ha ha, I C-U-P

[Imthecowgodmoo]

Which should I be cheering for when using the potty? Should I be hoping to see yellow or clear pee when I leak the lizard?

I have heard that yellow urine means that you are dehydrated and need to drink more liquids. Any truth to this?



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I can't speak for humans, but if an animal pees clear, like water, that is bad. If the pee is very dark, well, that can be bad too. Healthy animal urine should be a sort of medium yellow, clear (as in you should not see a lot of stuff floating in it), and there should not be a strong smell to it. I don't think human's urine should be any different. :)

[andros]

Sure it's true, to a certain degree. The color (and smell) come from the wastes that are being excreted. The lighter the color, the greater the ratio of water to nasty stuff.

Is it a good thing? Usually. But if you ever have to take a hospital-grade diuretic, you basically get plain water. And it's a big pain in the . . .

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[EvilGhandi]

I heard Dr. Dean talking about that very subject today on the radio.
Michelle pretty much nailed what he said dead on.

[Nickrz]

IS YOUR URINE THE WRONG COLOR??
Find out on channel 9 news at 10..

Yes,I think it's supposed to be as light yellow as possible,unless you eat asparagus,then it should be light green! As for your lizard, some folks should say catepillar. ;)

[AWB]

When I first took a mega-vitamin pill, my urine came out a brilliant yellow. Had I not been peeing, it wouldn've been scared out of me.

My roommate pointed out that the pill had many times the USRDA of Vitamin A, which caused BPS (brilliant pee syndrome). My question: Why do these pills have such mega amounts? Isn't 100% good enough? Or are they saying the gov't RDA isn't what it should be?

[neuro-trash grrrl]

What does it mean when your pee glows in the dark? Because, uh, that happened to me once...

[BenDover]

This is taken from the textbook "Urinalysis and Body Fluids" Edition 3 by Susan King Strasinger, D.A., M.T. (A.S.C.P.), published by F.A. Davis Company, Philadelphia, in 1989.

Normal urine gets its color from a pigment called urochrome that is secreted from the body at a constant rate (amount depends on individual metabolism). Because the rate does not change, the intensity in color of the urine can be used for a rough estimate of urine concentration. Very intense yellow color indicates concentrated urine (less water) and very pale or colorless urine is diluted (lots of water). You may notice that your first piss of the day is very yellow, while later pisses are much lighter. This is because your kidneys have been busily excreting all that stuff they usually excrete while you've been sleeping and not pissing, so that stuff has built up in your urine (including urochrome), so the first-piss urine is concentrated. While awake you piss regularly, so this concentration doesn't occur and the urine is diluted and therefore lighter in color. Some urinalyses actually require first-piss samples for accuracy.

Abnormally concentrated or diluted urine can be a sign of a variety of problems, including kidney disease and diabetes insipidus (not the kind that requires insulin).

A dark yellow urine that produces a yellowish foam when shaken may indicate liver problems (normal foam is white). Bright or dark yellow or yellowish-orange urine may also be caused by certain drugs or by eating lots and lots of carrots.

Red or pink urine may be caused by the presence of red blood cells, hemoglobin, myoglobin, or porphyrins. This may also be caused by certain drugs, or, in genetically susceptible persons, by eating beets!

Green or blue-green urine can indicate a Pseudomonas infection, can be caused by certain drugs, or by eating Clorets.

Brown or black urine may be seen in specimens that are left standing for some time if the sample contains red blood cells, denatured hemoglobin, or melanin. Also seen in a condition called alkaptonuria, which basically means 'alkaline urine'. And, of course, certain drugs can causse the urine to darken after standing.

"Many abnormal urine colors are of a nonpathogenic nature and are caused by the ingestion of highly pigmented foods, medications and vitamins."

Basically, CowGod, if the above was too much to swallow, if you're urine is very yellow when you first get out of bed but lighter during the day, you are probably normal (or as normal as a CowGod can be). If your urine stays dark all day long, try drinking more water. Drinking lots of coffee, tea, and dark sodas can also cause your urine to be darker. If you don't see an improvement after the water increase, see a doctor.

Also, if your urine is colorless or near colorless ALL of the time, see a doctor. It should be darker when you first wake up, unless you piss regularly during your sleeping period. There are several conditions that will result in your kidneys not concentrating your urine, and you should check it out just to be safe.



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[pluto]

Three comments:

1) My wife went to the doctor once because she had blood in her urine. The doctor asked her if she'd been eating beets. She had. Case closed.

2) There's an old joke about a sign in a London club: "Gentlemen are asked to refrain from urinating in the umbrella stand during asparagus season".

