Urine odor refers to the scent of the fluid excreted during urination. Urine odor varies. However, if you drink enough fluids and are otherwise healthy, urine does not usually have a strong smell.
ConsiderationsChanges in urine odor are usually temporary. Such changes are not always a sign of disease. Certain foods and medicines, including vitamins, may affect your urine's odor. For example, asparagus causes a characteristic urine odor.
However, foul smelling urine may be due to bacteria, such as that responsible for urinary tract infections. Sweet smelling urine may be a sign of uncontrolled diabetes or a rare disease of metabolism. Liver disease and certain metabolic disorders may cause musty smelling urine.
Common CausesAbnormal urine odor may indicate:
Contact your health care provider if you have fever, chills, burning pain with urination, or Back pain along with an abnormal urine odor. These may be signs of a urinary tract infection.
What to expect at your health care provider's officeThe following tests may be performed:
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Urine odor refers to the scent of the fluid excreted during urination. Urine odor varies. However, if you drink enough fluids and are otherwise healthy, urine does not usually have a strong smell.
ConsiderationsChanges in urine odor are usually temporary. Such changes are not always a sign of disease. Certain foods and medicines, including vitamins, may affect your urine's odor. For example, asparagus causes a characteristic urine odor due to its content of asparagine, an amino acid.
However, foul smelling urine may be due to bacteria, such as those responsible for urinary tract infections. Sweet smelling urine may be a sign of uncontrolled Diabetes or a rare disease of metabolism. Liver disease and certain metabolic disorders may cause musty smelling urine.
Common CausesAbnormal urine odor may indicate:
Contact your health care provider if you have fever, chills, burning pain with urination, or back pain along with an abnormal urine odor. These may be signs of a urinary tract infection.
What to expect at your health care provider's officeThe following tests may be performed:
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Reviewed ByReview Date: 08/13/2011
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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Certain foods like asparagus can give urine a bad odor. It could be an infection. If you recently took vitamins, that could cause odor as well
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There is a product called Zero Odor that removes urine smell. Simply spray it in the area of concern and you odor will be gone. Zero Odor does simply cover up the odor, it bonds onto the molecules and changes them so there is no more odor.
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You can buy some pet odor eliminator at a pet store and use that, it works for all types of urine smells
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Urine will have a strong odor if the person is not hydrated enough. Try drinking a full 8 - 8 oz. glasses of water today and see if this helps.