Question 1

why does my urine smell sour ?

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Depends on what you: Eat. Certain foods could change the pH and even the smell of your urine. If you have any other symptoms such as pain with urination or increased urge to urinate you could have a urinary tract infection.

Question 2

male, 47. painful urination for a few days, cloudy urine, unusual sour/fishy smell to urine. what could cause this? urination not more frequent.

Accepted Answer

See below: Get a urine checked, for infection.Sometimes there is no frequency even if there is infection.

Question 3

why my urine smell bad?

Accepted Answer

Normal: Urine does have a bad odor to it. When it's concentrated, it's even worse.

Question 4

why do my urine smell a lot?

Accepted Answer

Infection?: IS it something new?
any fevers along with it?
can be a urinary tract infection, you might need to go to a clinic to get urine tested.

Question 5

what makes urine smell sweet?

Accepted Answer

Ketones: Ketones in the urine can cause a characteristic sweet odor. This can be seen in severe diabetes or low carbohydrate diets. It is the result of fat metabolism. See your doctor to make sure what is going on.

Question 6

why does my urine smell like metal?

Accepted Answer

Check what you ate: Usually it is due to food intake. For instance, asparagus could change smell of urine among other reasons like onion and garlic. Also, some medicines cause urine smell change like penicillin. Explore more the details of your intake.

Question 7

why does my urine smell like onions?

Accepted Answer

UTI : Either you are eating too many onions or you have uti.

Question 8

why does my urine smell like butter?

Accepted Answer

Diet: It is very common to have changes in the odor of urine as a result of what you eat - some foods causes very distinct odors!  there are specific medical conditions that can cause changes in the odor of urine (for example, diabetics out of control will have an odor of ketones in their urine).  I don't know of any medical condition causing the odor of butter in urine.

Question 9

why does my urine smell like cheerios?

Accepted Answer

Urine test: Please get a urine test. Your doctor can evaluate- i hope your blood sugar level is ok.

Question 10

what causes your urine smell in morning?

Accepted Answer

Concentration: Morning urine tends to be very concentrated due to lack of fluid consumption for the preceding 8-12 hours.  Anything dissolved in the urine will be more pungent when the urine is concentrated.

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