What is the relationship between urine color and gynecological diseases

Life is inseparable from "eating, drinking, defecating and urinating". Urine is not only a way for the body to eliminate waste, but also a "barometer" of health status. Gynecologists say urine is composed of different substances including urine color, urobilin, and urohemoglobin. These ingredients are all products of metabolism in the body and are in a certain proportion. Therefore, under normal circumstances, urine will maintain a certain concentration, so the color of urine is relatively fixed. When the urine color is abnormal, people can observe certain diseases from their urine. So to a certain extent, urine color is not only a "barometer" of physical health but also a "signal flare" of disease.

The "rainbow" world in urine

The color of urine is not constant. It will change with the amount of water you drink, different diets, or illness. If you are well hydrated, your urine will be light yellow; if you are a little dehydrated, your urine will be darker. The yellow color in urine mostly comes from aging blood cells. After undergoing a series of body metabolism, they will be broken down and finally reach the urethra as pigments and are eventually excreted from the body. The less water in the bladder, the darker the urine color, so the color of morning urine is generally darker.

Let's take a look at what problems urine color indicates

According to gynecological experts, the color of normal urine may vary in depth due to drinking, sweating and different levels of activity, generally ranging from light yellow to dark amber. When the human body's metabolism is abnormal or suffers from a certain disease, the color of the urine will show special changes.

1. Yellowish-brown urine: common in obstructive jaundice, cirrhosis, hepatitis A, arsenic, chloroform and other poisoning.

2. Red urine:

Urine that is red and can be seen with the naked eye is called gross hematuria. Urine contains a large number of red blood cells. There are many causes of hematuria, the most common of which are inflammation of the urogenital system, stones and tumors. Such as various types of nephritis, renal tuberculosis, acute cystitis, urethritis, stones in the above-mentioned parts, malignant tumors, etc. Systemic diseases such as leukemia, scarlet fever, congestive heart failure, etc. also often cause hematuria.

3. Hemoglobinuria:

Refers to the presence of free hemoglobin in the urine. Since there are no red blood cells or only a small amount of red blood cells in the urine, the urine is clear and looks like red wine. It is common in malaria, favism, incompatible blood transfusion, hemolytic anemia, paroxysmal hemoglobinuria and intraperitoneal hemorrhage.

4. Dark red urine with blood:

Seen in bilirubinuria, often hepatitis A.

5. Milky urine:

Also known as chyluria, this is caused by the inability to absorb chyle from the intestines, causing the chyle to reflux into the urine. There are congenital factors that cause chyluria, such as congenital lymphatic valve dysfunction; there are also secondary factors, such as common filariasis and purulent infection of the urinary system.

Does yellow urine in women indicate gynecological disease?

The normal color of urine is generally light yellow, but I believe many friends have found that their urine is often yellow or yellowish brown. This is yellow urine. Gynecologists explain that the reasons why women have yellow urine include not only the common reasons of drinking too little water and taking medicine, but may also be related to illness.

For example: Some women have yellow urine after having sex, and the urine has an unpleasant odor. This situation is sometimes caused by condoms, but in most cases, this yellow urine is generally caused by reproductive system diseases, with inflammation such as vaginitis being the most common. Therefore, if women find that their urine is yellow, it is best to be vigilant and see if they have gynecological diseases or other problems.