What causes cloudy, milky or discoloured urine?

Urine and stool, also known as pee and poo, are waste products the body makes. Sudden changes in the colour, texture and smell of your pee or poo can be caused by your diet or conditions like dehydration or food poisoning. 


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What causes cloudy urine?

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Blood in your urine: Causes and treatment

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Frequent urination: Why do I need to pee so much?

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Why do I have mucus in my stool?

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What colours can poop be?

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Is my poop normal?

Is my pee normal?

How should I collect and store a stool (faeces) sample?

How should I collect and store a urine sample?

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Incontinence is when you don't have good control over pooing or peeing. When you can't control when you pee, it's known as urinary incontinence. Not being able to control when you poo is called faecal incontience. Many different things cause both types of incontinence.


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Urinary incontinence: a woman's guide to sorting it

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Incontinence products that help women

A blood test is when a sample of blood is taken to check your general health or for certain conditions or infections. It can also help to assess how well certain organs or other parts of the body are functioning. Blood tests are common and can be carried out quickly. 


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A blood test is when a sample of blood is taken to check your general health or for certain conditions or infections. It can also help to check how well certain organs or other parts of the body are functioning. Blood tests are common and can be carried out quickly. 


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Tough day? Bring back the calm with simple stress-relief techniques and exercises to make your tension melt away.


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Your need-to-know guide to bacterial vaginosis, including symptoms, causes and treatment options.

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Bacterial vaginosis: what is it and how do you deal with it?

If your child struggles to sleep it can be hard to know what’s normal and what’s not – and it can affect family life. Solving your child’s sleep problems are as much about helping your own sleep, too. 

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