What color should healthy urine be?
Normally, urine is released from the body, which has a pale yellow or amber color.
Urine color may change due to diet, dehydration, some pathologies or medications.
In a large percentage of clinical cases, urine acquires a dark color because you do not take enough water during the day and the body is dehydrated; It should be noted that during dehydration other symptoms appear along with the change in the color of urine. Sometimes the cause of dark colored urine is high intensity exercises.
Some diseases associated with dark colored urine:
- Hepatitis;
- Cirrhosis;
- Dehydration;
- Trauma
- Gallbladder obstruction;
- Some medications (some kind of side effect);
- Porphyria;
- Gallstones;
- Stones in the bladder;
- Jaundice
- Liver disease;
- Malaria and others.
When to consult a doctor?
Be sure to consult a doctor if you notice blood in your urine or if the color of the liquid is still dark despite drinking the recommended amount of water. It is necessary to consult a doctor if dark colored urine is accompanied by other symptoms.
Source:
https://www.healthline.com/health/dark-urine#outside-factors
