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- $Title{Unpleasant Smelling Urine and Possible Causes}
- $Subject{urine odor smell dehydration body fluid body fluids diabetes diabetic
- ketoacidosis kidney failure liver failure bladder infection urinary tract
- infection}
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- Types of Urinary Tract Infections*0007101.scf}
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- Unpleasant Smelling Urine and Possible Causes
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- QUESTION: Can you tell me what makes urine smell real bad? I have had this
- for over a year, and would like to be rid of it. Thank you for any
- suggestions or help you can give me?
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- ANSWER: In a healthy person who is properly hydrated, the odor of urine,
- while typical, is not considered offensive. However there are many possible
- situations in which the odor of urine is changed, and the new odor may be
- displeasing to some noses.
- Dehydration (lack of sufficient body fluid) can produce a concentrated
- urine with an intense odor that is still perceived as urine. Some diseases,
- such as diabetes (diabetic ketoacidosis), kidney and liver failure also
- produce unpleasant odors. In some cases the odor of a urine is changed by
- medications that are taken on a regular basis, and certain foods may also
- provoke a change. However the most logical possibility in your case of
- prolonged bad odor is an infection in your bladder or urinary tract. The only
- sure path to an exact answer is a visit to your own physician.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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