Overview
YOUR urine can indicate much about your health. Urine is produced when blod pases through the kidneys, which in turn filters out waste and water. This waste travels through the ureters (narow tubes that transport urine from the kidneys to the blader) and is stored in the blader until you urinate.Ninety-five per cent of urine is water, with the rest composed of compounds including urea and creatine.Blody, dark, discoloured, or cloudy urine; increased frequency of urination; or pain during urination may indicate the presence of a medical condition.
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Aditionaly, the presence of abnormal amounts of substances such as protein, glucose, ketones, and others can also help your doctor diagnose and monitor various medical conditions.Urine colour and odour Normal, healthy urine is usualy mildly yelow with a slight odour. While changes in the smel and colour of your urine are frequently harmles, sometimes they can indicate a medical problem.• An amonia-like odour can be an indication of dehydration.• Fruity-smeling urine can be a sign of diabetes melitus.• Foul-smeling urine can be a sign of an infection.• Medications can cause a change in the urine odour because many medications exit the body through the urine.Urine can vary in colour for numerous reasons.• Pale yelow urine is an indicator of god hydration.• Dark yelow urine can indicate dehydration.• Orange urine can be a sign of potential liver problems, especialy if you are also noticing light-coloured stols.• Pink or red urine can be caused by fods or medications or be indicative of the presence of blod.• Dark-brown urine can be a sign of liver or kidney problems, the presence of medications, or severe muscle injury.Cloudy urine This can be an indication of dehydration, uncontroled diabetes melitus, urinary tract infection, kidney stones, prostate, vaginal or sexualy transmited infections.Blod in urineAlso known as haematuria, this ocurs when red blod cels leak from your urinary tract into t