We who work in Urology sees this all the time. When urine smells of ammonia it means you have a urine infection. It's treated with antibiotics so see your doctor.
Urine is high in nitrates, compounds high in nitrogen and oxygen. Ammonia is made up of nitrogen and hydrogen. (NH3) What you are smelling is the high concentration of bonded nitrogen.
Normally, diluted urine doesn't have much odor. If you're dehydrated and your urine becomes highly concentrated, it can have a strong ammonia smell. (Source - Mayo Clinic)
As a general precaution, If you are smelling ammonia in your urine, it would not be a bad idea to go to your general practitioner (family doc) and have a hepatic function panel done to rule out serious liver issues.
In our urine, Ammonia acts as an absorber and leads to water absorption.
Yes they do which is the cause for the rancid and unpleasent smell left behind.
Its the natural smell of cat's urine
Urine. Ammonia. The smell of urine does not change in early pregnancy. Or late pregnancy.
Ammonia smells like very long-stayed urine and a mixture with cabbage.
It's a pungent pong, like stale urine.
Ammonia smells a lot like old urine or faeces. A non-hygienic unclean toilet will often smell of ammonia.
amonia smell comes from urine, you might have some urine leaking from a urinary tract infection?? see a dr.
The urea in urine can breakdown to form ammonia, especially if it comes in contact with feces.
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Shampoo does not usually go bad and smell like urine. Old urine has an ammonia type smell and no shampoo should smell that way. If by chance you are unsure of the contents of the bottle, it is best to throw it away.
Ammonia smell is how urine smells. Perhaps the toilet is not cleaned well enough.
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That's because it contains ammonia.
Yes, if your urine smells like ammonia, it does mean that there is something wrong. It is likely that you either have a bladder infection or urinary stones and you should pay a visit to your doctor.