Urine changes colour for a variety of reasons, the food and drink you swallow can affect the colour and smell.
Asparagus makes your urine stink most dreadfully, alcohol will make it smell sweet, if you drink a lot of fruit juice it will smell of that juice, as someone here has already said, eat lots of beatroot, it will if you eat enough look the colour of and smell of beatroot, purple pee!
That said urine contains salts the body does not require, uric acid, hence urine, and bile, the colour and amount is affected by the amount of water you drink, and environmental factors, if you excercise a lot, sweating will reduce urine production, so you wee less and the urine will be slightly darker. The same will happen on hot days when the body uses more of the water you take in to control the internal temperature.
Healthy urine is sterile, does not smell strongly and is usually a light straw colour, if apart from eating strong smeling foods, or those that will increase the colour, any darkening of urine is a potential health concern.
Any type of liver or kidney condition will darken urine, so can having a cold or flu, as these conditions can affect the working of both organs, if darkened urine persists this can be blood in urine and needs investigating.
When I was very young, I contracted Yellow Jaundice, Hep A, my urine was almost black for about two weeks and the return to a normal colour was seen as recovery.
If you have a concern about the clour of urine, or for that matter changes in bowel movement, ALWAYS see a doctor!
2007-10-05 20:34:14
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answered by Mike B 6
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Sorry - but I beg to differ with Amber!! If you eat beetroot it will turn your wee red!! So I suspect sufficient colouring in a curry could possibly have the same effect. Did you have beer as well - that makes urine very dark.
2007-10-05 20:16:03
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answered by Sal*UK 7
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I think curry can turn urine bright orange/yellow curry.....enough to notice on a Tena lady ....this is the second time it has happened to me....and I also feel fluey....aching with a temperature....must be connected some way.
2015-07-09 00:09:49
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answered by Tootles McFlurry 1
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You need to talk to a doctor. Not sure about the curry bit - unless just a one off . However if you are unwell with very dark urine you need to ask drs advice. Call NHS direct if in uk. Good luck
2007-10-05 20:13:35
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answered by cottontail 5
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Had the comparable situation got here across this suggestion you will locate it somewhat is prevalent to have yellow urine once you're taking supplementations.. Any transformations in urine coloration, or the presence of a standard urine coloration that can not be appropriate to the intake of a foodstuff or drug, could be stated to the surgeon. this is critical if it occurs for longer than an afternoon or 2, or if there are repeated episodes. some dyes utilized in candy may well be excreted interior the urine, and a great form of drugs can discolor the urine. Cloudy, murky, or turbid (muddy) urine is function of a urinary tract an infection, that would even have an offensive scent. Murky urine is additionally brought about via the presence of micro organism, mucus, white blood cells or crimson blood cells, epithelial cells, fat, or phosphates. dark brown or sparkling urine is function of a liver affliction mutually with acute viral hepatitis or cirrhosis. purple, crimson, or smoky brown urine would nicely be an component results of a medicine or may well be brought about via the present intake of beets, blackberries or particular foodstuff colours. it is likewise function of a urinary tract affliction wherein bleeding occurs mutually with cystitis, enlarged prostate, kidney maximum cancers, bladder tumor, tuberculosis, bladder stones, kidney an infection, Wilms' tumor (in little ones), or hypernephroma. Hemolytic anemia and porphyria may additionally reason urine to handle those colours. it may additionally ensue after trauma to the kidneys or urinary tract. dark yellow or orange urine would nicely be brought about via modern-day use of laxatives or intake of B complicated supplementations or carotene. Orange urine is in many cases brought about via pyridium (used interior the scientific care of urinary tract infections), rifampin, and warfarin. eco-friendly or blue urine is via the tip results of synthetic coloration in foodstuff or drug. it may additionally result from drugs inclusive of amitriptyline, indomethacin, and doxorubicin.
2016-10-06 04:45:04
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answered by herbin 4
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Sometimes what you eat or drink can colour your urine. Too much beetroot does that to me, frightened me to death when it first happened! So, strangely, does Irnbru, gives an interesting orange tinge. "Flushing out" with plenty of water did the trick.
If it carries on though, you ought to consult your GP.
2007-10-05 20:14:45
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answered by champer 7
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2017-02-09 17:01:49
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answered by Anonymous
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no,curry won't affect the color of your urine.
i don't quite get the second question..i mean, are you asking if you have a flu? what are your symptoms, if any?
2007-10-05 20:11:30
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answered by InuYasha 2
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more likely yuo r dehidrated.
drink lots of water to clear the pee.
also try some drops of ECHINIAFORCE for the infection/cold/flu
works for me
2007-10-05 20:17:30
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answered by Anonymous
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usually means your dehydrated drink some water.
of course when u drink beer it go's clear but the alcohol dehydrates you
2007-10-05 20:20:50
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answered by Anonymous
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