Neon yellow coloured urine.

thielke2015
thielke2015 Posts: 212 Member
edited November 15 in Food and Nutrition
So, I am having this issue. I have an appointment for Monday with my gp but am just quite anxious and wondered if anyone else has come across this.
Apparently fruit and veg, vit B and riboflavin can cause neon yellow coloured urine. Now I do not take any vitamin supplements... never have. Could this really be because I'm eating more fruit and veg? By diet has never been awful ... I have always ate fruit and veg

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  • cross2bear
    cross2bear Posts: 1,106 Member
    The colour of your urine can be affected by what you eat, but also by the concentration of water in it - the more water you drink, the lighter your urine. The less hydrated you are, the darker it will be. Vitamins and minerals consumed can also haave an impact

    Some illnesses can also affect the colour, but unless you hear that from your GP, I would just concentrate on what youre eating or how much fluid you are consuming as affecting your pee!
  • UK92
    UK92 Posts: 53 Member
    edited February 2017
    Yeah I freaked out when it happened after using Berocca. I had a look at their website and here's what it said

    "Why does Berocca make my urine change colour?
    That’ll be because Berocca contains vitamin B2 (riboflavin). Like all B vitamins, it’s water soluble so your body takes what it needs and discards the rest. The presence of B2 can make your urine more intense in colour".

    Could be that you're eating more fruit and veg.

    If you're worried, just go see your GP.
  • thielke2015
    thielke2015 Posts: 212 Member
    Yes, I will see my gp Monday.
    I do not take any vitamins. I never have. I'm not on any medication. As far as I am aware I haven't added anything new to my diet. I am vegetarian so I have always included vegetables in my diet daily...... it's just odd that it is only just starting to happen now.... and yes I was very freaked out!
  • UK92
    UK92 Posts: 53 Member
    thielke2015 wrote: »
    Yes, I will see my gp Monday.
    I do not take any vitamins. I never have. I'm not on any medication. As far as I am aware I haven't added anything new to my diet. I am vegetarian so I have always included vegetables in my diet daily...... it's just odd that it is only just starting to happen now.... and yes I was very freaked out!

    Since you haven't made any extreme changes to your diet, going to the GP seems like the best option just to rule out anything more serious. Hope everything goes well for you.
  • sarraheclark
    sarraheclark Posts: 125 Member
    Dehydration?
  • lulalacroix
    lulalacroix Posts: 1,082 Member
    Did you drink an energy drink? Or any other drink that contains vitamins?
  • bagge72
    bagge72 Posts: 1,377 Member
    Minotaur energy drink
  • thielke2015
    thielke2015 Posts: 212 Member
    I have never drank energy drinks
  • thielke2015
    thielke2015 Posts: 212 Member
    sarraheclark wrote: »
    Dehydration?

    I have had 2 cups of tea today and 1 cup of options hot chocolate made with skimmed milk.....
    I clearly haven't drank enough but dehydration makes urine go a dark brownish colour like really concentrated. Not a neon one

  • bagge72
    bagge72 Posts: 1,377 Member
    I'm out of answers then. I just know it's what happend to my friends Sean and Paul from drinking them. They gave it up when they became role models for these two kids though.
  • thielke2015
    thielke2015 Posts: 212 Member
    Thank you everyone for your comments.
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
    bagge72 wrote: »
    Minotaur energy drink

    Nailed it.
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    Some medications can do this as well. Are you on anything new?
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    It's probably nothing to worry about, but good to get it checked out.
  • thielke2015
    thielke2015 Posts: 212 Member
    ok i think it was dehydration. i just drank 2 litres of water and now it's not neon anymore! i have just honestly never noticed that colour before
  • tarothelp
    tarothelp Posts: 167 Member
    edited February 2017
    Too many vitamins = expensive neon Urine. Your body will expel what it doesn't need vitamin wise via your urine (most vitamins anyway) Happens to me all the time. Darker brownish urine is dehydration. Neon is vitamins
  • CafeRacer808
    CafeRacer808 Posts: 2,396 Member
    tarothelp wrote: »
    Too many vitamins = expensive neon Urine. Your body will expel what it doesn't need vitamin wise via your urine (most vitamins anyway) Happens to me all the time. Darker brownish urine is dehydration. Neon is vitamins

    OP doesn't take vitamins...
  • thelovelyLIZ
    thelovelyLIZ Posts: 1,227 Member
    B vitamins have absolutely made my urine neon yellow. It happened when I was taking supplements. I've also found very nutrient saturated foods can have a similar effect. Nutritional yeast has a ton of B vitamins as well and if I make vegan mac and cheese with it I'll have the same effect.
  • CafeRacer808
    CafeRacer808 Posts: 2,396 Member
    thelovelyLIZ wrote: »
    B vitamins have absolutely made my urine neon yellow. It happened when I was taking supplements. I've also found very nutrient saturated foods can have a similar effect. Nutritional yeast has a ton of B vitamins as well and if I make vegan mac and cheese with it I'll have the same effect.

    Fascinating. Use use nutritional yeast pretty often and I've never noticed that. Vitamin B, on the other hand...
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    Can you open your food diary, OP? You may be consuming food that contains yellow or green dye. Some vegetables can contribute to fluorescent urine.

    Also, do you use spices such as turmeric or saffron?

  • EllaLeahB
    EllaLeahB Posts: 310 Member
    Have you eaten asparagus? I will definitely change the color.
  • mom22dogs
    mom22dogs Posts: 470 Member
    She just said she just drank a couple liters of water and it's gone. I would think it was because she wasn't drinking enough.
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
    mom22dogs wrote: »
    She just said she just drank a couple liters of water and it's gone. I would think it was because she wasn't drinking enough.

    Not if it was neon. That's a b vitamin thing. Drinking water will dilute the color either way.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    I also vote for the Minotaur drink.

    https://www.proformsupplements.com/products/minotaur

    Neon yellow pee won't kill you. Relax, Junior.
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
    jgnatca wrote: »
    I also vote for the Minotaur drink.

    https://www.proformsupplements.com/products/minotaur

    Neon yellow pee won't kill you. Relax, Junior.

    Oh. I thought we were talking about this. maxresdefault.jpg
  • atlantafiend
    atlantafiend Posts: 3 Member
    The first time that happened to me, I was totally freaked out. Like it's been mentioned before, I narrowed it down to my multivitamin. It sure did ease my mind to figure out what the cause was.
  • markrgeary1
    markrgeary1 Posts: 853 Member
    Beets do it too.
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