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'Indicator of Something Serious': Brits Warned to Keep a Close Eye on Their Pee

A leading pharmacist has issued an urgent warning that Well Pharmacist Wendy Lee urged patients to monitor urine colour closely as it signals health changes.
Foods and vitamins often change urine colour, with B-vitamins causing bright yellow and beetroot or rhubarb tinting it pink, while carotene is generally harmless.
Brownish urine signals severe dehydration, turning tea- or Coca-Cola-coloured, pink or red urine may indicate blood linked to UTIs, kidney stones, or enlarged prostate, and catheter users can develop purple urine from Purple Urine Bag Syndrome, Wendy Lee said.
Anyone with worrying symptoms should consult their GP or local pharmacist; under NHS Pharmacy First, pharmacists can treat UTIs while self-care includes drinking water, resting, and taking paracetamol up to four times a day.
NHS guidance states healthy urine should be pale yellow, and adults typically urinate between four and seven times daily, drinking six to eight glasses .

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