Your piss- Which color is the good color

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  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
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    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..."
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
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    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.

    Chemical and sugar filled drinks will hydrate you pretty much the same as water. Far too many people think that drinking tons of pure water is some magical weight-loss device.

    It really isn't.

    Wow, those bottled water companies have really set this propaganda in deep...
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
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    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.
  • azzledazzle
    azzledazzle Posts: 79
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    mines clear but lately ive been taking these multi-vitamins and its going green.

    Im still drinking plenty of water and i feel fine so i dont worry....

    Maybe im turning in to the incredible hulk ? or maybe im just peeing out cryptonite - i am super human by the way
  • aj_rock
    aj_rock Posts: 390 Member
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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.

    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.
  • BigDaddyBRC
    BigDaddyBRC Posts: 2,395 Member
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    Clear = You're Very Hydrated.
    Yellow = Dehydrated.

    But certain veggies/foods can lead to change in colour -

    This is not entirely true. You get dehydrated as you drink alcohol, and yet, in most cases your urine is clear. Additioanlly, if you double up the amount of vitamins in your body and are passing yellow, it means that the nutrients are not being fully absorbed by the body. before you quote that which you were conditioned to believe, please become medically certified.
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
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    Clear is very good.
    Just make sure you don't drink too much water. People have done that, but I don't see how.
  • missmaggiemd
    missmaggiemd Posts: 25 Member
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    That's funny cause after only 4 cups of water mine is clear. I don't think that's a large amount and I rarely go over 8snacking cups a day. Hmm so I don't know what that means...
  • wiglet23
    wiglet23 Posts: 887 Member
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    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...)
  • sarah_ep
    sarah_ep Posts: 580 Member
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    Clear is very good.
    Just make sure you don't drink too much water. People have done that, but I don't see how.

    My grandmother did this and ended up in the hospital. She was drinking loads of water and not eating enough. The only way we knew was when she became delusional from the tissue swelling putting pressure on her brain and nerves.

    ETA: It is called water intoxication. It is not common.
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    Steven Posts: 593 MFP Moderator
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  • Jackie9950
    Jackie9950 Posts: 374 Member
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    I went a few years ago to see a doctor and he said clear to light yellow is best and anything that colors the toliet a regular or dark yellow ussually means that you are dehydrated or have an infection.
  • eillamarie
    eillamarie Posts: 862 Member
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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.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
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    The color in the toilet bowl is a lot different than when you pee into a cup... keep that in mind... I doubt that most people actually have clear!
  • KavemanKarg
    KavemanKarg Posts: 266
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    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.
  • elmsallmissile
    elmsallmissile Posts: 86
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    My fiancé is in the Army. Is his basic training, they've told him that it should be clear. If it's yellow, it means you're dehydrated!

    It's not that long ago the Army put cigaretts in ration packs and told soldiers they were good for 'em!
  • nursekj
    nursekj Posts: 100 Member
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    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.
  • Espressocycle
    Espressocycle Posts: 2,245 Member
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    Mine gets totally clear when I drink a lot of beer, so I'm not sure clear pee is any indication of health.
  • ruthieg18
    ruthieg18 Posts: 1 Member
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    Clear pee is the way to be!

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