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it says that my pee smells like coffee after i drink coffee because of the caffeine going through my kidney. if it's the caffeine then why doesn't it ?

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Dr. Diane Minich answered

Family Medicine 37 years experience

More likely: to the other acids and the other chemicals in coffee.

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