A 33-year-old member asked:
help docs? why is my urine yellow when all i drink is water?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Pamela Svendsen answered
Family Medicine 26 years experience
Yellow is normal: Urine is normally colored yellow. If you drink a lot of water, the yellow color is fainter. If you take in less liquid, the urine is more concentrated and is a darker yellow.
3490 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more. Get help now:
Similar questions
A 32-year-old member asked:
Can someone explain to me how come my urine yellow when all i drink is water?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Gregory Lewis answered
Urology 44 years experience
Normal variant: The color of one's urine is a reflection of one's state of hydration and how one's body uses water. The more hydrated one is, the clearer the color and the greater the urinary frequency. On the other hand, darker yellow urine is associated with dehydration and less urinary frequency. Vitamin b2 (riboflavin), present in most multivitamins, is what imparts a more colorful yellow/orange urine.
4630 viewsAnswered Aug 2, 2018
Shippensburg, PA
A 18-year-old female asked:
Why is my urine yellow if I drink a lot of water?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Andrew Seibert answered
Gastroenterology 35 years experience
Urine color: The urine color usually corresponds to what is
dissolved in it. Either you need to drink even more water, or perhaps you're taking vitamins or something else which can color the urine. Unless it is bloody or cloudy, I would not worry about it. Good luck.
664 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more. Get help now:
Last updated Nov 28, 2014
People also asked
Connect with a U.S. board-certified doctor by text or video anytime, anywhere.
24/7 visits
$15 per month
Disclaimer:
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.