Symptom: Orange urine

Introduction: Orange urine

Orange urine: Orange color of urine. See free access online books about Orange urine below. See detailed information below for a list of 12 causes of Orange urine, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Orange urine:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Orange urine. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Certain foods or drinks
  • Beets - turn urine reddish
  • Borscht (beet soup) - turn urine reddish
  • Blackberries - may lead to red urine
  • Rhubarb - can cause orange urine
  • Senna - can lead to orange urine
• Blood in urine - see causes of blood in urine
• Dehydration - causes darker urine or even a gold-color urine
• Bile in urine - causes a tea-like or mahogany color.
• Jaundice - causes bile in urine
• See also causes of red urine, dark urine, or urine color changes

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Orange urine: Multiple Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Orange urine, as listed in our database. Visit the Multiple Symptoms Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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Multiple Symptom Checker Combinations

• Orange urine and Darkened urine (3 causes)
• Orange urine and Digestive symptoms (3 causes)
• Orange urine and Eye symptoms (3 causes)
• Orange urine and Fatigue (3 causes)
• Orange urine and Head symptoms (3 causes)
• Orange urine and Muscle weakness (3 causes)
• Orange urine and Nerve symptoms (3 causes)
• Orange urine and Sensations (3 causes)
• Orange urine and Skin problems (3 causes)
• Orange urine and Skin symptoms (3 causes)
• Orange urine and Urinary symptoms (3 causes)
• Orange urine and Urine color changes (3 causes)
• Orange urine and Abdominal symptoms (2 causes)
• Orange urine and Aches (2 causes)
• Orange urine and Bad breath (2 causes)
• Orange urine and Behavioral symptoms (2 causes)
• Orange urine and Bladder symptoms (2 causes)
• Orange urine and Coma (2 causes)
• Orange urine and Confusion (2 causes)
• Orange urine and Death (2 causes)

See full list of 176 Multiple Symptom Checker combinations related to Orange urine

Home Diagnostic Testing and Orange urine

Home medical tests possibly related to Orange urine:

• Bladder & Urinary Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Bladder Tests
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Tests
  • Home Cystitis Tests
  • Home Kidney Tests
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney Function)
  • Home Prostate Cancer Tests
• Prostate Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Prostate Tests
  • Home PSA Antigen Tests
  • Home Testosterone Tests
• Liver Health: Home Testing
  • Home Hepatitis Tests
  • Home Liver Tests
• Kidney Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Tests

Causes of General Symptom Types

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• Urine color changes (259 causes)
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Orange urine

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Orange urine:

• Red urine (20 causes)
• Dark urine (56 causes)
• Urine color changes (259 causes)

Diagnostic Guides for Orange urine

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Misdiagnosis and Orange urine

Interstitial cystitis an under-diagnosed bladder condition: The medical condition of interstitial cystitic is a bladder condition that can be misdiagnosed as various conditions such as overactive bladder or other causes of pelvic pain. This condition can cause chronic pelvic pain or symptoms of urinary incontinence, similar to overactive bladder. Millions of patients may be misdiagnosed - an estimated third of the 9 million women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) or 4.5 million of the 17 million women with overactive bladder syndrome do not respond well to treatment, and may have interstitial cystitis rather than their given diagnosis. In other words, about 6 million US women may have misdiagnosed interstitial cystitis. See interstitial cystitis or overactive bladder, or incontinence....read more »

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Diagnostic tests for Orange urine:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Orange urine. Some of these are listed below :

• Physical examination
  • Temperature may suggest urinary tract infection, lupus erythematosus or infective endocarditis if there is blood in the urine. If jaundiced may suggest viral hepatitis, pancreatitis, cholangitis or severe alcoholic hepatitis
  • Blood pressure - e.g. if high blood pressure may suggest glomerulonephritis, polycystic kidneys, lupus erythematosus.
  • Cardiovascular examination to look for signs of infective endocarditis which may cause emboli to kidney - e.g. fever, heart murmur, small hemorrhages on the nails.
  • Abdominal palpation for mass in flanks - e.g. bilateral flank masses may suggest polycystic kidneys and hydronephrosis; a unilateral flank mass may suggest a hypernephroma (renal cell cancer), unilateral hydronephrosis, solitary kidney cyst or renal vein thrombosis.

