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when i wake up in the morning my pee is dark. is this okay?

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It could be a sign of dehydration. While more concentrated urine isn't, in itself, a horrible thing...you should aim for less concentrated urine and better hydration.

Try drinking more Water in the evening. Keep a water bottle near you during your evening activities and sip, sip, sip:) Keep it next to your bed.

Good hydration helps weight loss and keeps your kidneys healthy.

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when i wake up in the morning my pee is dark. is this okay?


Its likely you are dehydrated. Be sure and drink Water during all waking hours.

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most difficult since sleeve surgery to stay hydrated. biggest problem. . . never had problem pre surgery

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8 minutes ago, greetings2u said:

most difficult since sleeve surgery to stay hydrated. biggest problem. . . never had problem pre surgery

Tell me about it, I could drink 96-128 ounces of Water while I was on the pre-op diet without batting an eyelash. It'll help when the weather warms up and I can drink water during my commute.

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Welcome to my world, I go so, much you'd think I was a guy with prostate disease. The majority of my problem is: I have 3 kidneys. Its kinda family tradition, both my parents did too. Mamma had a normal on the left and a horseshoe on the right 2 fused so it looked like a giant C, Daddy had 2 normal on the right-1 on the left I am the reverse. Both Daddy and I would have been wonderful potential kidney donors as we had 3 perfect drainage systems. When I had pancreatitis, something nobody would want to have, imagine somebody hits you across the upper abdomen with a cement 2x4 and then sits on it. Gastric surgery can't hurt any worse than that! At any rate, they did a cat scan and said We might have bad news, you may have a tumor on the left side. No I said, its okay that's just the top of my extra kidney. So I have a pair and a spare, the bad news is they all are fully functional so I clear urine 1 1/2 as fast as normal. I am a tinkling machine. They love me for urine samples cause I always have plenty to give. The Bible says we are strange and wonderfully made, certainly holds true in my case.

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I drink plenty of Water and other fluids throughout the day and my urine is still dark in color (bright yellow). I believe it's the Vitamins that changing the color.

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2 hours ago, Dimples58 said:

I drink plenty of Water and other fluids throughout the day and my urine is still dark in color (bright yellow). I believe it's the Vitamins that changing the color.

Bingo! B12 or a B complex will give you freakishly bright yellow urine.

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