Okay, I have a serious question. I have noticed since banding that my urine is VERY yellow and has a strong odor. Is this normal?

It almost sounds like your dehydrated. Urine gets like that when you are dehydrated. Are you drinking your water?

Okay, I have a serious question. I have noticed since banding that my urine is VERY yellow and has a strong odor. Is this normal?

Jenna,

It does sound like your urine is "over concentrated". I can always tell when I am not drinking enought fluids because the urine is much darker and smellier than when I am properly hydrated. Try increasing your water or fluid intake and see if that resolves the issue.

It can be caused by vitamins too if you weren't taking them before and are now they can do this you may just be noticing it.

Mine is gets the same way if my Water intake is low... and like Greg said, the Vitamins will do it too!

Try drinking at least 60 oz's of water (thats 3 bottles Aquafina water) and see if this helps.

Your urine also is the place alot of the cellular waste goes, so if you are loosing alot of weight--that is where the remnants go as well. But in all cases try to increase your Water and decrease your sugar intake as well.

T

Can I get 60oz of water in at 11 days post op? I get about 1/3 a bottle and I am stuffed! I think that may be it too. Thanks all for helping me with my bowels

If you're only having 1/3 bottle a day, it's probably not enough water. Don't drink it all at once, but sip it constantly. I had a hard time getting the water down, so I got a sport's bottle and just held it like a baby bottle and let it drip down my throat while watching TV like an IV drip. Water gagged me more than juice, so I added 1/4 of cranberry juice to my water, which give it just enough flavor to get down. And I ate a lot of frozen pops. Made my own with watered down fruit juice.

IT does sound like you are dehydrated. Increase your water intake and you will notice that your urine will become lighter in color. DeLaria has a great idea to add a bit of juice or as my Dr. had told us use crystal light or any other low calorie beverage, if you cannot tolerate the water alone. I have noticed that I can drink more water at room emp than if it was ice cold. Try water at different temps and see if that helps.

I was gonna ask this same question but did a search and here it is-this board is fabulous.

Yep, increase the water/fluids. When I first got back I had the same thing with dark and smelly, yuk, but now it's much lighter, more frequent, and not smelly.

I haven't noticed the association with Vitamins. I'm bad about forgetting to take them, but will pay more attention to that and see what happens.

lol.... thanks Kathy... but.... ahem... that was over a month ago I had that issue. hee hee hee.

But it will help others searching for the same thing I am sure!!

I ate a lot of crushed ice too when I couldn't get enough water down. I luv ice, especially with oj, a sliced of banana, and a little vodka, hehehe. Oh, that's not the right liquids, oops.

Oh my gosh! Check out the dates! That's one of BigT's pet peeves, people bumping old threads and you thinki you are reading something new...only to find out, well, it's old news! I thought he was just whining...now I get it!!! HA! LOL

Well, HarleyNana did it too so maybe it will help the newbies. Alatina was luvin it!

Too funny. Glad yer pee's not dark and smelly anymore Princess!

I wasnt exactly bumping it-I was going to post a question about that very issue as it has been mine since I got home and luckily it was already there when I did a search(as opposed to wasteing space asking same ole stuff-sheesh )so I thought Id say thanks and in a way move it to the top for the new bandsters-remember its not tired ole stuff to some of us newbies.)-geez you veterans...lol.

I wasnt exactly bumping it-I was going to post a question about that very issue as it has been mine since I got home and luckily it was already there when I did a search(as opposed to wasteing space asking same ole stuff-sheesh )so I thought Id say thanks and in a way move it to the top for the new bandsters-remember its not tired ole stuff to some of us newbies.)-geez you veterans...lol.

And if you had started a whole new thread, we'd have said "Do a Search...there's a whole list of threads, blah, blah..."

You did exactly the right thing, Alatina, and I'm glad you did cuz your'e right, it's not tired old stuff to the newbies...that's what it's all here for!!!! Me and BigT need to watch our dates better. Don't worry, we'll get over it!

You are funny...geez you veterans...