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I fell on my side and hurt my bottom 2 ribs. first it was just pain, now my urine is light brown like dirty water. should i go to the er or go see a gp tomorrow?

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Dr. Richard Romano answered

Brown urine : I would recommend going to the emergency room. The fall could have caused damage to your kidneys.

Dr Singh agreed

Answered 12/7/2019

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Agree with Dr. R: Go to ER, brown urine could be due to crush injury to muscles.

Answered 12/7/2019

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A member asked:

I fell on my side and hurt my bottom 2 ribs. first it was just pain, now my urine is light brown like dirty water. should i go to the er or go see a gp tomorrow?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Richard Romano answered

Dr Singh agreed

Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

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