Actually, too much of 1 and/or no color at all is also bad, overhydrated is also a thing, drinking 3 liters water a day is really not necessary.
It's really hard to be over hydrated. My urine is almost always clear because I always have water handy and drink it whenever I feel like it, which is frequently. I'm not over hydrated. Sure, 3 liters is a bit excessive, but ideally your urine will be clear, unless you're doing things like drinking a bunch of soda or things that will darken your urine because your kidneys are filtering things out.
Just have water easily accessible and drink it whenever you have the desire and you'll probably be good.
While true "hyper hydration" is indeed pretty difficult to get to if your urine is always clear you could probably stand to take in a bit less water throughout the day, and make sure you're taking in enough salts to keep your electrolyte levels balanced.
Maybe I could drink less. I only drink when I want to though. It's not like I'm over-hydrating, just I naturally want to drink a good amount of water. I add extra salts if I feel the need, which I think my body does a pretty good job of making me crave when I'm low. I just listen to what my body wants and I seem to be pretty healthy for it.
this feels very over the top, i don't think it's a good idea to force yourself to drink a bunch of water just because your pee is dark..
Just use the colour as a general indicator, if you routinely have dark urine that means you should keep easier access to water during the day, and if it's ever amber just go chug a glass right away (not an entire bottle, what the fuck).
You've reached the opposite side of the color wheel. Congratulations on perfect health! Source: also a PhD (Perfect health doctor).
I can honestly say I never have (and still never will) put any more thought into this other than “yellow or clear.” The day I pull this chart out and hold it against my toilet bowl, please send me to the home.
it's actively difficult to die from overhydration though, you're most likely to vomit before you even come close to it.
True, but it's an insane amount of water, at a "force fed" level. Almost no one is accidentally going to drink that much water compared to how many people will die of dehydration.
It isn't really about dying of too much water; the real problem is losing vitamins and other things from too much peeing
Then you are Henning Brand, who boiled down 1200 gallons of urine until it started to glow: https://sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/hennig-brandt-and-the-discovery-of-phosphorus/
If you are at a 7 or 8 on the regular you've got bigger problems than dehydration. That's liver or kidney failure territory.
I prefer the one that illustrates it using types of beer and advises seeking medical attention if it's the color of a stout 😁
Red ales weren't included in the chart, probably because they assumed people knew..
Red ales weren't included in the chart, probably because they assumed people knew..
See now you say that, but I ended up getting rushed to hospital for a kidney stone after peeing blood on and off for a week.
Don't underestimate stupid.
Nowadays if I'm anxious I will actually dream/have nightmares about peeing blood. It's not fun.
PSA: If you're peeing blood, that's not a good thing. Go to hospital immediately.
There's a sign at work like this, but 4 and 5 are the wrong way round and it drives me nuts.
Dumb question: is this referencing the color in the toilet bowl, when diluted with water? If so, how much water, because different kind of bowls can have very different amounts of water. Or pure?
Fairly dumb answer, it doesn't really matter. If it's dark you should try to drink more water. It should be light enough that it doesn't really effect the water in the toilet bowl much at all.
Why though? The water should dilute it more and change the color, especially with some american toilet bowls, because some water levels are insane.
I guess if it's a huge amount of water you could not notice the color. If it's clear then it's clear though. If it's not, you'll probably notice either place unless it's a something crazy. I guess just look at the stream if that's your position.
