DOCTORS have found a rare condition which could turn your urine purple if you have a UTI. Medics in Kentucky examined an elderly lady whose bladder infection complications turned her urin…
produces an indigo pigment and indirubin, a red pigment. They are then combined and oxidized to turn purple.Oxford Medical Case ReportsIn the report, they said: "PUBS can be associated with many different types of bacteria in the urinary tract.
"The urine in PUBS gets its colour from the combination of two pigments, indirubin and indigo, which are breakdown products of tryptophan."The condition is not usually dangerous, but it can be alarming to patients and their loved ones., PUBS is an uncommon phenomenon where the tubing and urinary catheter bag turns a purple colour.
This has been linked with urinary tract infections , chronic debilitated states and prolonged catheterisation.Doctors at the King George's Medical University in Lucknow, India, wrote in the British Medical Journal Case Reports last year: "The combination of indigo and indirubin gives a purple hue to the urine collection bag."
Primary risk factors may include age, gender, and in kidney failure, having alkaline urine and constipation.Credit: Wikipedia
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