Urine and stool Colour

Hello! I take 12 asacol a day and yes, there is a definate urine color change. I try to stay hydrated as much as possible as this seems to help. As far as gaining weight, I lost 50 pounds during a flare up 2 years ago. Unfortunately I developed thrush from the antibiotics which made almost everything taste differantly. I went on a chocolate milk/slim-jim diet. I would eat all the things people on diets would kill to eat. It took a little while for the weight to start coming back. Trust me, it comes back and if you arent careful you will get more than you wanted . Good luck.

In my personal circumstance, yes the darker urine was attributed to the asacol. I believe it has something to do with the heavy coating used on the pill. Before I was put on the asacol, my urine was never dark in color unless I was dehydrated. Usually I notice the darker urine first thing in the morning. After a coulple of glasses of water it pretty much goes back to normal color.

I don't drink much water so the urine has always been gold/yellow for me especially in the morning. During the day it stabilises and it has a tinge of yellow in it. The really dark urine usually happens in the morning for me. Otherwise I don't have any other symptoms and it doesn't hurt or smell. Plus this urine colour has only happened since I started Asocol.