Purple, orange, and blue urine colors can cause concern

Red, yellow, pink, and green—your urine can even be rainbow-colored. Not only that, you will be surprised that its color can be purple, orange or even blue. Again, in addition to these, the color of some people's urine can be something that is not exactly a normal or familiar color.

Our body expels its waste products through urine. In other words, this process removes waste from the body. Nitrogenous waste is produced by breaking down body proteins, red blood cells, and muscles. Urea and creatinine are among the components of this waste.

Apart from this, there are many other things that leave the body through urine. For example, the vitamins and medicines we take.

But there are many things that should not be in urine and when we go to the doctor, they often ask us an important question 'What is the color of your urine?'

The answer to these questions helps the doctor understand the patient about his disease and subsequent treatment.

If someone's urine is red in color, it usually means there is blood in it. It can be caused by any problem related to urinary tract. Bleeding from the kidneys, bladder and prostate, and any tubes connecting the urethra can cause red urine.

The color of the blood depends on the amount and freshness of the blood mixed with the urine. In this case, the color of urine can be different from time to time.
If the bleeding is profuse, the color of the urine may be so dark that it looks like red wine.

There can be many reasons behind this type of bleeding. For example, kidney stones, cancer, trauma or any urinary tract infection. Again, maybe eating too much beetroot in general can cause the urine to turn red.

We all know that normally our urine is yellow in color. Now the level of this turmeric will depend on how much water you drink daily. If the body lacks water, the color of urine will turn dark yellow. Sometimes it can also be orange in color.

If you drink enough water, the color of urine will be thin and pale yellow. The substance that turns urine yellow is called urobilin. The formation of urobilin begins with the breakdown of old red blood cells in the body. As those blood cells are not in proper shape, the body removes them through urine.

In this process, a compound called bilirubin is produced in the body. Some of it is excreted through the urine and some through the intestines. Our liver uses that bilirubin to make bile. Bile is important for digestion and breaking down body fat. Bile stays in the intestines and is excreted through the stool. Due to this bile, the color of stool is brown. But sometimes gallstones or cancer block the bile ducts and bile cannot reach the intestines. The bilirubin then travels back into the blood vessels and is excreted in the urine.

Due to this the color of urine starts to become dark - orange or brown. When the amount of bilirubin in the urine increases, the color of the skin also starts to turn yellow. This condition is called 'obstructive jaundice', which is a type of jaundice. However, there are certain medications that can cause urine to turn orange in color.

Green and blue colored urine is very rare. If you find that it is green or blue in color after urinating, you will surely be surprised. If the presence of something in the toilet does not change the color of the urine, the body may be producing green or blue urine for some other reason.

If blue or green coloring is used in a food, the color of urine may be green or blue. But this only happens when the food is consumed in large quantities. Certain medications like anesthetics, vitamins, antihistamines can also cause the color of urine to turn green or blue.

An interesting fact is that there are some bacteria that produce compounds that are green in color. A bacterium called Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces blue and green colored pyocyanin compounds. It is a rare cause of urinary tract infection. When this happens a person has to go through burning and pain while urinating.

Urine purple means indigo or purple or violet color is also very rare. One possible cause of this is porphyria. It is a type of genetic disease, which affects the skin and nervous system. It could also be due to another reason. There is a rare condition called 'Purple Urine Bag Syndrome', which is caused by a urinary tract infection. A purple stain is seen in hospitalized patients who have catheters for urinary excretion.

Here once again the relationship between blood and beetroot has to be said. Eating small amounts of beetroot can make urine pink instead of dark red. When this happens, doctors compare it to rose wine.

However, urine can have other colors, which are not in the seven colors of the rainbow. Sometimes urine can be extra dark, meaning brown or black in color. Doctors compare it to Coca-Cola. This can happen with the serious disease rhabdomyolysis. It can also be caused by overexertion or the use of certain medications.

Again, it can also come from bilirubin. Bilirubin makes urine so dark that it looks brown instead of orange. But it can also be caused by blood in the urine. Kidney inflammation can also cause bleeding. This kidney problem causes the urine to turn red to brown as it passes through the urinary tract.

It does not end here. There is also colorless urine. But the color of urine should not be dark yellow. And very dilute urine can also indicate some disease, be it diabetes or excessive alcohol consumption.

From this report we get to know how many colors our urine can be and which color indicates which problem. But according to doctors this is never a complete list. If the color of your urine is unusual and you want to understand the reason, consult your doctor. Also drink as much water as you need. - BBC.