Many of us pass urine without thinking or looking at the colour of it.
But perhaps it’s time to take note, because our pee can say a lot about our health, according to one doctor.
Dr Chris Steele explained what each shade of pee – from clear to red to green and blue – tells us about the body.
He lined up test tubes of a range of colours of urine, from clear through to dark yellow, to red and blue.
His first piece of advice is to look at the colour of urine while peeing, rather than when it has hit the toilet bowl.

You should look at the colour in the stream that you’re passing, not when it’s in the toilet bowl, because it gets diluted in two litres of water.’
When asked if this would be a bit difficult for women, he replied: ‘You can even catch it if you’re worried.’
And when thinking about the colour of our pee, it's important to remember how food, drink and medication could be affecting it, he added.
He said: ‘Laxatives can cause a darkening colour of the urine. Always think about what you’re putting in your mouth, could that be affecting things?’
An example of this is asparagus and food colourants that can turn the urine blue or green.

Meanwhile, urine that is frothy and foamy could be a warning sign someone is eating too much protein and needs to cut back, he said.
‘It could be due to protein. Maybe you’re on a high protein diet. Or it could be due to infection.'
Next, he explained what each shade of pee means, in terms of health.
Clear urine could be a sign of a ‘good hydrated person’, Dr Steele said.
However, it could be because they are taking diuretic medicine which is making them pass water frequently

He added: ‘They might be drinking diuretic-type drinks, such as coffee and alcohol. They can cause this effect.’
He explained that the kidneys have two main functions: the first being to filter out toxins, create waste matter, and get it out of the body.
The second is to balance fluid in the body; the fluid gained from drinks and metabolic reactions in the body, and the fluids lost through sweat.
A deep yellow coloured urine means the person is more dehydrated.
He said: ‘In the morning you might notice your urine is darker coloured than in the evening.
'This is because in the night you’ve just been laying there doing nothing and your kidneys have been working concentrating the toxic effects.

‘Deep yellow urine could be a sign of liver problems which cause jaundice of the skin, eyes, and the urine to become more yellow.’
But the most important colour to look out for is a pink or light red colour.
If a person has red-coloured urine, it could be because they ate certain foods the night before.
Dr Steele said: ‘Beetroot, blackberries, blackcurrants even rhubarb [are all common culprits]. Food colourants are powerful and can get through the kidneys.’
However, it could be a more serious sign of infection from the kidney travelling down through the bladder and urethra.
It could also be due to a tumour, or kidney stones.
‘But the commonest reasons for red urine is cystitis - or urinary tract infections,’ Dr Steele said. ‘This causes excess blood to come out into the urine.’
A person with dark red urine is deeply dehydrated, he warned.
‘We’re talking about patients with liver disease,' he explained.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2981209/What-PEE-says-health-clear-stream-means-drinking-coffee-red-urine-signal-cancer.html#ixzz3TXxhmcKa

gen2briz:
See people's governor.

While some people dey produce/edit propaganda, some wise men are out there connecting to the people who doesn't have light to watch the propaganda.

#NEVER AGAIN WILL I VOTE FOR ANY SHOELESS POLITICIAN.

#TEAMCHANGE
#TEAMAPC
#TEAMGMB

Well me I get flip flops. Any hope for me?

joyli:
Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe-Gentry is enjoying her vacation in Istanbul, Turkey and she shared a few photos from her trip on Instagram.

We could not help but notice that Mercy Aigbe has ditched her bouncy curls for a blonde & black weave.

What do you think – yay or nay?

Mind this is ENGLAND....

gazmann:



FuccKkkk of my thread before GOD punish you. Are you mad or sometyn. In Tayo's Tone

Haba now, but the guy sef they do business like you ni

obafemee80:
Op. U are Vincent Kompany lookalike

you deserve a thousand like and share. Just the truth.

Na safety shoe abi Na hiking shoe he wear?

seyih2:
Here is link to a protest staged by Chatham House today. Nigerians in the UK said Jonathan must go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfycDMscFks

Are you just waking up, where were you yesterday 26/02/2015 when the news was going around?

aresa:
....

Mhen Tinubu swag no be here oooooo

CrazyScientist:
Chisos, is that felas unshaven 'Bush' ?

Brazilian hair...you like n want?

Airforce1:
Continue to rest in peace barrack O'grin

Was expecting your normal "join you soon" why the change of flow mate?

finni:


This generation actually suffer the most in all these. Look at our youths disgracing not only themselves but the country name in London GLOBALLY.

It might be on any of Al Jazeera, sky news or bbc who knows?

trishson:
Watch and enjoy this action packed, very funny movie. thank me later



http://vevong.com/video/download-omo-ale-bastard-latest-nollywood-yoruba-movie-2015-staring-fathia-balogun/

Do you mean to say OMO ALE (bastard) download latest yoruba movie?

diluminati:
angry PAID protesters. with all the support Buhari gets from nigeria, it is hideous and strange that people will converge to boo Buhari, for what exactly?
So these same people will now see the clueless one and start rolling on the florr? crass hypocrisy and shame shame of a people.

