What Are The Symptoms Of Biliary Atresia?

Dark-Colored Urine

Parents of infants with biliary atresia may notice changes in the color of the baby's urine. Normally, healthy urine is light yellow. Patients with liver and bile duct problems often produce dark-colored urine instead. While dark-colored urine can occur in healthy individuals who are dehydrated, it develops in infants with biliary atresia regardless of hydration levels. Parents may start to notice dark-colored urine in their baby's diaper at around two weeks after birth. To assess infants for possible biliary atresia, physicians will ask parents questions about their child's urinary output, and they may also perform a urinalysis. It can be helpful for parents to keep a diary of any noticeable changes in urine color or output so this information can be shared with their doctor. In particular, doctors will want to know when this symptom was first noticed, how long it has been occurring, and whether it occurs daily or intermittently.

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