In some cases, this symptom is attributable to completely occasional changes, related to the abundant intake of certain foods (beets and rhubarb) or to the use of certain drugs. Other times, however, pink urine is indicative of the presence of a minimum amount of blood in the urine and can signal the presence of pathological processes affecting the urinary tract of a different nature (eg traumatic injuries, inflammation, stones, neoplasms, etc.) .
Should the pink color be repeated with a certain frequency or for a continuous period, it is advisable to investigate the causes with a careful medical evaluation and a urine test, in order to obtain confirmation of the actual presence of blood inside them. Therapy varies according to the causative disease.
they are absent (in any case in quantities less than 2 milliliters of blood in a liter of urine) in the examination of the urinary sediment.
