why is pee yellow/clear no matter what you drink?

Question

I can't understand how I can drink red wine, ribena, chocolate milkshake, and yet my pee is always the same colour. How? Where does the coloured liquid from your drink go?

Answer 1

The pee is not the liquid you drink! It is the waste produced by the kidneys after cleaning your blood! You don't suppose ribena and chocolate milkshake is in your blood?

Answer 2

clear urine your kidneys are working correctly and you are perfectly hydrated. you need at least a half pint of water (no additives, tea, coffee, milkshakes, wine etc are all additives)
just tap water as it comes from the bottle or the tap.

the colours in the food and drink is processed by your stomache and broken down to the nutrients your body needs, the excess is expelled out of your system normally via the normal body exits.

to solve your health problem start drinking water as i said a half a pint for ever hour you are awake at a bare minimum should be your target. More if you drink alcohol during the day or other diaretics such as tea or coffee etc.

some foods and pills can also change the colour of your urine. so see what you have been eating or drinking and look it up online for the side effects that the food or pills have on the body.

good luck

Answer 3

Not always. Some people take medicines and vitamines and it changes to orange or redish.

The color of urine is dependent on the state of the persons hydration, foods eaten, dyes added to foods, disease states, and drugs.
urine a pale yellow color, which is its normal color.
If a person has been drinking an excess of water or diuretics such as coffee or beer, the urine may have little or no color. Typically, it is nothing to worry about if it happens occasionally.

Yellow urine
Excess sweating could result in the urine becoming a deeper yellow. Also, it is a sign that you have not been drinking enough liquids

Dark yellow urine
Liver problems or jaundice can cause the urine to become consistently a dark yellow color. Be sure you have been drinking enough fluids before jumping to conclusions.

Orange urine
People who eat too many carrots--like from a juicer--may see orange urine. Also, too much Vitamin C can turn the urine orange.

Brown urine
Brown urine can an indication of a serious condition. It could be caused by liver disease, hepatitis, melanoma cancer, or copper poisoning. Other symptoms from those ailments should also be considered as indicators. But note that if you had recently eaten fava beans or taken a laxative, your urine also could turn brown.

Greenish urine
A urinary tract infection, bile problems and certain drugs can cause the urine to turn greenish. A brighter green color is an indication of an excess of B vitamins.

Blue urine
Urine with a bluish tint can be caused by a psuedomonas bacterial infection. It can also be an indication of high levels of calcium.

Reddish urine
There are a number of things that can cause the urine to have a red tint.

Blood
A small amount of blood in the urine can give it a red tint. Sometimes droplets of blood are seen. A bladder infection, kidney stones or bladder stones can result in urine with red in it. Also, a slight injury to the bladder or kidney can result in bleeding into the urine. Some professional boxers have been known to pass blood in their urine after a fight.

If you see what looks like blood in your urine, it is a good idea to go to the doctor to check the condition.

Food
Eating beets can result in reddish-purple urine.

Acidic urine will turn red after eating blackberries. Alkaline urine will look reddish after eating rhubarb. Whether your urine is acidic or alkaline is usually determined by other foods you have eaten.

Candy or pills with a dye can temporarily turn the urine red.

Poison
Lead or mercury poisoning can turn the urine reddish. If you suspect you have ingested and have been handling those toxic metals, and your urine is red, you should see your physician.

What to do
If your urine has a strange color, and you have not been eating foods or taking pills that would cause the change in color, you should check yourself for other unusual symptoms and perhaps visit your doctor.

Also, if the urine has a bad odor, it may be an indication of disease.

In conclusion
The color of your urine may determine the state of your health. Your kidneys process liquids from what you have been eating and drinking, and the resulting urine consists of water and dissolved waste material. Certain colors of your urine can indicate problems, diseases or imbalances in your diet.

Answer 4

If you drink either blue bols or apple sours all night, it'll be green in the morning - word of warning though, if you do try this, your wee isn't the only excretion that changes colour!

Answer 5

Your pee is just water and some salts/minerals that are filtered out of your body. All other waste is excreted in your poop, and the reason they aren't all different colors is because your digestive system breaks down everything you eat until it is not recognizable as what it was originally.

Answer 6

i don't know where the colouring goes but i do know that if u drink enough water u will piss clear water. I would image that most of the colour would properly be left in your bladder and liver.

Answer 7

After drinking lots of beers, the second time i pee is usually clear

Answer 8

Im not sure how pee's color is influenced by drinks, but I DO know that when you drink alot of soda (I'll use soda since it came in my head first) then your pee will be yellower than if you drink alot of water (then it will be more clear.

Answer 9

the more you drink the more your pee comes out clear. If you don't drink a lot your pee comes out brownish.

Answer 10

Healthy urine is an aqueous solution, varying in colour from dark yellow to colourless depending on the dilution. The main constituents of urine are water, salts and urea. Urochrome is the pigment that gives urine its color. Urea is one of the three nitrogenous waste products. The other two are creatinine and uric acid. Urine also contains various inorganic ions, including phosphate, sodium, and chloride. Lighter urine color usually indicates higher water consumption.