What medications or vitamins taken during pregnancy can change urine values?
Intense physical activity, such as prolonged walking or standing upright, may result in the appearance of protein in the assay. Therefore, before passing urine, pregnant women should not overstrain. Food also plays a role
• eating spicy, sour or salty foods can cause salt to form;
• beets and carrots stain urine reddish;
• citrus will result in ascorbic acid in the assay;
• the love of watermelons will reduce the density and concentration of urine.
Some medications affect the color of the urine. So, vitamin B2 sometimes causes it to turn orange, and activated charcoal - brownish.