3. Darker urine.
Because the liver is responsible for the huge job of filtering waste matter out of the body and getting it ready for excretion, both yellowed skin and eyes and darker urine are linked to the same buildup of waste matter – bilirubin.
As the liver gets less efficient at breaking down waste, bilirubin can build up inside the body. When it gets sent to the bladder for excretion, this bile pigment turns the urine a darker shade of yellow.
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As the acclaimed John Hopkins Medicine explains, it is very important to understand the link between jaundice, darker urine and liver disease, because often these are the only visible warning signs a patient may get before onset.