3) If I eat Super Sugar Crisp for breakfast my pee smells like it all day. I don't normally notice any odor when I pee (well, I'm not usually sniffing!) but this is very strong and happens very rapidly, within an hour usually. I don't know what they put in those things (the Sugar Crisp!) but my kidneys don't break it down and they ship it out post haste!



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Mark Twain
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc

[Lissa]

Once upon a time, not so long ago, I had a mild urinary tract infection. I went to the store, and bought a product called Azo. I popped two of the little burgandy pills, and next time I answered nature's call, I was horrified to see that my urine was a dark orange-red. Panicked, I dug the box out of the trash, and was relieved to read that this was a side effect of the medication. Moral of the story . . . it is probably a good idea to read the side effects portion of the directions. Especially before you call your mother in a blind panic, because after she calms you down, and tells you to go get the box you really are embarassed.

[Imthecowgodmoo]

Thanks Ben, I'm so relieved now!

(Ha Ha, I made a pee joke!)

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[Whammo]

Actually... (I worked for a nutrition company) large amounts of vitamin B will produce dark yellow pee (excesses being excreted) if you take a vitamin suppliment, even a multi vitamin.... you will see this.

As for smells.... I am a strong coffee drinker.... and my pee smells like coffee all morning!!!!!!

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something very wise that I can't quite remember. -George Carlin

[Keeves]

AWB askedWhen I first took a mega-vitamin pill, ... My roommate pointed out that the pill had many times the USRDA of Vitamin A, ... Why do these pills have such mega amounts? Isn't 100% good enough? ...D'uh. Those weren't regular pills. You chose to get mega pills, and you are surprised that they have mega amounts? I'm missing something here. Which part of the label did you not understand?

[handy]

I get cloudy urine sometimes. That too, isn't much to be concerned about as its just extra phosphates.

In Britain, 'take the piss' means to make fun of someone.

[Jebediah]

I think I heard that foamy pee can mean too much protien in your pee, which can be bad. Somebody once talked about taking a med that turned their pee blue!

[Doctor Jackson]

Somebody once talked about taking a med that turned their pee blue!

I was unaware that Ty-D-Bowl had medicinal properties...

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[manhattan]

BenDover, I’m a little unclear (heh) about something . How much of your post was an exact quote from the book and how much was rewritten by you to make it more readable by we lay people? Am I to understand that the medical term for taking a piss is "taking a piss?" If so, my elementary school owes me a few detentions back.

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[BenDover]

manhatten, the only part directly quoted from the book was in quotations. I paraphrased the rest of it because to quote it all exactly would have created a tremendously long post, plus some of the material came from a chart (some of the causes of different colored urine) that I can't reproduce here.

That is why I gave very thorough reference information about the book, so that anyone who can locate it can double-check my info.

If you're really, really interested I can type in the whole chapter on Physical Examination of the Urine - its actually pretty interesting stuff. I don't know how much of the book can be directly quoted without violating copyright laws.

Another quote from the book, under 'Odor', about asparagus:

"Studies have shown that although everyone who eats asparagus produces an odor, only certain genetically predisposed people can smell the odor."

Wanna here about Maple Syrup Urine Disease?



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[manhattan]

Nope. Not even a little bit. ;)

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[voguevixen]

while we're discussing "pee" and it's humorous properties...could someone explain the popularity of the the sticker of the little boy (Calvin?) peeing that every other weirdo has on their car nowadays? I am so not getting it!

[BenDover]

Well, to me the sticker is only funny if it's placed so that Calvin is peeing ON something, like the Ford emblem.

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[LongHrn99]

It's saying "Piss on (whatever symbol, company, etc)" My favorite was Calvin pissing on the Texas A&M symbol.

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[NanoByte]

If pee fell in the woods, and no person or animal were around to smell it,. . .where would it have come from?

[voguevixen]

Yeah, but...why is that funny? I mean, peeing on something = hahaha, why not put a package of Depends in your back window so people will think you are peeing RIGHT THEN AND THERE! Oh the hilarity! Is it a guy thing? And why would you have it on your car? I mean I can understand if you have some old junker that you obviously aren't driving for looks, but some of these cars I see are obviously expensive and well cared for, it's like having a mansion and putting one of those plywood cutouts of a fat lady bending over in front.

[manhattan]

voguevixen:

First, yes. It's a guy thing.

Second, the reason it's funny (to a guy) is that when you see a well-cared for, expensive Ford, Calvin is peeing on a Chevy, and vice versa. Likelise, Calvin pees on your school's rival slogan, not yours. It's a whole "my is better" thing. Also a guy thing.

