Don’t self diagnose, your GP or practice nurse can check your urine to see what is in it.
Dr Lee explained: “They do this by dipping a special dipstick into a urine sample.
“The urine dipstick as a number of coloured squares at one end, and when dipped into the urine, these change colour depending on what is in it.
“The stick can be easily compared to a colour chart to give instant results.
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“Urine dipsticks test for the presence of glucose, blood, protein, ketones, urobilinogen, bilirubin, urobilinogen, leucocyte esterase and nitrites.”
In general, the colour and smell of your urine can give you a clue about your health before you see your GP.
Here’s what YOUR urine says about your health, according to Dr Lee.
Source: Daily Express
