Have you noticed that when you stay hydrated, your urine will be a light yellow, close-to-clear colour? Urine naturally carries a yellow pigment. Doctors usually refer to the standard colour of your urine as “urochrome.”
So when you are getting dehydrated, you will notice that your urine is becoming a deep amber or even light brown.
The different pigments in the food you eat or medication can also be carried through your digestive tract to change the colour of your urine.
Do you know that your urine colour can tell a lot about the state of your health? Let’s find out:
Clear urine
Clear urine indicates that you’re drinking too much water and could rob your body of electrolytes. It could also indicate liver problems like cirrhosis and viral hepatitis.
Yellowish to amber urine
The colour of “typical” urine depends on how diluted the urochrome pigment is, which is produced by your body breaking down haemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen in your red blood cells.Get The Full, Articles. .
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