Replied By Rena (Mineral Bluff, Georgia, Usa) on 02/03/2010
Hi Joyce From Joelton,
I hope others chime in but I'll be happy to give you my experience with turmeric. Being such a strong color, I was expecting my urine and/or stools to turn yellow, but they do not. Everything is normal in color. I Have even taken as much as 8, "00" in a day (capping my own) and still no change in color. I also hope to hear from others now I'm curious, Peace, Rena.
Replied By Joyce (Joelton, Tn) on 02/03/2010
Thanks, Rena from Mineral Bluff.
I vaguely remember reading somewhere that turmeric in the presence of something turned ruby red, but I can't remember what that presence was and I can't find it again. If anyone read the same thing and can remember what it was, please share with us. The color my urine changed to was very close to that of pyridium - close to florescent orangeish-red.
Replied By Quiltartist (Gualala, California) on 07/30/2010
Three days ago I started 400mg curcumin and my urine is an orangish rosey color. I called the supplier and they'd never heard of this effect. Glad to have come across this comment. I've never had blood in my urine, but this doesn't strike me as looking like what I think that would look like. And it coincides with my having started this supplement. When you open a capsule and mix the content in water you notice the water turns golden, but there is granular material that doesn't dissolve and it is a vermillion color. I'll discontinue taking the product a few days to be sure that's what this color change is, but it has dramatically helped my costal chondritis, so I'll resume. Don't care what color my urine is as long as the cause of the change is harmless.Replied By Mimi (Abu Dhabi, Uae) on 08/21/2011
It seems Bicarbonate of soda has that effect. I was applying a paste of Turmeric and castor oil on my face for acne and wiping it off with cotton pads soaked in bicarbonate of soda. Found that this turned the pads bright red!Replied By Mary (Arkansas) on 04/26/2016
YES! Scared the wits out of me at first, then realized I was taking extra turmeric for arthritic pain. Urine is orange - but only shortly after I ingest the pill. It later clears to yellow.