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A member asked:

Urine smells skunk like after dinner and the next morning but feeling fine. ate a lot mushrooms for dinner.

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Urine: Many times the smell of your urine is related to what you have eaten.

Dr Ali agreed

Answered 10/1/2015

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Dr. John Leander Po answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

You R what U eat...: That skunky smell is also noted when one consumes asparagus and other sulfur- containing foods like the mushrooms you ate. Sometimes this odor is confused as a symptom of a uti- don't be fooled!

Answered 10/1/2015

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