Clear urine that does not appear to have any color typically is a symptom of a healthy, well-hydrated body. It usually has a light urine odor. The better hydrated you are, the lighter your urine color.
Generally, if you have clear urine color, then you are likely to be healthy… as far as issues affecting urine color. So this means your are healthy and good to go, right? Hold on. Before you sign off a clean bill of health, there are a few accompany symptoms to clear urine color that may signify something more than a healthy body.
Do you notice an increase in the frequency of urination? Are you always thirsty even though you’re drinking a lot of water? Do you wake up a lot of night to urinate. Is your child wetting the bed a lot? Bedwetting and Nocturia (waking up to urinate often) along with a increase in urination can be symptoms of Diabetes Insipidus.
Clear urine color can be a symptom of Diabetes Insipidus. Now don’t
worry, this diabetes has nothing to do with the more commonly known sugar
level diabetes type I and type II. The only thing Diabetes Insipidus
(sometimes called Water Diabetes) shares with Diabetes Mellitus (type
one and type two sugar diabetes) is that you have an increase of thirst
and or urination. (whichever doctor thought that naming this diabetes
insipidus wouldn’t create any confusion, needs a reality check.).
Diabetes Insipidus is actually a metabolic disorder that has to do with
your kidneys and your pituitary gland. The concentration of your urine
is not at normal levels. This causes you to urinate frequently. This
also accounts for the urine being clear instead of a natural straw yellow
or pale yellow urine color
As long as your water intake can be kept up, there’s no real immediate danger with Diabetes Insipidus. You do have to take care to make sure you are getting a proper intake of water to make up for all the water you body is pushing out. Since the concentration of your urine is incorrect, your body has to push out more water than normal to make sure the waste is expelled from your body. If you do not drink enough, you risk dehydration. Your doctor can provide information on how to live with and treat Diabetes Insipidus.
So, how much is too much water to drink? How often is it too frequent urination? If you are drinking more than a gallon of water (about 12 glasses of water) a day, then you may be drinking more than normal. Be careful that you don’t drink too much water, or you may be at risk of water intoxication. If you urinate more than 3.5 quarts a day, than that is higher than normal. The average person does not urinate more than 2 cups every two hours. If you are urinating too frequently, you may need to take an anti-diuretic such as DDAVP.
Again, if you have questions about the frequency of your urination, please see your doctor. He or she may recommend an urologist.