Question 1

What exactly does it mean when your urine smells like ammonia?

Accepted Answer

Strong urine odors can arise from foods, medications, alterations in your metabolism or infection.
An ammoniac smell to the urine can occur with dehydration.  However, there are certain bacteria that can create a similar pungent smell.
If the odor is associated with urinary symptoms such as urgency, frequency and burning, it would be best to have the urine checked for infection.

Question 2

What does it mean when your urine smells strongly of ammonia?

Accepted Answer

The kidney excretes acid by producing ammonia which traps the acid in urine.  Most people eat 1mosm/kg per day of acid in the form of protein ( amino acids).  Therefore when eating a high protein diet or having a concentrated urine it can smell like ammonia.

Question 3

My baby's urine smells like ammonia. is there a problem?

Accepted Answer

Urine has ammonia.

Question 4

My 6 month old daughter has foul odor coming from her urine.... her vagina also smells fishy. the urine smells like ammonia.. she only drinks milk?

Accepted Answer

You should take her to the pediatrician to make sure she doesn't have an urinary tract infection.

Question 5

Nitrites, trace blood and leukocytes in urine, smells fishy/ammonia a few weeks after starting dexedrine. pain and burning in bladder, neg. uti. cause?

Accepted Answer

Majority of UTIs are nitrite positive, however UTIs from so called "gram negative" bacteria such as  enterococcus, staphylococcus, streptococcus are usually  nitrite negative at urinalysis. These bacteria can be seen on microscopy & grown on bacterial culture. My advice is to get your urine cultured & have your primary care health provider prescribe some antibiotics. Good luck.

Question 6

Urine smells funny, like the asparagus smell but more amonia like. been doing this for a couple days & i've had no asparagus. is this bad?

Accepted Answer

Get a urinalysis done by your doctor to guide you and diagnose the problem.  Infection seems likely.

Question 7

Urine smells like amonia why? my eyes are blurry at a distant skin is itchy always fatigued feet swollen 4 out of five days urinate at night a lot

Accepted Answer

Urine normally has ammoniacal odor 
with all the other symtoms, what is holding you from seeking medical help
if you have no insurance , there are charity clinics thru churches, local health dept

it is difficult to make a diagnosis without seeing and examining you.

Question 8

What does it mean when your urine smells like fish?

Accepted Answer

It can be difficult to tell if a 'fishy' smell is coming from urine or the vagina it is usually related to  vaginal infections (trichomoniasis, gardnerella, or bacterial vaginosis). If a man has a fishy smell his urine he may have gotten a bacterial infection from a woman he had sex with.

Question 9

What does it mean when your urine smells like blood but with no blood?

Accepted Answer

Not sure how blood smells.  You could have your doctor do a urinalysis and see if there is microscopic (blood you can't see) in it.

Question 10

What does it mean if your urine smells like plastic?

Accepted Answer

Haven't heard of a disease that makes urine smell like plastic, but a primary care doctor can evaluate and get all the patient's details. Referral to a urologist or a nephrologist can be done if needed.

What does it mean when your urine smells like ammonia

What exactly does it mean when your urine smells like ammonia?

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What does it mean when your urine smells strongly of ammonia?

My baby's urine smells like ammonia. is there a problem?

My 6 month old daughter has foul odor coming from her urine.... her vagina also smells fishy. the urine smells like ammonia.. she only drinks milk?

Nitrites, trace blood and leukocytes in urine, smells fishy/ammonia a few weeks after starting dexedrine. pain and burning in bladder, neg. uti. cause?

Urine smells funny, like the asparagus smell but more amonia like. been doing this for a couple days & i've had no asparagus. is this bad?

Urine smells like amonia why? my eyes are blurry at a distant skin is itchy always fatigued feet swollen 4 out of five days urinate at night a lot

What does it mean when your urine smells like fish?

What does it mean when your urine smells like blood but with no blood?

What does it mean if your urine smells like plastic?

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