I am new to the forum so I apologize if
this is in the wrong spot.
I am 38 and my wife is 5 months pregnant
so I figured it was time to make some
lifestyle changes. I have enjoyed beer
for many years. Probably have a few
drinks every evening. So I decide to turn
over a new leaf and haven't had any beer
since last Friday.
Anyway, almost immediately I noticed that
my urine was much more yellow and had an
odor that I would describe as normal but
more prominent. When I was drinking beer
in the evening, my urine was always clear
and odorless.
I am curious on the immediate change? I
assume I need to drink more water but why
did it change immediately after putting
the beer aside? Was I getting the
hydration through the beer? Even though I
would only drink in the evening, my urine
was clear and odorless throughout the
whole day.
Thanks for any replies!
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change is good
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Jan 2007 Posts: 112 Location: Mesa AZ.,
Posted: 03-08-07 07:06am
i would definately say you need to drink
more water. do you urinate more or less
since you quit drinking?
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David_24
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Mar 2007 Posts: 4
Posted: 03-08-07 10:05am
I am urinating more throughout the day
since I am trying to drink more water. In
the evening, it is about the same since I
was urinating due to drinking beer and now
I am urinating due to drinking water/tea.
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HealthySex
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 414
Posted: 03-08-07 10:22am
Urine should have some color to it. Clear
urine generally means you are drinking too
many fluids. This can cause you to lose
electrolytes. Too dark of urine generally
means you're not getting enough fluids. It
may also be darker in the morning or after
taking vitamins, etc.
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David_24
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Mar 2007 Posts: 4
Posted: 03-08-07 11:53am
What about the stronger than usual odor?
I am assuming that means that the urine is
more concentrated since I am not drinking
enough water, therefore, it has a stronger
odor??
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David_24
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Mar 2007 Posts: 4
Posted: 03-08-07 11:53am
The odor is not an abnormal odor...just
much more prevalent.
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NWKC
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Apr 2007 Posts: 134 Location: The States
Posted: 04-21-07 18:10pm
HealthySex
wrote:
Urine should have some color
to it. Clear urine generally means you are
drinking too many fluids. This can
cause you to lose electrolytes. Too dark
of urine generally means you're not
getting enough fluids. It may also be
darker in the morning or after taking
vitamins,
etc.
Bold statements were highlighted, because
clear urine means you're drinking enough
water or too much water. Dark colored
urine means you're drinking little to no
water and you need to replenish your
system with more water. To recover
electrolytes, drink some gatorade.
Drinking a lot of water isnt totally a bad
thing, outside the lose of electrolytes.
The only thing I recall having a very foul
odor in urine is after eating asparagus.
Had any asparagus lately, david?
Props to you for having courage to stop
drinking.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 04-21-07 23:48pm
Pretty much you need to replace all the
liquid that you used to drink in beer with
another liquid, and that should get your
body into a good balance. When you first
stopped beer, your fluid intake dropped
dramatically so tht explains the sudden
change in your urine.
