What Your Pee Color Says About Your Health

This is such an interesting way to gain deeper insight on what is happening inside your body. Urine analysis has been used as part of health assessment for hundreds of years. It has been used in medieval medicine, by ancient Egyptians as well as ancient natural medicine systems of Ayurveda, TCM, and more .

Let us learn a little more about how urine analysis is and was used as well as the basics of urine color analysis so you may determine what your pee color says about your health.

You will also find all the instructions for a wonderful herbal recipe for improved Urinary health, it is a delicious electuary (herbal honey) that features Nettle and Hibiscus.

Urine Analysis Through the Ages

Urine analysis has been featured as an essential diagnostic tool as it continues to be in a modern context. Here are just some of the interesting ways urine analysis was and is utilized in different parts of the world:

Ancient Sumerian clay tablets depict uroscopy (which is the practice of examining urine to diagnose medical conditions. It usually included analyzing the color, odour, and sometimes composition of urine.
Ancient Egyptians were said to observe urine excess to diagnose diabetes. The characteristics of urine including color were also observed. Egyptians used urine as a pregnancy test, watering seeds, and if they sprouted, the test was considered to be positive.
The ancient Indian system of natural medicine called Ayurveda is still practised today, it includes the diagnostic tool of urine observation including color, appearance, and consistency of urine as well as the unique oil drop instillation technique. This entails the collection of the first early morning urine sample, the practitioner adds in a drop of sesame oil and observes the sample under the morning sun, the patterns created by the oil drop can indicate certain diagnoses.

Ancient doctors used pee to diagnose diabetes, infections, even pregnancy.

There are still unorthodox ways to tell what your body needs… but doctors won’t mention them.
It’s easier to call them “outdated” than to admit they work.

I’ll leave a link for you here for more forgotten practices you should know about.

The Various Urine colors and Associated Health Concerns

Observing your urine color can indicate your hydration levels and abnormal colors can indicate illness or due to the presence of certain medications, or foods.

Clear to pale yellow: This indicates normal, healthy urine with good hydration levels

Dark yellow: This coloration can be normal but may indicate insufficient water.

Amber: This color may indicate insufficient water intake

Orange: This color can also indicate a lack of fluids or liver issues. Foods such as carrots or pine ring mushrooms in large quantities can also cause an orange hue to urine. In terms of medications that lead to these colorations, they can include sulfasalazine, phenazopyridine, certain laxatives and chemotherapy drugs

Darker Brown: This can indicate a severe lack of hydration. It can also be due to eating excessive fava beans. In some cases, it also may indicate liver or kidney issues, rhabdomyolysis, or melanin leakage. Medications such as acetaminophen and nitrofurantoin can also cause a brownish color.

If your urine is turning brown, your liver might already be waving the red flag.

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Red: Reddish urine can be caused by the presence of blood in urine. This can also indicate a variety of conditions including urinary tract infection, kidney stones, urinary tract cancer, intravascular hemolysis, bilirubin, sickle cell anaemia, Porphyria and more. Eating an excess of beetroot, rhubarb, or blackberries can also cause this coloration. Medications that can cause this coloration include: Rifampicin, Warfarin, Ibuprofen, Deferoxamine, Hydroxocobalamine, Phenazopyridine or, metronidazole.

Blue or green: These colors can be due to the consumption of excessive food dye. It may be a sign of iatrogenic, endogenous, and infectious etiologies, alkaptonuria, hartnup disease, or pseudomonas aeruginosa. Medications including indomethacin, amitriptyline, and propofol may turn your urine blue or green.

White or cloudy: White or cloudy-colored urine can indicate infection such as severe UTI. High amounts of calcium or phosphate, as well as chyluria or the presence of chyle in the urine, can also cause this effect.

If your pee is cloudy or pale white, it’s not just dehydration, it could mean your kidneys are struggling, or worse, that an infection is taking root.

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Urinary Health Recipe: Nettle and Hibiscus Electuary (herbal honey)

This herb rich electuary for urinary health requires just a few powerful natural ingredients and is super simple and fun to prepare. The botanicals that feature here both can offer a plethora of benefits for your urinary system and overall health.

Ingredients

10g / 0.35oz Nettles (or 40 drops of Stinging Nettle Tincture, can be used as a faster, standalone option for similar urinary support)
10g / 0.35oz Hibiscus
100g / 3.53oz Honey

Step by Step

Ready your scale and dried herbs.
Weigh out 10g / 0.35oz of dried Hibiscus flowers.
Weigh out 10g / 0.35oz of dried Nettles
Ready your grinder and weighed out herbs.
Fill up your grinder in preparation for blending.
Grind your botanicals into a fine powder.
Decant your powdered herbs into a mixing bowl.
Add in 100g / 3.53oz of honey.
Begin mixing the herbs and honey.
Continue mixing until your electuary is well combined.
Decant the finished electuary into a storage jar.
You can directly enjoy eating a spoonful of your electuary at this point.
You could also prepare tea with this electuary. Prepare 250ml / 1 Cup boiled water.
Add 1 Tsp of the electuary to your hot water and enjoy!

Suggested Use and Storage

You can choose to take 1 Teaspoon of this electuary daily for improved Urinary health.

Be sure to store it in a tightly sealed jar, in a cool area. Electuaries can last for up to 1 year when stored in the fridge. Please avoid getting water or contaminants into your jar and use a clean spoon each time you take a dose.

Considerations and Possible Contraindications

As always make sure you select high-quality herbs and raw local honey whenever possible.

Please be sure to do further research to ascertain if these botanicals are contraindicated for you (this is always especially important if you are on medication or pregnant). Remember to pay attention, and listen to your unique body response when taking any new herb, food, or supplements.

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References

1. Urine Color What You Should Know https://www.urologyhealth.org/documents/Product-Store/English/GeneralUrology-UrineColor-FS-2023-English.pdf

2. Urinalysis Interpretation https://apps.pharmacy.wisc.edu/courses/728-656/urinalysis/presentation_content/external_files/handout.pdf

3. Diagnostic Approach to Abnormal Urine Colors: Lessons From a Case of Blue-Green Urine https://assets.cureus.com/uploads/case_report/pdf/356428/20250512-446921-ma3ego.pdf

4. Differentials of abnormal urine color: A review https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267327377_Differentials_of_abnormal_urine_color_A_review

5. The historical relevance of urine and its future implications https://giornaleitalianodinefrologia.it/en/2018/01/the-historical-relevance-of-urine-and-the-future-implications/

6. A study on Tailabindu pariksha – An ancient Ayurvedic method of urine examination as a diagnostic and prognostic tool https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3215423/