What Makes Urine Smell Bad?
Urine smell varies depending on hydration status, certain foods, vitamins and medications, and of course, certain diseases.
Concentrated urine, an indication of hydration status, has a characteristic strong odor – think of your first morning pee. In addition foods such as garlic and asparagus can cause temporarily unusual odors as well as Vitamin B supplements.
Disease states that can affect the smell of urine include certain types of liver disease that cause glycogen storage problems, and severely, uncontrolled diabetes, which causes urine to exhibit a sweet smell.
Anorexia or diets that are high in protein or low carbohydrate diets can indicate abnormal nutritional conditions and can also produce unusual odors.
Finally of course, there is the characteristic foul smell of urine caused by bacteria from urinary tract infections.
If your urine consistently smells unusual or foul, be sure to see your health care provider.
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This post is very usefull thx!
Yeah, urine is an amazing diagnostic “tool”! I’m also quite intrigued how dogs have been trained to diagnose cancer by sniffing urine. Anyway, I hope you continue to enjoy the posts!
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