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What Causes Brownish Urine Discolouration?

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Posted on Mon, 14 Nov 2016
Question: What does it mean when urine is medium to dark brown?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (43 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Depends upon whether associated with urinary symptoms

Detailed Answer:
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Thanks for query
You have noticed your urine to be medium brown coloured .

The brown coloured urine can be due to eating certain foods like Rhubarb ,fave beans or too much aloe etc .

It can be brown doe to taking certain drugs like Chloroquine, Primaquine and Metronidazole.

If associated with urinary symptoms can be due to UTI or kidney diseases .

Brown urine can also occur in liver diseases .

You need to do urine analysis and urine culture if suspected to be due to infection .

Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions , I shall be happy to help you .
Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil.
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What Causes Brownish Urine Discolouration?

Brief Answer: Depends upon whether associated with urinary symptoms Detailed Answer: hello Thanks for query You have noticed your urine to be medium brown coloured . The brown coloured urine can be due to eating certain foods like Rhubarb ,fave beans or too much aloe etc . It can be brown doe to taking certain drugs like Chloroquine, Primaquine and Metronidazole. If associated with urinary symptoms can be due to UTI or kidney diseases . Brown urine can also occur in liver diseases . You need to do urine analysis and urine culture if suspected to be due to infection . Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions , I shall be happy to help you . Thanks and Regards. Dr.Patil.