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Symptom: Urine color changes
- Introduction: Urine color changes
- Causes (259 conditions)
- Causes of Types
- Misdiagnosis
- Home Diagnostic Testing
- Diagnostic Guides (Online)
- Multiple Symptom Checker
- Drug causes (18 listings)
- Videos
- Classifications
- News (4 listings)
- Stories from Users
Introduction: Urine color changes
Further information about Urine color changes is below, or review more specific information about these types of Urine color changes: darkened urine, clear urine, cloudy urine, red urine, pink urine, blood in urine, blue urine, orange urine or other types.
The urine may change color for many reasons, some harmless and some quite severe. Blood in urine is called "hematuria" and may change the color of urine to a pinkish, reddish, orange, darker, or even greyer looking urine. The appearance of any urine color changes needs prompt professional medical investigation.
» Review Causes of Urine color changes: full list
Causes of Urine color changes:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Urine color changes.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
- Any causes of the various types of urine colors:
- Red urine
- Orange urine
- Dark urine
- Green urine
- Cloudy urine
- Milky urine (see Cloudy urine)
- Blue urine
- Clear urine
- Certain foods or drinks - various types of foods or drink affect urine coloration.
- Beets - turn urine reddish (called "beetroots" outside the USA)
- Borscht (beet soup) - turn urine reddish
- Asparagus - may turn urine green color
- 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
- Hemoglobinuria
- Myoglobinuria
- Porphyria
- Acute intermittent porphyria
- See also cloudy urine, orange urine, red urine, darkened urine or pink urine
- Eating senna
- Eating rhubarb
- Obstructive jaundice
See full list of 259 causes of Urine color changes
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Causes of Types of Urine color changes:
Review the causes of these more specific types of Urine color changes:
- Darkened urine (217 causes)
- Clear urine (5 causes)
- Cloudy urine (27 causes)
- Red urine (20 causes)
- Pink urine (7 causes)
- Blood in urine (284 causes)
- Blue urine (6 causes)
- Orange urine (12 causes)
- Green urine (6 causes)
- Haematuria (110 causes)
- Brown urine (2 causes)
More types of Urine color changes
Urine color changes: Multiple Symptom Checker
Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Urine color changes, 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
- Urine color changes and Urinary symptoms (200 causes)
- Urine color changes and Darkened urine (197 causes)
- Urine color changes and Sexual symptoms (189 causes)
- Urine color changes and Bladder symptoms (187 causes)
- Urine color changes and Urinary problems (187 causes)
- Urine color changes and Bleeding symptoms (167 causes)
- Urine color changes and Blood in urine (163 causes)
- Urine color changes and Nerve symptoms (146 causes)
- Urine color changes and Pain (146 causes)
- Urine color changes and Sensations (143 causes)
- Urine color changes and Digestive symptoms (114 causes)
- Urine color changes and Abdominal symptoms (91 causes)
- Urine color changes and Urinary difficulty (91 causes)
- Urine color changes and Kidney symptoms (75 causes)
- Urine color changes and Swelling symptoms (73 causes)
- Urine color changes and Fever (73 causes)
- Urine color changes and Temperature symptoms (73 causes)
- Urine color changes and Abdominal pain (66 causes)
- Urine color changes and Head symptoms (63 causes)
- Urine color changes and Muscle weakness (61 causes)
See full list of 1007 Multiple Symptom Checker combinations related to Urine color changes
Home Diagnostic Testing and Urine color changes
Home medical tests possibly related to Urine color changes:
- Bladder & Urinary Health: Home Testing:
- Prostate Health: Home Testing:
- Kidney Health: Home Testing:
Causes of General Symptom Types
Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:
- Urinary symptoms (679 causes)
- Bladder symptoms (612 causes)
- Urinary problems (635 causes)
- Sexual symptoms (1192 causes)
- Urinary difficulty (415 causes)
Causes of Similar Symptoms to Urine color changes
Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Urine color changes:
- Clear urine (5 causes)
- Cloudy urine (27 causes)
- Dark urine (56 causes)
- Urine substances (107 causes)
- Stool color changes (181 causes)
Diagnostic Guides for Urine color changes
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Misdiagnosis and Urine color changes
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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Stories from Users for Urine color changes
Real-life user stories relating to Urine color changes:
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- Fast swelling and color change in feet and ankles
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- Nasal discharge the color and consistency of urine
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- Young with quick swelling and purplish color change
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- Change in Urine/Stool Odor
- My Pubic hair has changed colour - is this something I need to be worried about?
- Fast swelling and color change in both ankles and feet
- Iris color change during seizure
- Protein and blood in urine - what's causing it?
- Pubic hair has changed colour - should I be worried?
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Causes of Urine color changes listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Urine color changes as a symptom include:
- Aclarubicin
- Acute intermittent porphyria
- Alkaptonuria
- Cascara sagrada
- Chlorzoxazone
- Cholestatic jaundice
- Chyluria
- Congenital erythropoeitic porphyria
- Dantron
- Doxorubicin
- Haematuria
- Hartnup's disease
- Idarubicin
- Maple syrup urine disease
- Melanoma
- Mepacrine
- Methaemoglobinaemia
- Metronidazole
- Mitoxantrone
- Myoglobinuria
See full list of 259
causes of Urine color changes
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Medications or substances causing Urine color changes:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Urine color changes 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 urine orange
- Risanpin - may make urine blue or green color.
- Rifampin - makes urine orange color.
See full list of 18
medications causing Urine color changes
Detailed list of causes of Urine color changes
The list below shows some of the causes of Urine color changes mentioned in various sources:
- Aclarubicin
- Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease - urine color changes
- Acute intermittent porphyria
- Acute kidney failure - blood in urine
- Acute promyelocytic leukemia - blood in urine
See full list of 259 causes of Urine color changes
How Common are these Causes of Urine color changes?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Urine color changes. Of the 259 causes of Urine color changes that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 2 causes are "very common" diseases
- 8 causes are "common" diseases
- 4 causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 2 causes are "rare" diseases
- 19 causes are "very rare" diseases
- 231 causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 259
causes of Urine color changes
Conditions listing symptoms: Urine color changes:
The following list of conditions have 'Urine color changes' 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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Conditions listing complications: Urine color changes:
The following list of conditions have 'Urine color changes' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. 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 Urine color changes Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Urine color changes based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
What are the alternative names for Urine color changes:
Urinary color change, Urine colour change, Urine color abnormal
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Classifications of Urine color changes:
Subtypes of Urine color changes:
Darkened urine (194 causes), Clear urine (2 causes), Cloudy urine (15 causes), Red urine (12 causes), Pink urine (5 causes), Blood in urine (164 causes), Blue urine, Orange urine (2 causes), Green urine, Haematuria (21 causes), Brown urine (2 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Urine color changes:
Urinary symptoms (662 causes), Bladder symptoms (596 causes), Urinary problems (617 causes), Sexual symptoms (1162 causes), Urinary difficulty (392 causes)
Symptoms related to Urine color changes:
Clear urine (2 causes), Cloudy urine (15 causes), Dark urine (49 causes), Urine substances (107 causes), Stool color changes (174 causes)
Urine color changes as a disease:
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Medical News summaries about Urine color changes
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