Urine concentration: It's normal for urine to have a stronger odor first thing in the morning. After a night's sleep, urine is more concentrated and odorous as well as brighter yellow in color. Dehydration also increases urine concentration, causing stronger smelling urine.
Some foods and medications, such as asparagus or certain vitamins, can cause a noticeable urine odor, even in low concentrations. Sometimes, unusual urine odor indicates a medical condition or disease, such as: Cystitis (bladder inflammation) Dehydration.
Trimethylaminuria. In this condition, your body can't break down a compound called trimethylamine. This chemical on its own smells like rotten eggs, rotting fish, or garbage. As trimethylamine collects in your body, your sweat, breath, and urine will smell rotten or fishy.
Urinary odors can be associated with certain medical conditions, so if odor persists or occurs on a regular basis it is important to see a doctor for further evaluation. Urinary tract infections involve the presence of mucus, bacteria, and white blood cells in urine.
Common causes of smelly pee
certain types of food and drink, like asparagus or coffee. not drinking enough fluids. some medicines. vitamin B6 supplements.
When you're dehydrated and your pee gets very concentrated, it can smell strongly of ammonia. If you catch a whiff of something really strong before you flush, it might also be a sign of a UTI, diabetes, a bladder infection, or metabolic diseases.
Drink Cranberry Juice
Cranberry juice increases the acidity of urine, which can reduce odor.
Urine could smell foul, strong, or sweet. The most common causes of bad smelling urine are dehydration, dietary changes, a side-effect of medication, or a urinary tract infection. Less common causes are other infections, high blood sugar, or liver damage.
Cystitis
It's often caused by a bacterial infection, such as a UTI. The bacteria from the infection can result in a strong fish smell in the urine.
Make a solution of baking soda, peroxide and any dish detergent. The combination of the three is often powerful enough to drive away strong urine smells. The solutions is eight fluid ounces of peroxide, three tablespoons of baking soda, and a few drops of dish detergent.
Fish Odor Syndrome
Also called trimethylaminuria, this genetic condition can give your pee a fishy smell. It happens when your body can't break down trimethylamine. You end up getting rid of the compound through your pee, sweat, breath, and other fluids. It doesn't mean you're unhealthy.
Pineapple
Not all foods produce foul-smelling pee. One that actually makes your urine smell good is pineapple. When you eat the high-sugar fruit, sometimes your body fluids start smelling sweet, too.
When you're staying hydrated, your urine will be a light yellow, close-to-clear color. If you're getting dehydrated, you'll notice that your urine is becoming a deep amber or even light brown. Sometimes your urine color can be a sign of a health condition that you need to address.
You're dehydrated. If you're not drinking enough water, your pee will take on a strong ammonia scent. Without enough H2O to dilute your urine, it becomes more concentrated with waste products and therefore, darker in color and more odorous. Drink more water, and the smell should go back to normal.
Strategies for reducing the smell
Avoid eating foods that cause urine to smell, especially asparagus. Switch supplements, if high levels of thiamin or choline are likely to be the culprit. Drink plenty of water to support hydration and kidney and urinary tract health. Visit the bathroom as soon as the urge strikes.
Diabetes: Strong sweet-smelling urine is a sign of advanced diabetes, which can be diagnosed with urinalysis. With advanced diabetes, sugar and ketones, which are normally absent, can accumulate in the urine and create a strong odor.
Symptoms of kidney infection
These include: needing to pee suddenly or more often than usual. pain or a burning sensation when peeing. smelly or cloudy pee.
Another indicator that you could have a bladder infection is that your pee strongly smells when you urinate. While your pee may always smell differently if you drink a lot of coffee, you'll notice a particularly different smell if you have a bladder infection. It will have an off or funny smell that you aren't used to.
One of the most common reasons for strong-smelling pee is dehydration. Everyone's urine has ammonia in it. The more hydrated you are, the less concentrated the ammonia is. But when you're dehydrated, the ammonia concentration is stronger — and so is the smell.
Most changes in urine odor are temporary and don't mean you have a serious illness, particularly if you have no other symptoms. When an unusual urine odor is caused by an underlying medical condition, other symptoms are also present. If you're concerned about the odor of your urine, talk to your doctor.
If you detect a hint of ammonia in your urine, it could be a sign of a urinary tract infection (UTI). The odor suggests that bacteria may be swimming around in your urinary system, most likely in your urethra, kidneys or bladder. Urine showing signs of a UTI also may be cloudy or even a bit bloody.