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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Orange urine. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:

• How long have you had orange urine? - to determine if acute or chronic.
• Is the urine color truly orange? - e.g. dehydration may cause urine to be described as a gold color; blood in the urine may cause red, pink ,cloudy or smoky urine; liver disorders can cause tea-like or mahogany color due to presence of Bilirubin; rhubarb, senna, Vitamin B supplements, rifampin or pyridium may cause the urine to be orange; beetroot and blackberries may cause the urine to be red.
• If you suspect blood in the urine, does the blood in the urine occur in the first or the terminal part of the urine stream? - blood in the first part of the urine stream suggests a urethral or Prostatic lesion , while blood in the terminal part of the urine stream suggests bleeding from the bladder. Uniform bleeding has no localizing features.
• Have you had an injury such as a blow to the loin, pelvis or genital area? - may indicate trauma to kidney or bladder.
• If you suspect blood in the urine, is the urine discoloration transient or constant? - e.g. joggers and athletes engaged in very vigorous exercise can develop transient blood in the urine.

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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)

Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Orange urine) may include:

• Abdominal pain? - In a person with blood in the urine may suggest renal stones (most likely), renal embolism, kidney contusion (bruising from trauma), kidney laceration, glomerulonephritis, renal cancer or polycystic kidneys. In a person with jaundice may suggest common duct stones, sclerosing cholangitis, pancreatic cancer, bile duct cancer, pancreatitis, viral or alcoholic hepatitis.
• Pain or burning with urination or frequency of urination? - may suggest a bladder stone, prostatic disease, urinary tract infection or renal infarction. If painless blood in the urine can suggest urinary tract infection or trauma, tumors or polycystic kidneys.
• Fever? - In a person with blood in the urine, may suggest pyelonephritis (most likely), lupus erythematosus, infective endocarditis with emboli to kidneys; In a person with jaundice may suggest cholangitis, viral hepatitis, pancreatitis or severe alcoholic hepatitis.
• Symptoms of prostatic disease? - e.g. slow weak urine stream, terminal dribbling of urine - may suggest cause of blood in urine is from rupture of enlarged prostatic veins due to prostatic enlargement.
• Symptoms of bleeding disorders? - may suggest cause of blood in the urine e.g. extensive skin bruising, bleeding gums, bleeding nose, heavy menstrual periods, rectal bleeding and painful swollen joints.

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Stories from Users for Orange urine

Real-life user stories relating to Orange urine:

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• Nasal discharge the color and consistency of urine

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• Genitourinary (The urination system) (138)
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Medications or substances causing Orange urine:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Orange urine as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Certain laxatives - may turn urine red color
• Phenolphthaleine - may turn urine red color
• Beta-carotene supplements - may make urine yellow or orangish
• Rifampin - makes urine orange color.
• Urised - can cause green urine

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Organs affected by Orange urine:

The list of organs typically affected by Orange urine may include, but is not limited to:

• Bladder
• Kidney

Detailed list of causes of Orange urine

The list below shows some of the causes of Orange urine mentioned in various sources:

• Beets - turn urine reddish
• Bile in urine - causes a tea-like or mahogany color.
• Blackberries - may lead to red urine
• Blood in urine - see causes of blood in urine
• Borscht (beet soup) - turn urine reddish

See full list of 12 causes of Orange urine

How Common are these Causes of Orange urine?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Orange urine. Of the 12 causes of Orange urine that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 0 causes are "very common" diseases
• 0 causes are "common" diseases
• 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 12 causes have no prevalence information.

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Conditions listing symptoms: Orange urine:

The following list of conditions have 'Orange urine' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Causes of Orange urine Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Orange urine based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient: