Your piss- Which color is the good color

It doesn't matter unless it's dark brown. Then you have rhabdomyolysis and need to rush to the ER before you go into kidney failure.

I always thought that was called "Poo Poo" or "Poopie" or "poos" or "dooky"

"Does clear urine mean you're healthy? What causes clear urine?

Clear urine CAN mean you're healthy. Typically, the healthier you are, the lighter your urine color. While you would think that clear urine would mean a well hydrated, healthy body, it may actually be a symptom of some other issues. The ideal healthy urine color is actually a straw yellow color. Clear urine that does not appear to have any color can mean that you are healthy and have a well-hydrated body, but it could also mean that you are over hydrated and risk water intoxication (water poisoning) or you may even have diabetes."
More at: http://www.urinecolors.com/clear_urine_color.php

But at 8 glasses per day, I doubt you're at risk for water intoxication. I'd say you're okay.

"It's Not How Much You Drink, It's How Fast You Drink It!

The kidneys of a healthy adult can process fifteen liters of water a day! You are unlikely to suffer from water intoxication, even if you drink a lot of water, as long as you drink over time as opposed to intaking an enormous volume at one time. As a general guideline, most adults need about three quarts of fluid each day. Much of that water comes from food, so 8-12 eight ounce glasses a day is a common recommended intake. You may need more water if the weather is very warm or very dry, if you are exercising, or if you are taking certain medications. The bottom line is this: it's possible to drink too much water, but unless you are running a marathon or an infant, water intoxication is a very uncommon condition."
More at: http://chemistry.about.com/cs/5/f/blwaterintox.htm

I live off asparagus, so I pee hilighter fluid

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/urine-color/DS01026

http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/urine-test

http://www.school-for-champions.com/health/urine_color.htm

http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/drinking-enough-water-topic-overview (Read section that says "How can you tell if you are drinking enough water?")

Lighter the better in general, but there are exception. There are ceirtan food that can color your urine and it is ok. Last week a day I ate a huge amount of raw beets, and my pee became kind of pink the next day. It scared the hell out of me, but then I read upon it, and it is normal.
Also I used to take a B vitamin complex and it made my urine bright bright yellow. It was prescribed it to me by a Dr, and I was warned ahead of time of the color change. Obviously huge amount of vitamin B makes urine yellow.

When my husband was hospitalized for liver failure, he came out of the bathroom with his filled jug for the nurses and said, "I decided to brew some tea instead..."

I drink about 10 cups of water a day. From morning to dinner, it goes from light yellow to clear. But some people here have said that clear isn’t good. So begs the question,

Which color is a good color and shows that your metabolism is working?

I didn't realize there was any correlation between urine color and metabolism, I thought it was urine color and hydration. There are other things that you can tell by the smell (including hydration and if you've eaten asparagus), but I'm not sure about the metabolism correlation.

There is no need to drink til you're clear. A light yellow is fine. If you're clear that means you are super hydrated and that really isn't necessary. You don't want to be dehydrated but what's the point of drinking so much that there's nothing left to filter and your kidneys are just getting rid of excess water? We never do anything normal, everything is always overkill. This water hype is overkill in my opinion. Even in the hospital, when we are pouring IV's into people, and have them on catheters, they never get clear, always light yellow. I can't imagine how much you guys are drinking to get to clear. It can't be good for you.

Every doctor (both naturopathic and main stream medical doctors) have always said that clear is what you should aim for. Any color at all in the urine is indicative of dehydration.

Light yellow signals the start of dehydration and the darker the yellow the worse the dehydration is.

The human body is made up of mostly water so drinking a lot of water makes perfect sense. It keeps everything in balance.

Also, the human kidneys can filter up to 15 liters of water per day so there is no way that drinking 2 or 3 liters of water is in any way over kill.

I think many people downplay the importance of water for PROPER human body function just to have the excuse of being able to drink their chemical and sugar filled drinks.

You've misquoted a few facts. First off, the colour indicates ONLY the relative concentration of minerals in your piss. You could theoretically get a darker color just by taking too many multi-vitamins. Clear piss can also indicate a vitamin deficiency, as your body holds on to every last bit it can.

And the kidneys filter BLOOD, not water. And filter upwards of 160 liters of blood per day. Spot on for 2-3 liter recommendation. Helps to note that the 2-3 liters is AFTER we take food and metabolism inputs into account.

Clear is very good.
Just make sure you don't drink too much water. People have done that, but I don't see how.

It's good to be clear. When it's yellow, your body is flushing out the things it doesn't need. (Esp. if you take more supplements than your body needs...)

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There is no need to drink til you're clear. A light yellow is fine. If you're clear that means you are super hydrated and that really isn't necessary. You don't want to be dehydrated but what's the point of drinking so much that there's nothing left to filter and your kidneys are just getting rid of excess water? We never do anything normal, everything is always overkill. This water hype is overkill in my opinion. Even in the hospital, when we are pouring IV's into people, and have them on catheters, they never get clear, always light yellow. I can't imagine how much you guys are drinking to get to clear. It can't be good for you.

My body functions best on 6-10 glasses of water a day (depends if I'm sitting driving all day or going to the gym). My urine is usually clear after just a couple glasses, sometimes a super pale yellow. Nothing wrong with this. It means my kidneys are effectively cleansing my blood of toxins & that the water is helping.

Many multi's load up on beta carotene so that your urine goes deep yellow, and you think you are getting a tonne of good stuff.

Darker in the morning then as you rehydrate it clears up....blood in urine can be from too much exercise but tt's something a doc needs to see.

Clear pee is the way to be!