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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.
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Where does the smell of urine mainly come from?
ammonia
What does urine smell like in early pregnancy?
Urine. Ammonia. The smell of urine does not change in early pregnancy. Or late pregnancy.
What can be causing an ammonia smell in the bathroom?
Ammonia smell is how urine smells. Perhaps the toilet is not cleaned well enough.
What two chemicls gives urine it smell?
Ammonia
Why your urine smell?
That's because it contains ammonia.
Is ammonia odorless?
No. Ammonia has a very strong smell. It is partly responsible for the odor of stale urine.
Why does your urine smell like ammonia?
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.
What is the smell of ammonia?
It's a pungent pong, like stale urine.
What does ammonia gas smell like?
Ammonia smells like very long-stayed urine and a mixture with cabbage.
What is the odour of ammonia?
Ammonia smells a lot like old urine or faeces. A non-hygienic unclean toilet will often smell of ammonia.
Why does your menstruation smell like ammonia?
amonia smell comes from urine, you might have some urine leaking from a urinary tract infection?? see a dr.
Is ammonia normally found in urine?
Yes, Mainly in cat urine as they use it to mark their territory. Ammonia is what makes the urine smell, it can also make you high.
