What is the reason for cloudy urine in men?

Urinating is something that most people do every day, and it is also an indicator of our physical condition. When our urine becomes turbid, we will inevitably feel worried and wonder why it is like this. Turbid urine is mainly manifested by the appearance of white liquid in the urine, which is an abnormal physiological phenomenon. In this regard, we need to pay attention to this situation. So what is the reason for turbid urine?

1. Clear when first discharged, turbid after being left

Normal urine is clear and transparent when fresh, with a light yellow or colorless color. However, after the urine is left for a short period of time, various salts in the urine (such as uric acid salts, phosphates, carbonates, etc.) will crystallize out, making the lower part of the urine cloudy white. This is caused by the concentration of urine, which is a physiological phenomenon rather than a pathological condition. However, when a large amount of sediment appears or the turbidity is very serious, you should go to the hospital for examination.

The urine that is just discharged is clear. After it stays for a while, you will find some tiny dark brown sand particles settled at the bottom of the urine. Some people vividly call them fish roe (egg)-like small sand particles. This is a kind of uric acid crystals, which are often formed by the large amount of uric acid excreted in the urine of gout patients, and the crystals are precipitated.

2. It is turbid when discharged

1. Chylous urine : The urine is milky white like milk, and sometimes there are small jelly-like clots. This is more common in lymphatic system diseases.

2. Urinary tract infection : When urine is mixed with a large number of white blood cells and inflammatory tissue fragments, the entire urine is dirty white and turbid. This is mostly caused by bacterial infection, often accompanied by more obvious symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency and pain during urination.

3. Hematuria : When there are a large number of red blood cells in the urine, the urine will be light red, and in severe cases it will be red. This is gross hematuria. When the red blood cells rupture, the urine will appear the color of pork washing water, which is hemoglobinuria. The appearance of gross hematuria and hemoglobinuria indicates that the kidneys and other organs of the urinary system are diseased.

In addition, when a large number of casts and mucus threads appear in the urine, the urine will become turbid when it is excreted.

3. Urine is clear at first, but the last few drops are turbid urine

This phenomenon is only seen when the bladder muscles contract during male urination, especially at the end of urination, which is easy to "pull" or squeeze the prostate and seminal vesicles, so that the secreted prostatic fluid or semen is also squeezed out a little bit. The few drops of turbid liquid after urination are a mixture of urine, prostatic fluid and semen. This phenomenon is mostly physiological, especially after male excitement. But a small part is due to inflammation of the prostate or seminal vesicles, which is more easily irritated by bladder contraction and discharges a small amount of secretions. This is pathological and needs further examination and confirmation.