OK, so why was my pee brown? (MODS No medical advice sought!)

Years ago when I had the clap the medicine the doc gave my turned my urine bright orange! Embarrissing in public restrooms though…

When my gallbladder burst my pee looked like diet coke and my poop looked like greasy oatmeal. Course, it also felt like the hand of god had reached in through sternum to twist my insides into fancy pasta, which I think you’d notice. If you’re not in a fetal position on the floor begging passing strangers to please kill you, then I doubt it’s a burst gall bladder.

Someone on here mentioned pooping in the shower, so I took no chances.

Bit of blood and protein in my urine, which wouldn’t be so bad if I was female so the nurse told me. Blood is being tested, results back next week.

Unfortunately my appointment to get my results is the day after my baby is supposed to be born, so hopefully its something benign :slight_smile:

Stick with black - it never goes out of fashion.

Hey, grats on the new baby, Pushkin! Glad you got it looked at.

Mangetout… is that ok after Labor Day?

No way, that’s the one lesson I remembered more than any from history at school, black pee = death!

Take a whole bunch of blue diuretic pills and you’ll see.* Less than a whole bunch and it’s just green.

*I’m not recommending that you take a whole bunch of blue diuretic pills.

There was a prank–I never did it, but I heard about it–of adding methylene blue to someone’s coke (coke to cover the color) and it turns the urine blue. It is not dangerous, just disconcerting. In fact, methylene blue is a specific antidote for cyanide poisoning.

I recently had a prostate biopsy and it turned something else brown. That was blood, but was absolutely expected and no cause for alarm.