What Does Your Urine Color Really Mean for Your Health?

…see your doctor if this color persists.

Pink To Reddish

Don’t be alarmed just yet! Maybe you’ve eaten beets or blueberries recently, in which case, this tint is normal. However, this color could be a sign of blood in the urine, prostate issues, or Urinary Tract Infection (UTI). Monitor your diet and check with your doctor if the color doesn’t clear up or is accompanied by pain.

Foaming Or Fizzing

Excess protein in your diet could cause this and it’s harmless if you notice it occasionally. If this has become your new normal, see your doctor, as this could be a sign of a kidney problem.

Reviewed by: Dr. Melvin Gaskins

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I See Blood in My Urine, Could It Be Bladder Cancer?

Did you know men are about 3 to 4 times more likely to get bladder cancer during their lifetime than women? According to the American Cancer Society, the estimates for new cases of bladder cancer in the United States is about 81,400. Of that number, 62,100 are men. Although bladder cancer is found twice as often in Caucasians, African American men and women actually have the lowest survival rate.

The sight of blood in your urine – the toilet water turned a shade of red – is understandably an alarming one. The good news is that it’s usually not serious. In fact, even something as innocent as exercise can cause it. But there’s a possibility it may also be a symptom of a more serious problem such as cancer, so you should always see a doctor about it.

What is blood in the urine?

Red blood cells (RBCs) in the urine (called hematuria) can be hard to ignore when they turn your toilet bowl pink, bright red, or the color of cola. Intermittent spots of blood in the water may be also be seen. This overt form of blood in the urine is called “gross” or “frank” hematuria. It doesn’t take much blood – or about a fifth of a teaspoon – to turn a half-quart of urine an obvious shade of red.

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In other cases, the presence of blood may be so minute that it’s not visible to the eye. This is called microscopic hematuria, and doctors usually detect it during a routine urine test. Sometimes, what you assume to be blood in the urine may be something else altogether: women may mistake