Urine color
Urine color
Did anyone notice a color change in their urine since they have chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome ? I used to have mostly clear urine all the time but since I've got these symptoms it is always yellowish. Obviously nothing was found in my 3 urine tests/ultrasounds over the last months.
Age: 28 | Onset Age: 25 | Symptoms: Adominal pain after eating follwed by perineum/testicle pain
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Dj Smitty
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my doctors insist that if they find no infection, then urine colour indicates only your level of hydration. If your pee has a dark yellow, orangeish tinge to it, then it's probably been sitting in there awhile. My pee is often this darkish colour which means I'm probably not drinking enough water.
Age:23 | Onset Age:22 | Symptoms:Urinary hesitancy, moderate frequency, urgency and retention, slight perinneum, rectal and leg pain, frequent abdominal/bladder pain. Red/white spotty irritation on penis | Helped By:hot baths or showers, walking and moving around, pain medications | Worsened By: sitting for a long time, holding urine too long. I'd say I'm about 75% better naturally so far.
No my case.
I have years and years of looking at my wee color and since I got chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome this is much more yellow. I still eat the same food, I still drink the same amount of water. I can't see why the color yould change except because of something related to CPPS.
I have years and years of looking at my wee color and since I got chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome this is much more yellow. I still eat the same food, I still drink the same amount of water. I can't see why the color yould change except because of something related to CPPS.
Age: 28 | Onset Age: 25 | Symptoms: Adominal pain after eating follwed by perineum/testicle pain
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The color could indicate blood in the urine (dark, rust-colored, or brown urine).
I have had the same symptom, along with blood tests that show inflammation in my body and a chronic, very mild (borderline) neutropenia. These test results were consistent for many years, but the neutropenia has eased a little in the last 3-5 years.
I have had the same symptom, along with blood tests that show inflammation in my body and a chronic, very mild (borderline) neutropenia. These test results were consistent for many years, but the neutropenia has eased a little in the last 3-5 years.
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do you drink the recommended 8 glasses of 8 ounce water a day, plus some juice and milk? Some people's kidneys work harder or less harder than others. Drink significantly more water and you'll probably notice the colour become less yellow and more clear. I often had orangeish pee so I started drinking 3 or 4 more glasses of water than I usually did as well as cutting down on caffiene. I pee maybe one or two more times a day than I used to but the funny colour and foul smell are mainly gone.rational wrote:No my case.
I have years and years of looking at my wee color and since I got chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome this is much more yellow. I still eat the same food, I still drink the same amount of water. I can't see why the color yould change except because of something related to CPPS.
Age:23 | Onset Age:22 | Symptoms:Urinary hesitancy, moderate frequency, urgency and retention, slight perinneum, rectal and leg pain, frequent abdominal/bladder pain. Red/white spotty irritation on penis | Helped By:hot baths or showers, walking and moving around, pain medications | Worsened By: sitting for a long time, holding urine too long. I'd say I'm about 75% better naturally so far.
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buzzboy
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My pee has certainly been a lot more yellow since I got chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome 4-5 years ago.rational wrote:Did anyone notice a color change in their urine since they have chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome ? I used to have mostly clear urine all the time but since I've got these symptoms it is always yellowish. Obviously nothing was found in my 3 urine tests/ultrasounds over the last months.
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I've noticed that if I havent gone to the bathroom for a while that my urine tends to be a darker tint of yellow. When my symptoms are flarign up then my urine has a more cloudy colour to it. When I am having a good day there is nothing out of the ordinary in colour.
Age:25 | Onset Age: 23 | Symptoms: Pain in penis, dull throbbing/burning in penis both in tip and shaft, frequent urination, sometimes burning urination, Sometimes slight pain after urinating, slight pain in buttocks | Helped By:Eating healthier, lots of Brocoli, YOGA stretches, Not thinking about it, hot showers | Worsened By: Cold temperatures, "really" spicey foods, anxiety and worry and stress
Pretty much the same for me. It appears to me that the color is related to the level of pain in my case. I'm wondering if the mechanism that breaks down bilirubin is affected by the tension and which one come first, the pain that deregulates the breakdown or the high level of bilirubin that gives pain in bladder/ureta ?
Age: 28 | Onset Age: 25 | Symptoms: Adominal pain after eating follwed by perineum/testicle pain
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I've also watched this closely. My urine is generally tinted heavily all of the time, unless I drink a 8 or more glasses of fluids. I am told this is normal. When I give a urine sample, my doctor complains to me that I am not drinking enough fluids.
Before CPPS, I would drink 12 to 14 glasses of water or tea a day, but I stopped this behavior once the chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome started.
Just of note: If you experience _extremely_ dark urine (if it is a dark brown color. (orangey is not dark enough)) in correlation with very strong pelvic pain, you should see your doctor about rhabdomyolysis. This is the breakdown of muscle tissue. When it happens periodically, it is often caused by _extremely rare_ genetic diseases of muscle metabolism.
These diseases are _extremely_ rare compared with CPPS, and I doubt anyone with chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome has such a disease as its cause, such as porphiria or some forms of glucogenic disorder. But just in case anyone here has such a symptom, from one layman to another, see your doctor.
Before CPPS, I would drink 12 to 14 glasses of water or tea a day, but I stopped this behavior once the chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome started.
Just of note: If you experience _extremely_ dark urine (if it is a dark brown color. (orangey is not dark enough)) in correlation with very strong pelvic pain, you should see your doctor about rhabdomyolysis. This is the breakdown of muscle tissue. When it happens periodically, it is often caused by _extremely rare_ genetic diseases of muscle metabolism.
These diseases are _extremely_ rare compared with CPPS, and I doubt anyone with chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome has such a disease as its cause, such as porphiria or some forms of glucogenic disorder. But just in case anyone here has such a symptom, from one layman to another, see your doctor.
This is not medical advice, and I am NOT a doctor of medicine or a related field.
* Age:33 Onset: February 2004.
* 99.9% IMPROVEMENT in 2.5 Years with the first year being the really hard part
* Current Symptoms: Mild irritation of perineal muscles on occasion. Relieved for days at a time by a specific stretch (see below).
* Initial Symptoms: Terrible penile, urethral, rectal, and perineal burning/aching with addition afferent sensations.
* Current Treatments: Deep stretching of the legs and pelvis. Most effective: Deep psoas and levitar ani stretch using the first phase of the "pigeon pose" from Yoga. When a deep pulling is felt in the middle of the pelvis next to the upper rectum, symptoms are completely alleviated for several days.
* Past Treatments Hyperprotection of the perineum for 1.7 years, Walking, Rectal biofeedback, Stanford/Wise-Anderson Protocol, Conditioned deep relaxation practice, Men's Multi-Vitamin and an Extra B-complex pill, all seemed to help.