What Causes Plum Colored Urine?

Posted on Wed, 28 May 2014

Question: I have atrilfibuation and I'm on cumadin. Last week my INR was 8.0 and I've been off cumadin for 7 days but I started urinating bright pink and was told I have blood in my urine.
Yesterday my INR was normal 2.5 but now my urine is the color of wine, like a plum color.
I had 2 urinalysis done and there is no infection.
My question is: What may be some reasons for my urine to be the color of plum and is this normal given my situation with cumadin? Thanks

Answered by Dr. Anup Vora (45 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Needs evaluation by a urologist.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for the query.

No even if your INR was high, the urine should not just turn pink or red.
You will need an evaluation by a urologist who can scope your bladder to see what is going on.

Hope this answers your query, please revert back if you have more questions.

Kind regards.

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