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Your urine can tell you more about your health than you might realize. While you usually expect to see some shade of yellow in the bowl, other colors can point to dehydration, an infection, or another health issue. Below, doctors explain what different pee colors mean and when an unusual color merits medical attention.
The yellow color of urine comes from a chemical byproduct that results when the kidneys do their job of processing waste, explains Koushik Shaw, M.D., a urologist and founder of Austin Urology Institute in Texas. The more dehydrated you are, the more concentrated the urine becomes and the darker the color gets. “A…
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