Can Dehydration and uti cause Bile salt in urine? The colour came to normal in 2 days ?
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Sakshi
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Dr. Rudrani DholeExpertHi Sakshi,
Thank you for your question!
To answer your query — dehydration and urinary tract infection (UTI) can indeed affect the colour and composition of urine, but the presence of bile salts in urine is usually not directly caused by these two conditions.
🧪 Let’s break it down:
✅Dehydration
- It can make urine appear dark yellow or amber due to concentrated waste products.
- Once you hydrate properly, the colour usually returns to normal — which seems to be the case with you.
✅ UTI
- It may cause cloudy, foul-smelling, or dark-coloured urine due to inflammation or the presence of pus/blood, but not bile salts specifically.
⚠️ Bile salts in urine
- This could indicate a liver or biliary system issue (like hepatitis, gallstones, or bile duct obstruction), where bile leaks into the bloodstream and is filtered by the kidneys into urine.
- If your urine color normalized within 2 days, it may not have been bile salts but something more transient, like concentrated urine or pigment from food or medication.
📍 What you can do:
- If you’re feeling fine now and have no other symptoms (like yellowing of the eyes or skin, pain in the upper right abdomen, or persistent dark urine), it’s likely nothing serious.
- But if this recurs or you had lab reports indicating bile salts, it’s best to get:
- Liver function test (LFT)
- Urinalysis
- Possibly an ultrasound of the abdomen
💬 Feel free to share any lab reports or more symptoms if you have them. We can help guide you better.
Take care and stay hydrated! 💧
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