What's wrong with oily urine

The most significant activity of metabolism is excretion, and urination is one of them. Urine is the metabolism of waste in our body, and this metabolism is excreted from the kidneys. It is important to note that the composition of the food we consume directly affects the color and amount of our urine. Oily urine is also a state of urine. Oily urine can also be said to be turbid urine. What is the cause of oily urine?

Turbid urine may be caused by disease or it may be a physiological phenomenon, and it requires careful observation of the urine changes to make a judgment.

(1) Clear when first discharged, becomes turbid after standing Normal urine is clear and transparent when fresh, and is light yellow or colorless. However, when urine remains for a short period of time, various salts in the urine, such as urate, phosphate, carbonate, etc., will crystallize and precipitate out, making the sinking part of the urine turbid white. You can see the urine scale in the toilet or spittoon, which is the accumulation of such salts. This condition is a physiological phenomenon rather than a pathological condition.

In another case, the urine is clear at first, but after a while, you will find some tiny dark brown sand particles at the bottom of the urine. Some people figuratively call them fish roe (egg)-like small sand particles. This is a kind of uric acid crystal, which is often caused by hyperuricemia in patients with gout. Excessive uric acid is excreted in the urine and crystals are precipitated.

(2) Turbid stool

① Chylous urine: The urine is milky white like milk, and sometimes contains small gelatinous clots. The urine is milky white, which indicates a lymphatic disease. The lymph fluid in the human body's lymphatic system contains a large amount of fat. When it is blocked due to lesions in certain parts, it will not flow back smoothly and overflow, and be excreted in the urine through the urinary system. As a result, it is suspended in the urine in the form of small particles, making the urine emulsified and milky white.

② Pyuria: When a large number of white blood cells and inflammatory tissue fragments are mixed in the urine, the entire urine appears dirty white and turbid. It is mostly caused by bacterial infection, often accompanied by obvious symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency and pain when urinating.

(3) Urine is clear, but a few drops of turbid urine drip out after urination. This phenomenon is only seen in men. The urine is clear throughout the urination, but after the urine is completely urinated, a few drops of turbid pale white liquid still drip out. This has to start with the anatomical structure of the male urogenital system. In men, there are prostate gland and seminal vesicles on both sides of the posterior urethra, which opens near the junction of bladder and urethra. Therefore, when urinating, the bladder muscles contract, especially at the end of urination, which can easily "pull" or squeeze the prostate and seminal vesicles, so that the prostatic fluid or semen secreted by them is also squeezed out a little bit. The few drops of turbid liquid after urination are a mixture of urine, prostatic fluid and semen. This phenomenon is mostly physiological, and is especially likely to occur after men become excited. However, there is also a small part that is due to inflammation of the prostate or seminal vesicles, which makes them more easily irritated by bladder contraction and discharge a small amount of secretions. This is pathological and requires further examination and confirmation.

So to sum up, turbid urine can be physiological or pathological. Carefully observing the entire process and providing accurate and comprehensive information can help doctors make diagnoses and also reduce unnecessary panic among patients. Otherwise, if you go to the doctor just because your urine is cloudy, you may be misled and need to undergo many unnecessary tests, which is time-consuming and costly. However, it is best for you to go to the hospital for a check-up in your situation. The answers on the Internet are not the most reliable. Believe in modern medicine.