ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

URINARY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If urine is red it means that ____
A
something is possibly wrong with organs in the system.
B
there may be blood in the urine.
C
you’ve taken in too much water.
D
you’ve eaten something with red food dye.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pay attention to your urine color and these possible causes. Light brown, pink or red urine: Beets, blackberries and food coloring.

Detailed explanation-2: -Eating foods with a lot of food dye can lead to blue or green urine. Dark yellow urine can be normal, but it might mean you need more fluids.

Detailed explanation-3: -There’s no definitive answer to this question since it depends on a number of factors, including the type of food dye used, the amount consumed, and an individual’s own metabolism. In general, however, it is believed that food dyes are typically excreted from the body within 24-48 hours.

Detailed explanation-4: -Foods such as beets, fava beans, blackberries, and rhubarb can turn urine reddish, or sometimes dark brown.

Detailed explanation-5: -Pink or red urine may be the result of a injury, urinary tract infection, kidney stones, tumors, excessive physical exercise or other conditions which cause the kidneys, ureters, bladder or urethra to leak or ooze blood into the urine. There are also a number of medications which can cause the urine to turn colors.

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