Third, I'll bet that Masterson gets apoplexy every time he see one of these things. This is also funny, because in his last book he totally ruined Calvin & Hobbes by revealing himself to be a self-righteous, annoying whiner.

We sometimes feel bad about being so juvenile. But not often.


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[mangeorge]

1st, men don't pee, men piss.
2nd, women [i]hate it[/] that they can't piss while standing. (Called "piss envy"). :)
Peace,
mangeorge


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[UncaStuart]

Peeing clear is not necessarily bad, and in some cases is encouraged. I'm thinking right now in terms of athletic activity like bicycling, where before starting a long ride, like a century or double century that may take 6-14 hours, a rider is encouraged to be drinking enough in the days before to "go" more than three times a day at work with light colored piss--the goal to avoid dehydration during the ride, with its resulting headache and inefficient muscle contraction and relaxation. Considering that I am a "sweater" and go through 180 oz of sports drink per 100 miles, I like to get a headstart by "pre-hydrating" and peeing clear. Seems to work.

[voguevixen]

1) Why does my neighbor have Calvin peeing on the word "TOYOTA" on his Celica?

2) What makes you think women can't pee standing up?

[mangeorge]

"2) What makes you think women can't pee standing up?"
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2) No cheating, and you can't get any on your legs.
1) And Calvin isn't peeing, he's pissing.
Listen to mangeorge.
Peace,
mangeorge

[Whammo]

no mangeorge..... it isnt a man thing... I am a man... I think it is an ignorant thing.... I love calvin and hobbes... but I just dont think the pissing thing is funny... as a side note I work with a WOMAN that has a pissing calvin on her TRUCK... but also a bumper sticker that says "100% redneck". enough said?? Ha Ha

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[mangeorge]

"no mangeorge..... it isnt a man thing."
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I didn't say the pissing Calvin was a man thing, only that pissing while standing was a man thing.
I thought the calvin thing was funny, till the millionth time I saw it. We tend to over do things that we see as cool. Phrases and such. So don't even go there. :)
Peace,
mangeorge

[mangeorge]

Ps to voguevixen. I know about the little funnel thingy, and it doesn't count.
:)
Peace,
mangeorge

[ThufferinThuccotash]

What makes you think women can't pee standing up?

Standing up, maybe; but let's see you do it with your pants on...

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[Nickrz]

Women can pee standing up. In their shoes.
Bachelor hint #43: If you pee sitting down, you won't have to wash the bathroom floor as often or worry about females falling in your toilet.

[Whammo]

your supposed to wash the bathroom floor??


mangeorge... ah, thats totaly different then. sorry to unleash on you unnecissarily :)

[Whammo]

p.s. shit happens

[neuro-trash grrrl]

Oh, god, I hate those pissing Calvin things! I worked at an auto aution, and it seemed like three out of every ten vehicles that came in had one. Especially repos. I still cringe whenever I see one.

And, yes, women can pee standing up. Spread your legs, spread your, uh, you know, aim verrrrrrry carefully, and, oh yes, don't be wearing pants. Fun and educational!

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[Imthecowgodmoo]

Yeah, but can you women piss your own name in the snow during winter (or on the sidewalk or just about where ever, come to mention it)?

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[neuro-trash grrrl]

I don't think I'm quite that coordinated yet. But maybe if I practice...

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[Enright3]

Out of respect for a friend of ours, we always pissed HIS name in the snow. To this day, if I feel the need to write a name in the snow, I'll write "Larry O'Hern".

Enright3

[voguevixen]

Thanks, NTGrrrl, that's the actual point I was getting to. Our aim is not as good because our, um, barrel is a lot shorter...heh heh. Also, I don't think most female bladders hold enough for a full name.

[RoboDude]

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Somebody once talked about taking a med that turned their pee blue!
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On an older thread, someone talked about a substance called methyl blue(sold in pet shops as "Ick-Away", I believe) that turned pee green or blue, depending on how much was ingested. Is that what you're thinking of?

[elelle]

Once upon a time, during a urinary tract infection, the doctor prescribed a big old horsepill, with the warning it would turn my pee blue. Sure did, and got rid of the infection too. Don't know if it's the same substance as Ick Away(used to clean fish tanks..bleeeaaackkk).
If I were to take it again, I believe I would try to time it so I could pee at a friend's house and not flush, for the wonderment factor---Hee Hee...

[gypsy]

okay but show me a girl who can put out a camp fire by pissing on it?