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What Causes Purple Colored Urine?
2 weeks ago i started taking Lialda (4 per day) for my colitis. Recently when i urinate, at the top of the bowl it turns purple. Not my urine just the spraying of it at the top of the bowl. i also have noticed that the toilet tissue has a a purple tint when my urine dries on it?
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Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hello,
As per my surgical experience, the metabolites of Lialda are excreted through urine and which are responsible for purple color change upon exposure to atmospheric air via some sort of chemical reaction.
It is advisable to inform your doc office and get further actions in this regard.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel,
General Surgeon
As per my surgical experience, the metabolites of Lialda are excreted through urine and which are responsible for purple color change upon exposure to atmospheric air via some sort of chemical reaction.
It is advisable to inform your doc office and get further actions in this regard.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel,
General Surgeon
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