water fast..black pee?!


Question: Water fast..black pee?
I started a water fast yesterday and now today I'm peeing black? Am I dying? Has this happened to anyone else!?!

Answers:

Black or dark-colored urine is referred to as melanuria and may be caused by a melanoma.

So go see a doctor please. It may not be serious but then again, black urine is one of the signs of melanoma the skin cancer. (one of the most deadly) Not trying to scare you but this is true.

Worked with Doctors.



Hematuria: The color associated with hematuria may vary from red (Figure 3) to black (Figure 4) depending on the quantity of blood in the urine, the degree of urine acidity and the time interval that blood has been in contact with urine. In recently formed and freshly collected acidic urine, hematuria may be associated with urine color that is normal yellow, pink, or red. As red cells disintegrate, they release hemoglobin, which in an acid environment, may oxidize to methemoglobin and result in a brown or black color (Figure 4). Black urine viewed with the aid of bright light or in a thin layer usually appears brown or deep reddish-brown.

If gross hematuria has been observed, determining when during the process of micturition its intensity is most severe may be helpful in localizing the source of hematuria.

Hemoglobinuria and myoglobinuria: Hemoglobinuria resulting from hemoglobinemia may also cause freshly voided urine to appear brown or black in color if hemoglobin has been oxidized to methemoglobin. Myoglobinuria may also cause urine to appear brown. Thus, freshly collected urine that is brown or black in color may be associated with hematuria, hemoglobinuria or myoglobinuria. Because all three of these abnormalities may produce a positive result for occult blood detected by reagent strips, additional investigation is required to differentiate them. A negative reagent strip test for blood in red, black or brown urine suggests the presence of a chromogen other than hemoglobin or myoglobin.

Differentiation of hematuria from hemoglobinuria and myoglobinuria is of obvious importance. Centrifugation of an aliquot of a visibly discolored sample and comparison of the supernatant to an uncentrifuged aliquot of the sample is often of value. The supernatant of samples with significant hemoglobinuria or myoglobinuria will remain equally discolored (Figure 1). The supernatant of samples with significant hematuria will be normal in color or less discolored, and contain significant RBC in the sediment.

Observation of plasma may aid in differentition of myoglobinuria from hemoglobinuria. Clear plasma in a patient with red, brown, or black urine suggests myoglobinuria or hematuria, whereas pink plasma suggests hemoglobinuria. The ammonium sulfate solubility test may also be used to help differentiate hemoglobinuria from myoglobinuria.

SO WHAT IM BASICALLY SAYING IS GO TO THE DOCTOR NOW.



drink some water, go to the doctor.

it takes weeks to starve to death, but it takes 2-3 days to die of thirst.

or you could stick with it and win a darwin award.



hey CORY

once again try being a girl first, then it might help!

From people who can read names :)

(if you are a girl which i really dont think you are read above)



See a doctor immediately.



uhm that doesn't sound good at all... i would go asap to the dr and don't wait ..



go to the ER now..............




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