What Causes Dark Urine?

Posted on Mon, 26 Dec 2016

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Mon, 26 Dec 2016 Answered on

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Question : Irandomly have very dark urine with light small amounts of blood randomally when I urinate.What that might be

Answered by Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta (2 hours later)

Brief answer....get the urine tested
Detailed answer.....
Hello,
Thanks for the query.
I have read your query and understand your concern.
Dark urine can be caused by concentrated urine ( because of either dehydration or lack of drinking water ) or by presence of blood or by intake of certain drugs like B complex etc.
To find the cause,you must get your urine tested. If presence of blood is confirmed,then it would require further tests like plain X ray abdomen,ultrasound abdomen or may be CT abdomen, to find the source of bleeding and then treat it accordingly.
If blood is absent,then it would mean that you are drinking less water.
I hope it helps,however you are most welcome to revert to me for any further query.
Best of luck
Thanks

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