Foods, meds, illness: Urine is excess water and waste products that your kidneys filter from your blood. Color ranges from pale yellow to deep amber, depending on concentration. When urine dries, the color reflects the pigments of the waste products. The 3 main causes of abnormal urine color are: foods, drugs, and health issues (blood in urine and liver disease can cause brown urine). A urinalysis can help detect these.
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