Does the smell of your pee bother you? Although you may consider urine to be something that has a foul odor, in reality, it has a faint color and mild odor, unless there is something not-so-normal going on. We’ve all had bad pee smell days. However, if you experience a drastic change either in the color, odor, consistency or frequency of your urine, it is indicative of some abnormality. Here are 6 reasons why your pee could smell bad. Read on to find out what’s causing the smell.
1. Low Fluid Intake, Maybe?
Do you wake up first thing in the morning, pee, then realize that it smells weird? This could be happening because of concentrated urine, which is caused due to low fluid intake (1). When you drink less water, the urine has an ammonia-like smell and emits that foul odor. Urine, in general, consists of some amount of ammonia, which is a by-product formed after the breakdown of protein molecules takes place. However, when you are dehydrated and the urine is more concentrated, the smell of ammonia is more ostensible than when it is diluted. Make sure you consume enough fluids if you observe this ammonia-like smell, that too first thing in the morning.
2. You Could Have Diabetes
That is not a very great news, though. But, if you have rather unusual smelling pee, particularly an odor that smells sweet and fruity, it could be because of high glucose levels in your body. When there is excess glucose, there are chances your urine too has some of it (which makes the urine smell sweet). Get yourself checked right away.
In some diabetics (who depend on external insulin), the pancreas is inefficient in producing its own insulin. This deprives the body of glucose (insulin converts the stored form of glucose into the usable form of glucose). As a result, all the fat in your body is converted into ketones (a new form of fuel for the body.) It is these ketones that make your pee smell bad.
3. Or, Is It That Nasty UTI?
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