A 43-year-old member asked:
why is my urine dark yellow?
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Dr. Victor Bello answered
52 years experience Ophthalmology
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.
Answered on Jun 2, 2019
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