dark urine
Dehydration warning sign
Dark urine is urine that appears darker than the normal pale yellow color, ranging from amber to brown.
It most commonly indicates dehydration—the body conserves water, concentrating waste products.
Other causes include certain foods, medications, or medical conditions affecting the liver or kidneys.
The doctor asked if she'd noticed any dark urine or abdominal pain.
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- jaundiceYellowing from bile pigment
- kidneyBlood-filtering organ
- kidney diseaseImpaired renal function
- liverAbdominal detoxifying organ
liver failure · bladder · concentrated · amber · brown · murky · bilirubin · infection · fever · illness · medication · blood · cloudy · burning · urinalysis · toilet · health warning · hydration
- symptomsfever, headache, pain, nausea, rash
- dehydrationdehydration, fluid loss, thirst, dry mouth, parched
- Urinary DisordersUTI, bladder infection, cystitis, kidney stones, hematuria
- urine testsurinalysis, dipstick, test strip, specific gravity, dipstick test
- medical symptomsdizziness, fainting, weakness, nausea, confusion
- jaundicejaundice, icterus, yellow skin, yellow eyes, yellowing