Urine colour

• Pale yellow or straw-yellow = Normal
• Dark yellow = sign of dehydration, need more water
• Fluorescent/Neon Yellow Urine = Excess riboflavin (vitamin b), eating more than we need
• Orange Urine = Eating lots of carrots, vitamin c
• Pink/Red Urine = Beets, blackberries, rhubarb or blood in the urine. Damaged muscle cells, injured kidney, injured urinary bladder/tract, lead or mercury poisoning.
• Pink = can also be phenolphthalein (after taking laxatives containing it)
• Green/Blue Urine = asparagus, some medications and some metabolic disorders including intestinal bacteria.
• Brown/Black Urine = Aloe/Fava/Broad beans, cascara/senna laxatives. Alkaptonuria (inherited condition), some liver diseases (hepatitis, cirrhosis)
• Red-Purple, Red-Brown Urine = when someone lacks a specific enzyme(s) involved in production of heme, the red, iron-containing part of hemoglobin molecule, genetic disorder
• Cloudy Urine = presence of phosphate crytals after consuming high-phosphate foods, such as milk. ; urinary tract infection. ; disorder called proteinuria ;
• Colourless Urine (looks like pure water) = person is well hydrated or over-hydrated, ie drinking too much water.; symptom of diabetes inspipidus