Is cloudy urine a sign of illness in women?

We all know that normal urine color should be clear and transparent, and also have a slight smell. As the amount of urine increases, the color will also change. Urination is a normal physiological phenomenon. When the urine stored in the bladder reaches a certain level, you will feel the urge to urinate. Sometimes women’s urine appears turbid. What is going on?

1. Urate precipitation

When concentrated acidic urine is cooled, light red urate may precipitate, which can be dissolved when heated or with the addition of alkali. This situation is more common in cold weather.

2. Phosphate and carbonate precipitation

If the urine is alkaline, phosphates or carbonates may precipitate in white color and can be dissolved by adding acid. Carbonates can produce bubbles when they meet acid.

3. Urinary tract infection

It is mainly related to the growth of urinary tract bacteria, the appearance of pyuria, white blood cells, and milky white urine.

4. Chylous urine

It is white chyle-like urine, which is seen in obstruction of the perirenal lymphatic vessels caused by filariasis or other reasons, which is easy to identify with the naked eye.

5. Physiological phenomena

It can be said that the reason why many people have turbid urine and other conditions has a lot to do with normal physiological phenomena. Of course, it may also be caused by disease, so a conclusion can only be drawn based on the test results.

6. Urinary tract infection

Patients with urinary tract infections will also experience varying degrees of urine turbidity during the illness. It can be said that abnormal urine color is closely related to urinary tract infections. Especially for patients who have symptoms such as urgency and frequency when urinating, it can be judged that they have urinary tract infection.