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Originally Posted by purrtykitty
With your urine problem, you should probably get checked out by a doctor. Better to be safe than sorry!
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I am not saying whether you need to go to the doctor or not, but it may be worthwhile to cut out the rockstars and/or a lot of caffeine before going unless you have other pain or discomfort as well. It would seem that going to the doctor or having lab work/urinalysis done would be jumping the gun a bit if you've seen a direct correlation between your consumption of Rockstar and a change in your urine color.
From your post, it is clear that you understand that your intake greatly affects the color of your excretions. You have noticed that the color change occurred when you began consuming rockstar (or more rockstar), so in many ways, it seems to me that your urine color is specifically related to a change in your consumption versus indicative of a change in your body.
I would drop the rockstar for a few days and see if that doesn't clear it up. Then once you are comfortable that it was the rockstar, you can drink it again if you want.
Overreacting (looking for other possible causes when you seem to understand what is going on) is not good for mental health; deal with the obvious (which you stated in your OP) first. If that doesn't change anything, then contact your doctor. Or make an appointment now, but test a "no rockstar" diet between now and your appointment, and you may find you don't need a doctor at all.
Good luck.
EDIT: I went to the Rockstar site, and according to the nutritional facts, a SINGLE EIGHT OUNCE rockstar (mango) has 100% of your daily requirement of B3, B5, B6 & B12. So, if you are drinking "lots of rockstar" every day, that is likely the culprit because as you point out in your OP, excess vitamin B will affect your urine color in this way. Again, if you are drinking the 16 oz. or 24 oz. cans, then you are getting 2-3 times your vitamin B3,4,6&12 in just a single can. Also, all of this caffeine is likely to be causing some dehydration which will also affect urine color; drink more water.