Colorless urine - health problems?

The urine of a completely healthy person usually has a straw yellow color. Therefore, colorless urine is an occasion to think about your health. The color of this biological fluid depends on a number of factors, such as, for example, the presence of special substances (urobilin, hematoprofirin and others). During the day, its color changes, depending on the density, volume, as well as the components that color the urine in a different color. These components enter our body with food, medicines and vitamin complexes, for example, if you ate beets - in the morning you will have pinkish urine. When we go to the toilet in the morning, we usually notice that the urine is a bright yellow color - this is because it is very concentrated. During the night, the kidneys removed all unnecessary substances, which accumulated in the morning urine. Therefore, morning tests are the most accurate.

When does urine change color?

  • In the event that a person has a liver or gall bladder disease, the urine becomes in color similar to a strongly brewed tea;
  • With a disease such as glomerulonephritis, it becomes reddish, although if you ate carrots or beets in the evening, the urine will also have a pinkish tint;
  • Colorless urine   appears after a person drank a lot of liquid during the day. Although if she is so constantly - an occasion to think about how long you checked your kidneys;
  • Turbid urine with flakes appears when the urinary organs are inflamed, for example, with infection;
  • Urine with foam occurs only in men, in principle, there is nothing to worry about, since this suggests that sperm got into the urinary tract.

Colorless urine does not mean that you are sick. Although this is the first sign of such pathologies as diabetes and diabetes insipidus, nephritis, chlorosis, nephrosclerosis and others. We can say with confidence that the color of urine is not an indicator of an ailment. The doctor judges the presence of the disease after various studies of this biological fluid.

The structure of the child’s body has its own characteristics, so what is the norm for an adult is completely not the norm for a child. Colorless urine in a child is not always the norm. Children's kidneys in their anatomical structure are significantly different from the organs of an adult, because after the baby is born, his kidneys will develop for several more years. Therefore, the color changes of children's urine must be monitored constantly. In a newborn baby, the color of urine is very pale due to the fact that it is very slightly concentrated, since the baby does not yet consume any products except breast milk. Over time, urine acquires a normal light straw color, and with a large amount of fluid consumed, it becomes lighter. First of all, parents should be alerted to a change in the color of the urine of the child, if it suddenly turns pale and almost colorless - the child must be taken to a doctor. This symptom suggests that the baby has a suspicion of diabetes mellitus or, even more unpleasantly, a violation of the kidneys.

When to the doctor?

If you decide that the baby is sick or has other strange symptoms, for example, colorless urine in a child, the first step is to consult a local pediatrician. In the future, the doctor, assessing the condition of the child and looking at the results of laboratory tests, will send to the doctor a narrow specialization - a urologist, gynecologist, nephrologist and so on. The main thing is to diagnose the disease in time - the attention of parents. If you monitor your health and the health of your child, you will not have to wonder why the urine is colorless. Knowing that this is a dangerous symptom, you should immediately consult a doctor, and the negative consequences of the disease can be prevented in time. Therefore, for any deviations, go urgently to a specialist!


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