There's a contrast dye--I forget which one--that turns urine granny-smith-apple green. That's fun.
From working in a lab and seeing literally a hundred urine specimens in a day, the colors you've described are almost normal. Now, if your orange pee starts staining the toilet bowl orange, you might be concerned. That could be a bilirubin issue, and when bilirubin is in your urine, it's time to get thee to a medical professional. Obviously, if you're worried, you should see the doc anyway, but honestly I think you're okay.
The dyes really are mind boggling. My daughter is allergic to dyes and MSG, both of which are frequently found in medications. Thankfully, we very rarely use prescription or over the counter meds, but surely there will be a time when we have to. I just don't get it. This is supposed to the HEALTH industry. Why the heck are they giving us crap that even they admit is bad for us?
And yes. After transcribing the name Aciphex several times over the last few weeks, I too boggled at the name.
Because the old stomach meds had an unacceptable side effect. The new one kinda seems to be having the same effect, but that may also just be psychosomatic, because I'm watching for it.
This is why science consists of double-blind tests.
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There's a contrast dye--I forget which one--that turns urine granny-smith-apple green. That's fun.
From working in a lab and seeing literally a hundred urine specimens in a day, the colors you've described are almost normal. Now, if your orange pee starts staining the toilet bowl orange, you might be concerned. That could be a bilirubin issue, and when bilirubin is in your urine, it's time to get thee to a medical professional. Obviously, if you're worried, you should see the doc anyway, but honestly I think you're okay.
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And yes. After transcribing the name Aciphex several times over the last few weeks, I too boggled at the name.
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This is why science consists of double-blind tests.
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