7 Reasons Your Pee Smells Weird

For SELF, by Amy Marturana. Your pee can tell you a lot about your health. While its color is a pretty good indicator of your hydration levels, dietary habits, and potentially, undiagnosed medical conditions, its smell can also clue you in to what’s going on inside your body. “Normal urine, if you’re fairly hydrated, generally has a very limited amount of smell,” Ojas Shah, M.D., NYC-based urologist and professor of urology at Columbia University Medical Center and ColumbiaDoctors Midtown, tells SELF. Sometimes you may notice that your pee is a little smellier than usual. A slight change or an increased potency is most likely due to something very minor, like a food you ate. But there are some odors that may signal an underlying health issue. Here are all the things that are likely to give you smelly urine, from the totally benign to the potentially concerning. 1. You’re dehydrated. If you’re not drinking enough water, your pee will take on a strong ammonia scent. Without enough H2O to dilute your urine, it becomes more concentrated with waste products and therefore, darker in color and more odorous. Drink more water, and the smell should go back to normal. If you're not drinking enough water, your pee will take on a strong ammonia scent. 2. You have a urinary tract infection or bladder infection. “A urine infection will make your urine smell pretty foul at times,” Shah says. This could signal a variety of bladder proble...
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