What causes colorless urine?

Human urine is actually colored. Under normal circumstances, the color of urine is yellow or light yellow, but some people's urine is colorless. The color of a person's urine can reflect the health status of his or her body. Colorless urine may be a sign of physical problems, such as excessive water intake, insufficient body heat, kidney deficiency, etc. The following is a detailed introduction to the causes of colorless urine.

Normal people's urine is generally yellow . Although the degree of yellowness varies, it is relatively common. Sometimes, you may find that your urine becomes colorless and transparent. Why is this? Is it harmful to our health? In fact, most urine is light yellow. If it is colorless and transparent, it may be physiological or it may be a sign of illness. So, why is urine colorless and transparent?

1. Yellow

In fact, the healthiest color of our urine is light yellow, which shows that our body replenishes water in a timely manner and is not dehydrated. Once the yellow color deepens from light yellow to a slightly darker yellow, it means that you are not drinking enough water and you need to drink more water. Of course, it's not a big problem for overall health. When urine appears dark yellow, it has a certain impact on health. This often indicates that there is "damp heat" in the body, which is often caused by eating too much and drinking too little water. This phenomenon is especially obvious if you eat too much meat without drinking water in time. At this time, we should try to drink more water to promote detoxification of the body.

2. Transparent and colorless

Clear urine without color is not the healthiest thing, on the contrary it is not a good thing. Transparent urine indicates insufficient kidney yang energy in the body, which is a direct reflection of sub-health status. If the body does not have enough heat, we need to regulate it by "avoiding certain foods", for example, we can eat less cold foods. Another situation in which urine color may become lighter is drinking too much water. If it is caused by drinking too much water, then you should consider reducing your water intake appropriately.

Milky white urine can manifest as the following three phenomena: ① Pyuria: The urine is milky white, like rice water, and often has flocs suspended in it, and there is sediment when it is left standing. If the patient has multiple symptoms such as urgency, frequency, pain, and difficulty urinating, it may be renal tuberculosis, renal abscesses, or urinary tract infection caused by obstruction or foreign bodies. It may also be prostatitis, gonorrhea, non-gonococcal urethritis, etc. Patients need to seek medical treatment as soon as possible to avoid worsening of the condition. ②Chylous urine: The color is darker than pyuria, like milk, sometimes mixed with white clots or blood. This may be caused by overexertion or eating a high-fat diet. You can take adequate rest or eat a low-fat diet to restore urine to normal. ③ Crystalluria: The urine is white, like lime water, and often appears at the end of urine. Those with white urine may experience slight discomfort in the urethra and occasionally renal colic. Crystalluria is not a disease, but is caused by insufficient urine volume. Therefore, the key for patients with this condition is to drink more boiled water. 3. If dark yellow urine means you drink less water, then it is normal for urine to be beer yellow. But if your urine is yellow like strong tea, and you haven't eaten yellow foods such as carrots and oranges in the past few days, you should consider whether there is a problem with your liver or gallbladder. Because one of the obvious early symptoms of hepatitis is that the urine is the color of strong tea. If you find this happening, you should see a doctor immediately. In addition, if your urine is yellow and turbid with pyuria, it may be a sign of suppuration of the urinary organs.