Does Your Urine Stay Yellow Or Get Clear?

[sue1234]

The basic theory is, if you"re dehydrated, your urine will be concentrated. So, I am wondering about the urine color of all of you that actually drink alot to keep your fluids up.

I was in the hospital recently to do a 72-hour fast, checking my blood sugar. BTW, my glucose went down to 41. If I had gotten to 40 they were going to investigate for an insulinoma. Yea, I'm sure that 1 extra point definitely means I don't have one(being sarcastic!). Anyway, I had 2000 cc of saline a day, plus all the water I cared to drink, which was about another 1500 cc. I urinated all that amount out, plus maybe a little more, as they were collecting it for output purposes. The whole time my urine stayed around a light to medium yellow color. I have noticed this at home, just not as pronounced as it mixes with toilet water.

Why when I take in so much fluid is my urine still yellow? I remember in my nonPOTS days having times where my urine was clear from drinking lots of fluids.

[Katybug]

I don't remember the last time I had light yellow or clearish urine. It doesn't matter how much I drink.

[brethor9]

mine goes back and forth in the same day.....I drink and literally pee it all back out..... I am chronically dehydrated no matter how much I drink....never stay hydrated longer than a couple hours......very weird......

Bren

[bebe127]

I wake every morning with orange urine. In the am I drink 2 cups of coffee, and a fruit/veg shake, then about 32+oz of water/propel. My urine during this time is usually yellow and cloudy. I urinate throughout the day, never really calculated, but I would guess that I go about once or twice an hour. Later in the afternoon, I have a beer or two (I'm totally not condoning alcohol) and my urine is almost clear. The only time of day it is clear. I only mention this because I find it odd that alcohol is supposed to dehydrate, yet after I drink a couple of beers, it's perfectly light to clear and I don't urinate as much (I don't think). Then later in the evening, I drink about 64+ oz. of water between late afternoon and bedtime again urinating about once or twice an hour. I don't drink tea or soda.

[TCP]

I take lots of B vits so my pee is always bright yellow. I don't know how much I pee as I don't measure it.

[WendyB]

The color is darkest in the morning and tends to lighten a bit during the day, but it does vary during the day. I drink constantly but it seems to go out as fast as it goes in. No matter how much I drink, I'm still dehydrated. I can't get the fluids in fast enough. I have a lapband, so that does slow me down. No chugging water for me.