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Every so often my urine will smell of terrible chemicals for a week at a time. no pain involved. nothing was found in a urine test, what could it be?

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Not sure: Most smells/odors in the urine are a direct cause from what we eat or drink. Assuring your urinalysis was normal, start playing detective and keeping a food diary, and you may find out what is causing your foul smelling urine. Best wishes.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 7/7/2013

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