Why is my urine yellow and smelly?

Common causes of smelly pee
certain types of food and drink, like asparagus or coffee. not drinking enough fluids. some medicines. vitamin B6 supplements.

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What does stinky yellow pee mean?

If your kidneys begin to excrete a higher concentration of waste products, you're likely to notice that your urine smells more like ammonia and is a darker yellow. Dark urine is an indication that you might be mildly to severely dehydrated, depending on the concentration. ( 9)

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Why is my urine smelling so badly?

When urine is highly concentrated, it contains more ammonia and less water. This can cause it to have a strong smell. Urine tends to be more concentrated when a person is dehydrated. This is often the case first thing in the morning or when a person does not drink enough water throughout the day.

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What causes smelling urine in female?

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.

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Should I be worried about smelly urine?

In most cases, a strong smell isn't a sign of disease. It's usually from your diet and medications, or it means you need to drink more water. Certain urine smells can be a sign of some conditions, but your doctor might not consider that to be the case unless you have other symptoms.

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Can liver problems cause smelly urine?

Liver disease and certain metabolic disorders may cause musty-smelling urine. Some conditions that can cause changes in urine odor include: Bladder fistula. Bladder infection.

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What does a UTI smell like?

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.

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What does fishy smelling pee mean?

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.

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How do you get rid of female urine smell?

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.

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How do you get rid of a strong urine smell?

Take these steps to reduce the amount of odor your urine produces:
  1. Drink enough fluid.
  2. Get examined for possible infection.
  3. Change your diet.
  4. Drink cranberry juice.
  5. Take deodorizing tablets or Vitamin C.
  6. Controlling Odor With Cleaning and Incontinence Products.

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How do you get rid of urine smells?

In a clean spray bottle, mix one cup of distilled white vinegar with one cup of water and 2 teaspoons of baking soda. Shake it up to mix the ingredients, and then spray on the stain. Let it sit for a few minutes, and then blot with towels until clean.

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What does pee smell like with diabetes?

A person with uncontrolled diabetes may have blood glucose levels that are dangerously high. The body tries to get rid of the extra glucose in the urine, and this can cause a sweet smell. People with sweet-smelling urine due to diabetes may notice other symptoms, including: exhaustion.

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Why does my pee smell like rotten pee?

Pee smells different when there's less water and/or more waste. Certain foods, medications, and dehydration can cause smelly pee. Less commonly, smelly pee might be due to a health condition, like a urinary tract infection or diabetes. Smelly pee is common and rarely a cause for concern.

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What color is healthy urine?

Regular urine color ranges from clear to pale yellow. But certain things can change the color. Foods such as beets, blackberries and fava beans can turn urine pink or red, for example. And some medicines can give urine vivid tones, such as orange or greenish-blue.

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What foods make urine smell?

Asparagus is the number one food linked to bad-smelling urine. If you've heard some people say their pee doesn't smell after eating asparagus, Dr.
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Besides asparagus, other top offenders in the food category include:
  • Fish. In general, your urine contains the chemical compounds from food you've eaten.
  • Onion. ...
  • Garlic.

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What are the 5 warning signs of bladder infection?

Symptoms
  • A strong urge to urinate that doesn't go away.
  • A burning feeling when urinating.
  • Urinating often, and passing small amounts of urine.
  • Urine that looks cloudy.
  • Urine that appears red, bright pink or cola-colored — signs of blood in the urine.
  • Strong-smelling urine.

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Can you smell a kidney infection?

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.

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Can you smell a bladder infection?

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.

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What are the 4 warning signs of a damaged liver?

If signs and symptoms of liver disease do occur, they may include:
  • Skin and eyes that appear yellowish (jaundice)
  • Abdominal pain and swelling.
  • Swelling in the legs and ankles.
  • Itchy skin.
  • Dark urine color.
  • Pale stool color.
  • Chronic fatigue.
  • Nausea or vomiting.

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What color is your pee when your liver is failing?

Urine that is dark orange, amber, cola-coloured or brown can be a sign of liver disease. The colour is due to too much bilirubin building up because the liver isn't breaking it down normally. Swollen abdomen (ascites). Ascites happens because fluid is retained in the abdomen.

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Can kidney problems cause smelly urine?

Kidney disease causes chemicals in urine to become concentrated and to cause a smell resembling ammonia. Kidney dysfunction can also cause high bacteria and protein levels in the urine, which will contribute to a foul ammonia smell.

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What color are diabetics pee?

If you have diabetes insipidus, you'll continue to pee large amounts of watery (dilute), light-colored urine when normally you'd only pee a small amount of concentrated, dark yellow urine.

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What does pre diabetic urine smell like?

Prediabetes is used to describe blood sugar levels that are higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes. For some people, noticing that urine smells sweet or fruity can be a first sign that something is different, which can lead to being diagnosed with diabetes.

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What color is your urine if you're diabetic?

Diabetes can cause cloudy urine when too much sugar builds up in your urine. Your urine may also smell sweet or fruity. Diabetes can also lead to kidney complications or increase risk of infections of the urinary tract, both of which can also make your urine appear cloudy.

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What home remedy gets rid of urine smell?

Try These Common Household Ingredients

Try mixing about a cup of peroxide, three tablespoons of baking soda, and just a couple drops of dish detergent. Spray the area, allow it to sit for about 20 minutes, and rub the area until the odor is eliminated. Be sure to do a small test patch first!

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