Dark Color Urine
There can be multiple causes of the dark urine ranging from problems with your stomach, intestine, pancreas, gallbladder, and liver. It may also indicate the obstruction of bile ducts. Lighter than normal stools and dark urine is also one of the ways to detect active jaundice.
Dark colored urine indicates that there is too much bilirubin in the body either due to a massive breakdown of dead red blood cells in the liver or due to some pathology in the Kidneys. In case of liver disease, the abnormal color of urine shows that your liver is not able to break down bilirubin properly. The reasons may include;
- Destruction of the liver cells due to any disease
- The liver is causing excessive breakdown of the red blood cells
- Obstruction of the normal bilirubin flow to the digestive tract to be removed in the stool
- There may be too much bilirubin in the blood that is not metabolized
While the colored urine can have multiple underlying causes, the liver disease must be ruled out first. Liver cirrhosis, hepatitis, bile duct cancer or blockage of the bile duct are all known to cause dark urine. Therefore, you should consult your doctor immediately after observing a dark or cola-colored pee. The urine analysis test is the best tool to rule out any underlying cause.