In a healthy person, the urine is light yellow in color, transparent, without any impurities and a pungent odor. Only after a certain time does it acquire an ammonia odor. This occurs as a result of alkaline fermentation. All liquid with waste products of the body’s vital activity passes first through the kidneys, then the ureters, the bladder and the urethra.
The organs that are involved in the withdrawal of the fluid may well give it an unusual smell. If you notice an unpleasant smell of urine, this may signal a malfunction of the internal organs. What exactly causes the change in the color and smell of urine, you will learn from this article.
The first reason can be called the inflammatory process in the kidneys (pyelonephritis). Often, drawing pains in the lower back along with the fetid smell of urine indicate the development of this disease. Pyelonephritis at the initial stage is quite easy to heal, the main thing is not to delay the call to the doctor.
An unpleasant smell of urine occurs with cystitis (inflammation of the bladder mucosa). With this disease, cutting pains after urination are observed, urine acquires a cloudy color, a rather sharp ammonia smell appears, as if it had stood for a day in the fresh air.
If cystitis has a non-infectious origin, that is, it arises as a result of prolonged use of medications that irritate the mucous membrane of the bladder, then urine can acquire a chemical or pharmacy smell.
The same thing happens with inflammation of the urethra (urethritis). The urethra is affected by viruses or bacteria that provoke the appearance of purulent and even bloody secretions in the urine, which undoubtedly affects its “aroma”. It should be noted that a specific smell appears much earlier than the other manifestations: pain, burning.
The fishy smell of urine indicates a satisfied rare metabolic disease (trimethylaminuria). The disease is due to the fact that a large accumulation of the substance "trimethylamine" occurs in the human body. It stands out with our breath, sweat and urine. The high content of trimethylamine also causes a person to smell rotten fish. For treatment, you will need to exclude from your diet foods containing dietary precursors of this substance: choline, lecithin and carnitine.
Some foods can smell urine, such as asparagus. Fans of asparagus delicacies often notice a bad repulsive "aroma" when emptying. Often, a change in smell is associated with taking medications, for example, ampicillin, trovan, amoxicillin, ciprofloxacin, omnipen, vitamin B. Although this is indicated in the annotation to any remedy. If this is a problem for someone, it is better to ask a doctor to prescribe another drug.
Gastrointestinal diseases and dysbiosis are the most common cause of acidic urine. With increased acidity, an acidic “aroma” is observed quite often. To get rid of this problem, it is necessary to cure the existing disease.
In diabetes mellitus, significant changes in urine are observed. In severe diabetes mellitus, urine acquires an apple “flavor”. It's all about the high content of ketone cells, but when their level reaches a critical level, acidosis develops. Then the urine smells like acetone. If you do not take measures, then the onset of a diabetic coma is likely.
In the presence of UTI (urinary tract infection), urine emits a fetid odor. It appears mucus, blood. It becomes cloudy and loses its transparency. A complete examination is necessary to identify the lesion.
Dehydration and frequent diets put our body out of balance. Water imbalance affects the quality of urine. It acquires a pronounced ammonia odor, becomes much more concentrated. To prevent this from happening, you need to consume at least 1.5 liters of clean water per day.
Here are the main causes that cause an unpleasant urine odor. Let there be no such problems in your life, watch out for your health and pleasant aromas!