Urinal in four of the "truth"

Lift the urine, people think it is a by-product of human metabolism "."

In fact, the urine is the physical condition of the barometer. Every day the number, frequency of urination, urinary color changes to represent the body of a response, it has learned.

1, decryption urine volume and frequency.

The Harvard health newsletter by Dr. Robert Mellin · poems are often patient follow up: what kind of urine volume and frequency to be normal? not only in life, this issue has become a hot topic in the TV series. In the famous United the two and a half men, the little boy complaining about dad woke four times to go to the toilet, and his father corrected said: "one of which is to drink a glass of water"; kids argue: "problem here! don't take their irrigation so full!"

Due to personal differences in eating habits, amount and frequency of urination vary, but generally, the average amount of urine a day in 6 Cup (150 ml), urinary frequency in the every day 4-8 times.

Of course, if you're Super love to drink water or drinks, so on more than the amount of urine; or suffer thirst of man, the body I'm afraid it would be difficult to make out the excretion of 6 cups.

In addition, there are a number of factors affecting urination, urinary bladder size and holding power.

Man's bladder usually larger than the female, and have full of endurance may prolong urination intervals, then each of urine volume will increase.

2. How can I tell if not normal voiding.

If you drink a lot of water, urine remains small, may suffer from urinary less disease, and renal failure. For adults, the daily urine generally should not be less than 400 ml. In contrast, urinary frequency easier perceived, when you feel a significant increase in urination frequency, this may be related to urinary tract infection, diabetes, etc. If there is a sudden increase of the amount of urine, plummeting, these conditions cannot be explained by the amount of drinking water, the examination of the body.

3, urine's "Rainbow" in the world.

The color of urine is not immutable, it increases with the amount of drinking water, food or disease. If you drink plenty of water, urine was pale yellow; if you're dehydrated, urine color will deepen. Urine yellow number ageing of blood cells originate, they experienced a series of body metabolism will be broken down, and finally to pigmentation of identity to the urethra and ultimately be passed out of the bladder, the less water, urine color is darker, so the morning urine color general comparisons.

So is there a color is supposed to be the most healthy urine? the answer is no.

If the urine is red, orange or green, or do not be alarmed, this is often attributed to the food you eat, such as taking vitamin C or eat a lot of carrots, urine may become orange; sugar beet and BlackBerry will allow urine to red; asparagus can be urine to green; Broadbean or Aloe can make urine becomes dark brown.

Drugs can also change the color of urine, such as antidepressants and analgesic anti-inflammatory drugs can allow urine to blue, and also some drugs would allow urine to green.

If the urinary excretion of foam, the description contains protein in the urine, it may be some kidney diseases. If urine color change, color strange, for 1 day or more, and difficult to get from the ingestion of food or drugs to find the answer, it is necessary to do a physical examination.

4, urine smells can also be changed.

Catering not only impact the urine color, will change its smell. The urea in the urine has a smell of ammonia, the greater its content (moisture content less), the more concentrated flavor. Food, such as asparagus, significant changes in the urine smell. Some people eat asparagus, urine smells become like rotten cabbage.

Kidney in the production of urine, "illustrious", it always will we eat a variety of food for comprehensive consideration, leaving appropriate water and minerals to maintain good health.

The State of the occasional exception of urine does not need to worry about, but if a urine color, sex, taste changes or urination, urinary cycle suddenly has been changed, and continues to be vigilant if your body in alarm, be sure to go to the hospital to troubleshoot in a timely manner.

(Edit: Justin Lin, internships)