Urine color
Carl Fink
In article <5k8hvs$d...@ionews.ionet.net>,
hest...@ionet.net (Gary Hestilow) wrote:
>
>. . . Also, this sounds pretty gross, but have you ever noticed how
>sometimes your urine smells like Sugar Crisp? Any idea why?
I'm no doctor, but that sounds like you're leaking glucose into your
urine. This is a major symptom of diabetes mellitus*, and you should
see a doctor ASAP. Really.
*"Diabetes" means "copious urination", and "mellitus" means "sweet".
Doctors used to diagnose by tasting urine, and the urine of diabetics
tasted sweet. They can't process glucose properly and it builds up in
their blood until it overpowers the sugar-retention mechanism of the
kidney and gets into the urine.
--
Carl Fink ca...@panix.com
"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the
exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them."
- Frederick Douglass
Carl & Theresa McWilliams
Gary Hestilow wrote:
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> Listening to the discssion about feces color, I remembered something
> I've always wondered: Why is urine sometimes white and sometimes
> yellow? Also, this sounds pretty gross, but have you ever noticed how
> sometimes your urine smells like Sugar Crisp? Any idea why?
Urine color changes can depend on concentration of toxins, artificial
colors and preservatives that are ingested or amounts of vitamins taken.
Vitamin C, when taken to excess will make urine a deep metallic yellow.
Some forms of Koolaid will turn urine deep purple or red. Usually,
lighter colored urine is better and you should drink plenty of water to
keep it so...if your body is conserving water because of dehydration
urine will be darker color.
Smells in urine are also caused by unnatural medicines or chemicals
ingested. Hormones also affect the smell and perhaps it is a throwback
to a more primative time.
Geoff
In article <3367A8...@ns.sympatico.ca>, Carl & Theresa McWilliams
<car...@ns.sympatico.ca> writes
Various animals mark their territory by urinating against branches
whatever. I was wondering if there is any scent in Human Urine specific
to a human, male/female differences?
I suppose animals that do mark have a special scent glands (musk?). Does
anyone know if there are any priamtes that mark territory?
--
Geoff
adam robert boyko
> Various animals mark their territory by urinating against branches
> whatever. I was wondering if there is any scent in Human Urine specific
> to a human, male/female differences?
>
> I suppose animals that do mark have a special scent glands (musk?). Does
> anyone know if there are any priamtes that mark territory?
> --
> Geoff
>
As an undergrad anthro student, I can say that indeed many, many primates
mark their territories with urine. Most species of New World monkeys and
lemurs urine-mark, and the frequency of this behavior increases when
females are in estrus. Obviously, the urine may serve as an indication of
reproductive status for the other individuals, though this has been
difficult to prove conclusively. Many primates, including the owl monkey,
exhibit an interesting behavior known as urine-washing, where they actually
urinate on their hands and feet and walk around parts of their homerange.
Actually, my dog sometimes accidentally pees on his foot, but I think this
is a different behavior entirely.
--Adam "Hope this wasn't too much information" Boyko
(Further reading: Milton, K (1985), "Urine washing in woolly spider monkeys"
and Wright, P (1994), "The Behavior and Ecology of the Owl Monkey")
Cameron Mayor
In article <3367A8...@ns.sympatico.ca>,
Carl & Theresa McWilliams <car...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>Urine color changes can depend on concentration of toxins, artificial
>colors and preservatives that are ingested or amounts of vitamins taken.
> Vitamin C, when taken to excess will make urine a deep metallic yellow.
Don't forget my favorite - Vitamin B. (i think it's Riboflavin)
It'll turn your urine a beautiful bright and almost flourescent looking
yellow. Of course, if your system really needs all that vitamin B,
all bets are off.
cam