Cola color, suspected acute renal inflammation, frequent urination, prostate cancer in pain
Jul 07, 2024
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More than 90% of urine is water. In addition, it is composed of components such as amino acids, uric acid, urea, and inorganic salts. Although the components of sweat are similar to those made through a similar process, the difference is that the moisture ratio of sweat is 99%, and urine contains urea.
If you carefully observe the color, smell, turbidity, and amount of urine, you can get information about various diseases that occur in our body
With the help of Shin Seok-joon, a professor of kidney medicine at Catholic University of Korea's Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, we summarized the health conditions that can be found in urine.
▶ Red hematuria causes urinary tract stones...Too much foam could lead to proteinuria
Healthy urine is transparent or light yellowish brown. Urine color is determined by the degree and composition of urine concentration, and it is normal to have a weak yellow color because bilirubin, a metabolite of red blood cells, is excreted in the urine through the liver. Dark yellowish-brown urine often comes out after heavy drinking or overwork, but this is not a pathological condition. If the urine is dark yellow and the pupils are yellow, jaundice may be present. Even if you take vitamins or nutritional supplements, your urine will turn yellow. Black urine appears in cancers such as melanoma.
Cola-colored dark urine can appear as acute renal inflammation occurs and red blood cells are excessively drained out of the blood vessels. Red hematuria can come from urinary tract infections such as acute bladder inflammation, and older men who smoke should suspect hematuria caused by bladder or kidney cancer. Rarely, urine color may be blue or green, and it may be due to some genetic diseases, but it is usually recommended to be diagnosed by a specialist as being caused by food coloring or taking drugs. If there is red hematuria accompanied by intense pain in the sides or lower abdomen, urinary stones may be the cause.
Professor Shin Seok-jun said, `You can see dark brown urine along with muscle pain after marathon, marching, or hiking for a long time, and this is a symptom that sometimes occurs when myoglobin from muscle cell destruction is excreted.' `Once you are diagnosed with hematuria, you need to check for traumatic urinary tract damage, kidney or ureter stones, bladder inflammation, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, etc.'
Healthy urine has little smell and is mildly acidic. If urine smells sweet, it is easy to think that sweet food is the cause, but food and urine have nothing to do with it. Metabolic disorders such as diabetes may be the cause.
If you continue to suffer from diabetes even though you are being treated, it means that your blood sugar levels are not being managed properly. If the urine smells badly of ammonia, the concentration may be thickened by dehydration or urinary tract infection may be suspected. The stale smell can be due to liver disease or metabolic disorders, and sometimes there is a spicy smell after eating parsley or asparagus.
Healthy urine does not come in large amounts even if it bubbles up. A small amount of foam is not a big problem, but if there are many bubbles that seem to have released soap and do not disappear and remain, it is a sign that protein is coming out of the urine. Proteinuria means that there is a kidney problem. You should take a urine test right away. However, even healthy people may temporarily have foam urine if they eat a lot of meat, exercise heavily, or have a high fever. In addition, if you have difficulty urinating or frequent urination, you should check for prostate cancer if blood is mixed in your urine and semen, or if you feel pain when urinating.
Professor Shin Seok-jun said, "If the urine is opaque and cloudy, it can be caused by bacteria that cause urinary tract infection. The cloudy urine is caused by the discharge of white blood cells that fight bacteria or bacteria." "If pain is accompanied during urination or if you go to the bathroom frequently, it is likely to be an infection, but even if you do not have these symptoms, you can suspect an infection if the urine is cloudy."," he said.
▶Depidermy or chronic kidney disease suspected when urine volume is less than 500ml per day
The decrease in the number of small variables may also be a sign that something is wrong with our body. Reducing urine volume is an important issue that directly harms the kidneys. It is necessary to prevent dehydration by drinking enough water. About a quarter of the heart rate of blood goes to the kidneys, and in any case, if the amount of water to the kidneys decreases, the amount of urine will decrease. If you sweat a lot due to the heat or if your heart function is poor, your urine volume decreases if you do not send enough blood to your kidneys due to low blood pressure caused by shock such as bleeding or infection. Even if the kidney itself is damaged due to acute or chronic conditions and cannot function, urine volume can be reduced.
If the urine volume per day is less than 500ml (decrease in urine), severe dehydration, clogged urine roads, and advanced chronic kidney disease can be suspected. On the contrary, if the urine volume is more than 3 liters per day (polyuria), excessive water intake, diabetes, and urinary retention (a lot of urine is released and thirst is accompanied).
Professor Shin Seok-jun said, `Usually less than 150mg of protein is excreted in the urine per day, but if the protein in the urine increases abnormally, kidney dysfunction can be suspected"If even a small amount of proteinuria is left unattended, the kidney function can deteriorate rapidly, so the test must be performed." "For men over 50 years of age, it is recommended to have a prostate-specific antigen test at least once a year, and if you have a family history, you should have a regular checkup from the age of 40."," he said.
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