, Tx. 76513
cancercurehere@gmail.com


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