WHAT DOES YOUR URINE SAYS ABOUT YOUR HEALTH?!

a-condor (62)in #health • 7 years ago

URINE is a liquid by-product of metabolism containing hundreds of different body wastes processed and produced by the kidney.

Components

Urine contains more than 95% water including inorganic salts, organic compounds, proteins (e.g. hormones, metabolites).
The major components of urine include:
*Urea - 9.3g/L
*Chlorine - 1.87g/L
*Sodium - 1.17g/L
*Potassium - 0.750g/L
*Creatinnine - 0.670g/L
and other dissolved ions, inorganic and organic compounds.

What your urine says about your health?

A normal urine without abnormalities in content and properties is usually pale yellow and is clear (not cloudy).
The test carried out on urine for finding informations on ones health is called URINALYSIS.

URINALYSIS is the chemical analysis of a sample of urine.

Urinalysis helps to provide lots of informations about one's health. The urine sample is analysed by its physical appearance ( colour, odour, pH, cloudiness), chemical or molecular content or properties.

Common test checked through urinalysis include:
*Hydration level
*Presence of certain hormone(maybe in excess)
*Inorganic Salt level
*Kidney infections
*Urinary tract infections
*Pregnancy test
*Diabetes test
*Drug test

Some of these tests falls under different conditions resulting abnormal urine production.
*Proteinuria— high protein content in urine, often due to leaky or damaged glomeruli.
*Oliguria— an abnormally small amount of urine, often due to shock or kidney damage.
*Polyuria— an abnormally large amount of urine, often caused by diabetes.
*Dysuria— painful or uncomfortable urination, often from urinary tract infections.
*Hematuria— presence of red blood cells in urine, from infection or injury.
*Glycosuria— presence of glucose in urine, due to excess plasma glucose in diabetes, beyond the amount able to be reabsorbed in the kidney.

The physical appearance of one's urine is also very informative serving as a symptom of a health contain.

So, you may actually have an idea of what's wrong with your body before visiting a doctor.
*Colorless urine indicates over-hydration
*Dark yellow urine is often indicative of dehydration.
*Yellowing/light orange may be caused by removal of excess B vitamins from the bloodstream.

*Bloody urine is termed hematuria, a symptom of a wide variety of medical conditions.
*Dark orange to brown urine can be a symptom of jaundice, rhabdomyolysis, or Gilbert's syndrome.
*Black or dark-colored urine is referred to as melanuria and may be caused by a melanoma
*Pinkish urine can result from the consumption of beets.
*Greenish urine can result from the consumption of asparagus or foods or beverages with green dyes.