# Misty Morning, Cloudy Pee

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misty-morning-cloudy-pee/81427>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 13, 2001, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misty-morning-cloudy-pee/81427 "2001-09-13T19:58:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![fandango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b5ac83/32.png) [@fandango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fandango)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2001, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misty-morning-cloudy-pee/81427/1 "2001-09-13T19:58:00Z")

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How come when I urinate, it is sometimes (not often) cloudy? There’s no other simptom (expect that it might smell more acrid). This can’t be VD because it has happened all my life. Does this happen to everyone?

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2001, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misty-morning-cloudy-pee/81427/2 "2001-09-13T22:41:49Z")

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I don’t know about the acrid smell, but turbidity is probably most often caused by precipitated salts (such as calcium phosphate), which may indicate mineral loss from the bones, but probably isn’t terribly dangerous. Other possibilities are fat or pus in the urine, either of which would be a cause for concern. I am not a doctor.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2001, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misty-morning-cloudy-pee/81427/3 "2001-09-13T22:46:27Z")

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Interesting Pogues reference.

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**Author:** ![fandango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b5ac83/32.png) [@fandango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fandango)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2001, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misty-morning-cloudy-pee/81427/4 "2001-09-13T22:50:55Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Johnny L.A. \*  
> \*\*Interesting Pogues reference. \*\*

Ah, you noticed! That song’s been in my head for some reason.

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2001, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misty-morning-cloudy-pee/81427/5 "2001-09-13T22:52:01Z")

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Cloudy urine gets talked about here sometimes but you can get better info at [webmd.com](http://webmd.com)

My doc used to put it in a test tube & spin it around then he can see what it is.