Joseph McAllister has worked as a writer since He has more than seven years of experience in training and coaching martial arts. McAllister writes for various websites on a variety of topics including martial arts, competition and fitness. Cloudy urine can be caused by high intake of supplemental vitamins. Video of the Day. Vitamin B Vitamin C. Multiple Vitamin Overdose.
When to Call Your Doctor. Drug supplements : The commonest drug supplement that makes the urine dark yellow is vitamin B2 also called riboflavin.
Vitamin C supplements and foods rich in vitamin c also tend to alter the colour of the urine. Liver disorders : The liver produces bilirubin which is a yellow compound. It gets excreted in the bile and the urine.
So any disorder of the liver such as hepatitis, gall stones, cirrhosis of liver etc will block the normal flow of bile and lead to cholestasis. This causes an increase in the bilirubin levels of the blood and the urine giving rise to a condition called jaundice. The urine is typically deep yellow or amber and foamy where as the stools are pale.
Hyperuricosuria : An increase in the levels of uric acid in the body can lead to a urine that is dark yellow in colour.
Uric acid can rise in acute renal failure, leukaemia, haemolytic anaemia, lymphoma, chemotherapy and some genetic disorders. To confirm the presence of urates, the urine can be heated and you will see that it clears up. Medicines : Certain drugs that have added permitted colours can make the urine yellow. They are allopurinol that is used in the treatment of gout, ethoxazene, methyldopa, phenacetin, tetracycline etc.
Orange urine can occur due to the drugs used for chemotherapy like isoniazid,rifampin and warfarin. Purple urine is seen mostly in individuals with porphyria. Their urine can go from red to purplish colour when it is exposed to sun rays. Another condition is called purple urine bag syndrome where the urine appears purplish in the urine bag of patients who have catheters. Urinary tract infections are very common in hospitalised patients with catheters. There are some drugs like iron supplements, metronidazole, L dopa, nitrofurantoin and laxatives that can cause black urine.
A metabolic disorder called alkaptonuria and malignant skin cancer melanoma are two conditions where the urine can turn black within few hours in the lavatory bowl. The urine may be frothy or foamy due to an underlying pathology. Here are the causes of foamy urine. Protein : The commonest cause of the urine being frothy is the presence of protein in it.
The froth appears in every urine and tends to remain for at least one minute. Proteinuria or increased urinary protein excretion can happen due to-. Semen : Semen contains sperms that can be released into the urinary tract after sex or due to having a wet dream. In either cases the semen mixes with the urine and makes it frothy. This is seen mostly in the morning.
The froth or foam will disappear on its own within few seconds. Bilirubin : Bilirubin is a liver pigment which can escape into the blood and urine when there is a liver disease. It makes the urine dark yellow and frothy. Dehydration caused by water loss due to diarrhoea or vomiting, drinking less water in very hot weather can make the urine dark yellow and frothy.
The colour and the foam will disappear if you take a good amount of water and the water loss is corrected. Other causes : At times there is a fistula formation between the urinary bladder and the bowel or at times between the bladder and the vagina.
This fistula is an abnormal opening through which there can be passage of air into the urine. This gas can make the urine frothy. Foods and Drinks : Taking some kind of foods and beverages can make the urine odour stronger than normal. Medical conditions : Some medical conditions can also cause strong smelling urine and they are:.
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