Why is urine yellow-green? What causes yellow urine?

The color of urine can change with diet. If the urine is yellow for a long time, you should pay attention, as it may be caused by a physiological disease. So what causes yellow-green urine?

1. Yellow urine caused by chronic prostatitis

1. Urinary discomfort: Bladder irritation symptoms may occur, such as frequent urination, burning and pain in the urethra during urination, and radiating to the head of the penis. In the early morning, there may be secretions such as mucus at the urethral opening, and there may also be a feeling of difficulty in urination.

2. Local symptoms: a feeling of heaviness and discomfort in the posterior urethra, perineum and anus, which is aggravated by squatting, defecation and sitting on a chair for a long time.

2. Yellow urine caused by urinary tract infection

(1) Abnormal urination. Common urination abnormalities caused by urinary tract infection are frequent urination, urgency, and pain when urinating. Urinary incontinence and urinary retention may also occur. In the early stage of chronic renal failure caused by chronic pyelonephritis, there may be polyuria, and in the later stage, there may be oliguria or anuria.

(2) Abnormal urine. Urinary tract infection can cause abnormal changes in urine, the most common of which are yellow urine, bacteriuria, pyuria, hematuria and pneumaturia.