What foolishness

You just sealed it.
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152755090526939&fref=nf

GMB taken away in an Ambulance. So this Fayose was right

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152755090526939&fref=nf

gremling:
abeg time don reach for person to commot naija. anyone one who fit sponsor me make I go abroad, God go bless am. my mates wet dey overseas don laff me tire. any good Samaritan in d building to help? maybe god wan use you help me. a beg nairalanders no look me pass I hear say una dey like family.

You just missed a golden opportunity, the governor of ekiti state Ayo Fayose sponsored few people couple of days ago to the U.K. to monitor GMB, wish you had mentioned earlier, you for don dey jand.

Mcponpin:
Where is the bed?

This is the bed.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152755090526939&fref=nf

IbnSultaan:
GMB delivering his speech at Chatham House now
With over 2000 applications to attend the event, it's a full house at Chatham House.

Imagine this happening outside the venue before GMBs arrival...it's a shame.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152755090526939&fref=nf

I honestly feel sorry for this generation.

hotmas911:
Cost and expenses so far:
Bulldozer hire for 10 days 600k
680 litres of diesle at #135 per litre 91,800
Cost of low bed trailer to and fro 100k
Operator 5k for 8 hours
Transportation of Diesle to farm 6500

Those are the ones I have on record for now. Will update when I'm back from farm today.

Cost of photographer(s) please

The result of singing for APC right?

fitzmayowa:
I thought they said they deployed policemen to take control of that location sometimes last week, how come there is none of them on duty

I wonder what the policemen are paid to do, if they can't put a stop to situations like this...If FG deploys soldiers now we are going to start lambasting the FG, when obviously our so called police force has failed us...SMH

Mbu where are the shoot at sight policemen you promised

Note: Mbu shoot at sight police officers don't work at night.

ketekete:

Countdown to May 2

mtprofessor5:
Chisossssss


I was trying to decipher the magic trick but when I saw the milk he gave his friend from the screen.....I must say

I give up

Modified

Am not giving up
I downloaded am watched the video over and over n this what I discovered

1. The first trick where he pulled out the menu was from the back of the pad. Pause d video n u will notice it.

2. The trick where he brought out that stick from the pad was equally from the back of the pad not inside. When you pause the video you will notice that the hand outside is not on the same level with the hand inside.

3. The trick where he brought out that hidden pen was from his hand. First of all I noticed he was looking for a particular app (the app with green icon) when he clicked the app a new menu came up looking like the real one. Then i notice the way he was keeping his hand (he was trying to keep all His fingers together while leaving just the pointer finger to do the scrolling) before bringing out the pen from in between his palm

Stay tune
I will burst the rest later in the morning

Help me crack this please. https://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=58an2Z9_jwc

Sammyblake:
this is an example of mental illness

Say that to your father.

我很清醒

SMALLPENIS:
Let tinubus money blow like this all over Lagos tomorrow

PS : #TeamBlogBusters, this is the only pic at the source

Thanks pal

Motorists driving through Dubai could not believe their eyes when it started raining money in the middle of the UAE city.
Thousands of 500 UAE Dirham notes - worth around £88 - flew through the oil-rich city on a busy afternoon earlier this month, and officials have yet to give an explanation as to why, or reveal a source of the cash.
Drivers abandoned their cars in order to get their hands on the notes blowing down the road, and were filmed holding handfuls of notes.
It is estimated that notes valued between two and three million Dirham were loose - meaning up to £500,000 was blowing in the wind.

The notes were carried by strong winds through the Jumeirah area of Dubai for several minutes, but locals have got no idea where it came from.
One surprised local described how his wife pulled over her car to film motorists dodging cash collectors on a busy stretch of highway in the city.

He said: 'It was a very windy day. She was stuck in the traffic. She saw all this money.
'It was just raining money. It was 500 AED notes which is worth quite a lot. It was a lot of money.

A lot of people were getting out of there car to grab this money.
'It doesn't happen every day. Everyone was amazing this was happening.'
The baffling incident happened at around 3pm on February 11 and locals have no explanation.
Police later arrived at the area and ushered people away, local media reports.




http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2965297/Traffic-comes-halt-starts-raining-MONEY-Dubai-Cash-worth-half-million-pounds-blows-city-knows-came-from.html#ixzz3SbWKZKvY

Include Toyota hiace popularly referred to as "hummer bus" before we talk about your findings.

o42austino:
their shld be a way to detect underage comments on Nairaland like this poster, is it the duty of FG to provide Streetlight or the State Gov't? Pls use the MB ur mum bought for u wisely.

It should be the responsibility of the United Nations and African Union to provide traffic light in Nigeria so you all should take note

Blackett:
Dumb comment.

What's the correlation between a person's hair color and their intellectual capacity?

Yeah, you can't answer, so, wear your dumb badge with pride.

They are actually referred to as "dumb blondes"

gabe15:
hmm bros u Don enta one chance oh

One chance abi half chance?