Question 1

my urine smells stronger, what does that mean?

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Many possibilities: Urine smelling stronger could be the product of food or drink (asparagus for example lead to increased urine odor), hydration, or urine infection.  If this persists you will need to see your doctor to have a urinalysis and urine culture and examination.

Question 2

urine smells like ham?

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Dehydration or Infxn: If your urine is very concentrated, it can have a pungent smell.  Usually this is due to dehydration, but it can also be due to infection.  If you are experiencing burning or other pain with urination, please see your doctor. Otherwise, i recommend drinking plenty of water during the day to dilute your urine.

Question 3

urine smells like shrimp?

Accepted Answer

Possible UTI: Get checked out for a urinary tract infection.

Question 4

my urine smells like bacon?

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Bacon?: Wow that is an interesting one.  Any other symptoms?  Smell by itself is not so concerning and may be a reflection of what you eat or drink.  If it persists I would get a urine test to clarify the issue.

Question 5

urine smells like rotten eggs?

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Need to eval urine: Besides getting some more details (pain? Frequency? ), we'd probably want to check that urine for signs of infection (urinary tract, sexually transmitted disease etc)

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Question 6

is it bad when urine smells like egg?

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Here are some ...: Urine smell is very personal and unique, reflecting the degree of urine concentration, the kinds of foods consumed, etc. So, it;s OK as long as being comfortable in voiding and having a normal or unremarkable findings from properly collected fresh urine. More? Ask Doc for details timely.

Question 7

why do my urine smells like. vitimins?

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Maybe: If you are taking vitamins, then many of them are water soluble. This means that your kidney will remove any excess that your body doesn't use and then you pee them out. If you are not, and this is new, see your doctor.

Question 8

my urine smells like salt, why is that?

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Urine salt smell: Recon it has lots of salt in it. I have smelled lots of urine over 50 years and never found one that smelled to me like salt. So maybe it is you nose that is different than mine.

Question 9

urine smells like gasoline and is brown?

Accepted Answer

Get tested: May be as simple as concentrated urine due to inadequate fluids. However this can be indicator of infection, hemolysis or liver disease.  Please see your clinician and get your urine evaluated.

Question 10

when you're urine smells like mildew kinda.

Accepted Answer

Suggest urinalysis: Symptom could be from urinary infection. Thus best to have your urine checked

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