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Bright yellow urine is from vitamin B2; it just means you are excreting that vitamin. I do agree your urine should be a pale yellow color. Cloudy or darker color urine is a sign of dehydration, infection, or some other type of illness.
I tend to believe it's mostly from drinking so little water. I saw this in my parent's lives and they drank some water when they were thirsty only. We didn't have this huge water campaign in their days nor mine growing up.
I tend to believe it's mostly from drinking so little water. I saw this in my parent's lives and they drank some water when they were thirsty only. We didn't have this huge water campaign in their days nor mine growing up.
Bright yellow urine is a sign of excess B-vitamins in the body, including B-2 and B-12, although this condition is harmless. Taking B-vitamin supplements can lead to urine of this color. The yellow color darkens as the concentration of the urine increases. Concentration refers the proportion of waste products to water.
There is even a chart of urine colors and what they mean.
So how much fluid does the average, healthy adult living in a temperate climate need? The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine determined that an adequate daily fluid intake is:
About 15.5 cups (3.7 liters) of fluids for men
About 11.5 cups (2.7 liters) of fluids a day for women
These recommendations cover fluids from water, other beverages and food. About 20 percent of daily fluid intake usually comes from food and the rest from drinks.
Even with the food counted in, she's not drinking that much more water than recommended.
And we haven't even talked about insensible losses from exercise.
To another post: 3 liters of water is hardly A TON of water.
There is even a chart of urine colors and what they mean.
I've seen those charts and I've had yellow urine and at this point in my life I like clearer pee. People don't drink enough clean quality water overall. I'm not talking counting in coffee and juices and sodas, etc...
If I drank water when only thirsty I'd be so dehydrated...that's why so many are, they drink only when thirsty, I don't buy that one. I know some older folks from yrs back and drank only when thirsty and their urine was a bright yellow, I don't want that color. Pale yellow or almost clear works in my body.
This has been known for a long time - "older people's" sense of thirst is not as good as younger....so yeah, that explains why you have to drink when you're not thirsty.
I guess I haven't hit "that age" yet and I absolutely hate forcing liquids unless I'm sick. I always have a drink of something at my side and I'll sip it, but I never consciously say to myself "now take a drink of water!".
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