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A 42-year-old member asked:

How come my urine in the morning is dark and yellow?

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Dr. Anthony LaBarbera
Dr. Anthony LaBarberaanswered
Pediatrics 30 years experience
See below: Overnight, your body holds onto water. That causes your urine to be darker in color when you awake.
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A 22-year-old member asked:

Should my baby's urine be dark yellow?

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Dr. Irwin Berkowitz
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Specializes in Pediatrics
No: This suggests most likely that the urine is concentrated and the baby needs more fluids, particularly if the baby is otherwise doing well.
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A 38-year-old member asked:

How come urine is a yellow colour?

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Dr. Simon Kimm
Dr. Simon Kimmanswered
Urology 18 years experience
Urobilins.: Urobilins impart the yellow color to the urine. It is a breakdown product of billirubin, which is formed in the disposal of heme from old red blood cells.
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A 43-year-old member asked:

Why is my urine dark yellow?

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Dr. Victor Bello
Dr. Victor Belloanswered
Ophthalmology 54 years experience
Dark yellow urine: In an otherwise healtyy person, it represents a concentrated urine. Drinking plenty of water should dilute the urine and will not appear as yellow. There are other rare conditions that may cause a dark urine.
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Dad,84,urine after waking up in the morning on Sunday was dark maroon. Drank 2 gl. of water and color changed to his usual pale yellow all day. Today morning color was light maroon. Drinks 6-7 gl of water per day. See Urologist right away? Serious?
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From last 1 week I'm having dark yellow urine in the morning straight after waking up (no foul smell or burning sensation). During the course of the day, the urine goes back to normal (colourless). Is this a problem with my kidneys?
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If i have dark yellow urine in the morning( or if i sleep for a few hours) then drink water and it gets gradually lighter, wuld that be jaundice?
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I awake every morning with lower back pain - both sides. Goes away mid morning. I don't have a BM all week, then my stool is dark and with yellow bubbles (solid at first then diaherra after going to bathroom 10+ times, cloudy urine, allday sweats?
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