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A member asked:

Well i started taking uricalm the other day for a uti and ever since my pee has turned orange. why is that?

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Pyridine: This medicine is an orange pigment that soothes bladder irritation and colors the urine orange.

Dr Livingston and another doctor agreed

Answered 12/18/2013

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