Urine Color

[Karay]

Anyone ever experience very dark colored urine?  I'm just finished with tx (daily shot of infergen & riba)and at first I just thought it was because I've backed off the huge intake of water (the color was VERY pale due to all the water I drank)now its almost neon yellow in comparsion - bit too much I think.  I mean a REAL NEON yellow, kinda scary!!  Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Hmmm, my other thought it that I don't know who to call - my hep C doctor or my primary.....once tx ends do all symptoms or sx go to your "regular doctor"??

[Myown]

Mine is always neon yellow. I take alot of vitamins. I recently added a few new vitamins and it made it brighter than ever. Your body excretes the vitamins it don't need, so maybe that's the reason  urine turns color yellow (?). I would check with the doc also though. I'm not on tx yet, though.

[jmjm530]

From your story it sounds like dehydration, or as Forsee says, a vitamin thing. The color you don't want to see is dark brown. Always call your doctor when in doubt.

[Forseegood]

Im no doc so of course consult with them, but do you take Vitamins? B's or C's to be exact? And of course, if I don't drink enough water my pee is pretty colorful...let us know what you find out....

[way]

I'd say up your water intake, because your body is used to being really hydrated. And if it is still that color see doctor.

[Kalio1]

If it isn't one thing it's another! How nerve wracking for you. Maybe drink more water and see if that helps? If it was me I'd call the Heptologist before I called the primary because you are done with treatment however you are still under the Hep's care until your post PCR. Maybe he can run a PCR for you now and do a urine test for you? My urine was never "dark" brown or tea oolored just very dark yellow ( but not neon yelow)before treating and also right after I relapsed. Forsee might have something in her suggestion, some vitamins do alter urine color as do some foods. Please let us know what you find out.