Urine question? Sorry...don't mean to be gross!

[Thin is possible!]

Hey! Can anyone tell me what their experience is with the signs of ketosis based on one's urine? I don't mean to be gross, but the ketostix never worked for me so I have had to go by color, and somewhat the thickness of my urine, for lack of a better way to describe it. I have been doing very well on getting myself back on induction. It has been 48 hours now and I don't feel like I see the signs of ketosis in my urine like I did the first time around. Anybody wanna share? What do you/have you noticed about signs of ketosis in your urine?

[Monroe]

Re: Urine question? Sorry...don't mean to be gross!

about a week and a half ago I cheated, and took me right out of ketosis. then i checked daily to see how much it was going up. it took almost 5 or 6 days for me to start seeing it, now im at the 80 range, thats how it worked for me anyways. id just check it everyday in the evening and see.

[esac]

Re: Urine question? Sorry...don't mean to be gross!

about a week and a half ago I cheated, and took me right out of ketosis. then i checked daily to see how much it was going up. it took almost 5 or 6 days for me to start seeing it, now im at the 80 range, thats how it worked for me anyways. id just check it everyday in the evening and see.

Morning is the best time to check your urine for ketones as the body will accumulate them during the night. During the day they will get excreted more often as you pee more often, and also through your saliva.

[cincywbbw]

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I noticed my urine is almost clear, and it gets a little foamy looking, when I look at the stix it shows I am in the moderate range.

[boonie stomper]

Re: Urine question? Sorry...don't mean to be gross!

Hey! Can anyone tell me what their experience is with the signs of ketosis based on one's urine? I don't mean to be gross, but the ketostix never worked for me so I have had to go by color, and somewhat the thickness of my urine, for lack of a better way to describe it. I have been doing very well on getting myself back on induction. It has been 48 hours now and I don't feel like I see the signs of ketosis in my urine like I did the first time around. Anybody wanna share? What do you/have you noticed about signs of ketosis in your urine?

The sticks never worked for me either. Besides, even if they did, I know they aren't to be relied on too much for a number of reasons including urine dilution, age of strips, amount of liquid put on the strip's pad, any alcohol consumed, and your body's variance in how many ketones it is letting pass. I figure the reason the strips never worked for me is my body uses all the ketones it produces. Call it "efficient" metabolism, LOL. In ketosis I notice other changes such as in my mouth, breath and energy level, as well as a decreased appetite. My urine descriptives would only be an indication of what I ate lately, how concentrated it is, excessive supplemnets taken, or a state of urinary tract or bladder infection, nothing more.

[cocobelle]

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Okay... here's an honest answer.... in the morning when you pee, look in the toilet. You'll see clear looking strands floating in the urine (I kid you not)... it's easier to see with the *lights on* and actually look for their shadow on the bottom of the toilet. That's how I know when I'm in ketosis.

[boonie stomper]

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FER CRYIN' OUT LOUD.... How can you be sure the "strands", "thickness" or "color" have anything at all to do with diagnosing you are in ketosis or not. You would need differential diagnostics (call a urologist) and microscopic analysis to narrow down the causes of changes in urine such as those....
edit to add... if the ketone compounds dissolved in urine can cause it to be more yellow or orange due to their color and you pee some that appears this way how do you know it's ketones and not excess supplements with carotenoids or certain foods doing it?

I couldn't resist - look here http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/...E/URIN066.html

[cocobelle]

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Okay... not gonna get irritable, here - but you won't see squamous cells (above link) without a microscope. You CAN see ketones, which are actually compounds consisting of beta-hydroxybutyric acid, acetoacetic acid, and acetone. Just as you can see strands of protein (in what they call a gross differential - meaning with the human eye), you can also 'see' ketone bodies, if you know what you're looking for. The microscopic analysis does not provide any clues as to the causes. The physician (called a Urologist), will interpret the findings, along with the results of corresponding blood work.

Agreed, just because you are passing ketone bodies - or what appears to be ketone bodies - may not mean that you are in ketosis. Just as the absence of ketones does not indicate that you are not in ketosis.

I'm outta here.

[boonie stomper]

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I'd really be interested in seeing the difference.... lets see.. take some pee, add a little vinegar and fingernail polish remover...should be about the same I think... ROFL

[goal65]

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okay strange observation. I feel like there might be fat in my urine. I saw two little pieces of what seemed to be fat.. they were clearish/white and felt exactly like fat would. They were very squishy pieces of almost like rubbery fat. hahaha. i'm starting to get a little worried because I can't find anything ont he internet about this but can anybody help me out?? I know I've gotta be in ketosis because I'm losing it and I smell it in my breath. hahaha.

[sadie147]

Re: Urine question? Sorry...don't mean to be gross!

okay strange observation. I feel like there might be fat in my urine. I saw two little pieces of what seemed to be fat.. they were clearish/white and felt exactly like fat would. They were very squishy pieces of almost like rubbery fat. hahaha. i'm starting to get a little worried because I can't find anything ont he internet about this but can anybody help me out?? I know I've gotta be in ketosis because I'm losing it and I smell it in my breath. hahaha.

I would definately see a Dr. about that if it continues, I don't think there should be ANYTHING solid or 'squishy' coming out in urine at all (someone correct me if I'm wrong...)

As far as ketosis goes everyone should keep this in mind, just because you are in ketosis doesn't mean you are losing weight, during a stall I was in ketosis for months and never lost a pound. I've even been in ketosis and gained.

2Big (a former - very knowledgeable member here) used to say something to the effect of: think of it this way, if you ate nothing but pounds of butter all day, you'd be in ketosis..would you lose weight? No, most likely you would gain.

There are alot more variables to it than just being in ketosis....

[spazzyhilo]

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As far as ketosis goes everyone should keep this in mind, just because you are in ketosis doesn't mean you are losing weight, during a stall I was in ketosis for months and never lost a pound. I've even been in ketosis and gained.

This is why I stopped checking for ketones - it would just vary so much! I trust my tape measurer more than all the little sticks combined!

[Ketone]

Re: Urine question? Sorry...don't mean to be gross!

Hey! Can anyone tell me what their experience is with the signs of ketosis based on one's urine? I don't mean to be gross, but the ketostix never worked for me so I have had to go by color, and somewhat the thickness of my urine, for lack of a better way to describe it. I have been doing very well on getting myself back on induction. It has been 48 hours now and I don't feel like I see the signs of ketosis in my urine like I did the first time around. Anybody wanna share? What do you/have you noticed about signs of ketosis in your urine?

Oh, gross questions are fun to answer. jk. I would say that first off did the ketosticks you used. Were they stored in a cabinet near a shower? or a humid place, or were they older. I had noticed that the sticks themselves are quite touchy over humidity and being exposed to life out of that bottle.

Signs of ketosis... well, myself the urine has a metal tainted smell to it. Everyone says it smells sweet. Mine is yet to be sweet. But, my salavia tastes sweet.

Then on the note of coming back from a binge of carbs and trying to get the switch back. That can take days. last time it did. I took forever to get to 80 like the other person mentioned. Bigger the binge longer the re-start

[shellybeth]

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I was about to post a question and saw this....my urine has a strong smell (can't avoid it) now....was hoping that had some induction meaning behind it....cause strips don't work so well for me with how much water I drink.

[Purple Crayon]

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I've always wondered if the stix can tell the difference between metabolized body fat and metabolized dietary fat.

If I eat a really high fat dinner, say ribeye and avocado, the stix seem to be much darker in the morning than if I eat grilled chicken and steamed broccoli.
So can the stix differentiate between burned body fat and burned dietary fat?