Green Urine / no other symptoms / ideas? Posted: 11-20-07 12:12pm
Hi
I'm going to post here since the doctor is
offline at the moment
I have recently just started to realize
that my urine is green. Well, not dark
green, but light green. I can only
remember back a few months when it was
green as well - if it has been green for
many years I cannot remember, I usually
did not check the color of my pee
If I drink a lot of water, the urine
obviously becomes more clear. In the
mornings, or after periods when I do not
consume much water, my urine is more
yellow / dark yellow
I am a 19 years old male and I cannot
think of any symptoms. One other thing,
that I think is completely unrelated, is
that my skin itches/hurts and becomes a
little red when I start sweating (just at
the beginning of sweating, such as hot
weather)
I do not eat asparagus and am on no
medications or vitamin supplementations.
The only things I can think of that are
green and that I eat on an almost daily
basis is the olive oil I use for frying
and kiwis.
I have looked on the Internet and found
that "oxidised bilirubin" can cause green
urine, although I don't know if this is
something bad, or what the cause could be
for increased oxidized bilirubin in urine
I have had an UTI (Uniary Tract Infection)
a couple of years back, but that was
treated. Currently I feel no pain,
burning, etc. when I go to the toilet., no
fever
I am usually thirsty a lot, but I think I
have gotten used to drink a lot. My urine
is also mostly clear/slightly green
because I do drink a lot. I don't think I
urinate too much
So, basically, the only symptom is the
green urine which I have been having for a
long time, I just started noticing it now
Please, what could turn the urine to this
color in a teenager?
I have (1/2 a year ago) had blood tests
for kidney/liver done, as well as
vitamins/minerals in blood - all normal.
Had too little iron at a time, but was
given iron supplements, which changed my
iron levels to normal