Hi guys,

sorry for the wierd questions,

When you pee and it comes out clear like Water does it mean that

1) you are not burnning any fat? OR 2) you are drinking too much water

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If your pee is very yellow and dark, does it mean what it means?

1) you are burning a lot of fat OR 2) you are not drinking enough water.

It is when the urine is dark that you aren't getting enough water. You are probably drinking lots of water and that is great. I wouldn't worry for a minute. You really can't drink too much water. It is great for you. You can, however, drink too little which can lead to dehydration and lots of other things. Sounds to me like you are doing great..)

I agree, you can't drink too much Water. You'd have to drink gallons and gallons in one day to hurt yourself, but I don't even think that's humanly possibly. The lighter the color, the more hydrated you are. The darker the color, the less hydrated you are. That's why it tends to start out a bit darker in the morning and get lighter as you drink water throughout the day.

The color doesn't have anything to do with fat metabolism.

The color doesn't have anything to do with fat metabolism.

I asked that question casue I always thought the darker the color, means the more fat you are burning. Casue I tend have a dark color whenever I play heavy sports and do lots of activities. And clear color whenever I spend a lazy day and do nothing...

But wasn't sure that its related to the amount of Water we drink, but you guys corrected my info:biggrin1:

Thanks for the answers:)

Keep in mind tho that if you are taking any B vitamins, it will change the color regardless of how much water or anything else you drink. It will be a bright yellow. I was shocked when I first started taking the B complex because of that!

Kat

Yup, too dark and your dehydrated. You actually want your pee to be light.

Dr. asks me every apt what color mine is... He wants it to be clear or he says I'm not getting enough water in.

You should take your weight and divide by 2.2 and that is how many ounces you need to drink in a day. For me that is about a gallon. I tried it and I actually feel better when I drink a lot of Water. My pee is light yellow when I do that.

Right now my pee is kind of brownish, which has freeked me out (because I heard that is from kidney problems), but I assume it is because I am getting rid of stuff from my surgery (appendix) and on so many meds. Does not matter how much I drink, it is light brownish yellow to dark brownish yellow since my surgery date. (1 1/2 week ago).

color of urine has nothing to do with whether or not fat is being burned. You can test that with Ketone strips.

Clear pee means you are well hydrated. Dark pee means you are not drinking enough,

Although we do excrete metabolized wastes through our urine, usually you can't actually tell a difference in the urine because of them. Once in a while I'll notice that mine is a little cloudy but I'm not sure if it's related to Fluid intake or that I may be getting a little bit of a urinary tract infection.

Rule of thumb, the lighter the urine, the more hydrated you are. The darker, the less hydrated. If your urine turns a very dark color and you KNOW you're getting enough liquids, there may be something else going on like an infection or something more related to your kidney's themselves-which produce the urine.

Things to look out for: sediment or mucous in the urine, blood in the urine (which could also appear as a browish urine), painful urination, frequent urination. All of these things could signal a urinary tract infection, BUT could also be a sign of kidney disease.

I don't think it's necessarily a goal to have colorless urine, but the lighter the better.

Since we're talking urine....why does urine turn bright yellow after taking vitamins? Is this good, bad, or indifferent? I have always wondered. :party: Sorry if this is hi-jacking. :cry

Casue I tend have a dark color whenever I play heavy sports and do lots of activities. And clear color whenever I spend a lazy day and do nothing...

It's cuz when you exercise you lose a lot of Water....when you sit about you don't.

Yes, pee should be as clear as possible, it's the best sign of good hydration!

So if you drink 80+ ounces of water a day and you still have dark colored urine, does that signify a problem? Also, I am always asked this question, is your urine also so dark? hmmm isn't a doctor or nurse supposed to KNOW that?

Clarity of the urine is something also - finding out all kinds of stuff from my Urologist since I have been going.

Since we're talking urine....why does urine turn bright yellow after taking Vitamins? Is this good, bad, or indifferent? I have always wondered. :party: Sorry if this is hi-jacking. :cry

It has to do with the way the body processes Vit B and a lot to do with the added colors to the vitamins.

There are some metabolitic disorders that present with a dark colored urine. I remember that if you have "coca-cola" colored urine, you have a problem, but I cant remember what problem it is.

Cloudy urine usually means you have some kind of sediment in there, be it bacterial or stone related.

Urine should look like water and poop should float, believe it or not. :party:

color of urine has nothing to do with whether or not fat is being burned. You can test that with Ketone strips.

Clear pee means you are well hydrated. Dark pee means you are not drinking enough,

This ususally means that you are either getting more Vitamins then you need or your vitimans aren't being absored well. I would still take them but maybe consider a liquid gel or liquid Vitamin.

The bright yellow is mostly just the excess and doesn't hurt you but as some vitamin companies (that claim to be more absorbed say) you're peeing down your money.