Causes of Abnormal Smell (Odor) or Color of Your Urine (Pee)
Abnormal smell and/or color of your urine can be caused by an array of factors. Urine excreted by an otherwise hydrated healthy person does not usually have a strong smelly odor and its appearance is straw-like in color.
Some foods, vitamin supplements and medications may cause a noticeable change in your urine, for example, asparagus causes an abnormal urine odor.
Your pee odor or color changes may be only temporary, so don’t automatically assume it is a sign of a disease, condition, or infection.
Abnormal Urine Smell (Odor)
- Foul smelling urine may be caused by bacteria, a common sign of a urinary tract or bladder infection.
- Sweet smelling urine is a sign of diabetes or a rare disease of metabolism.
- Musty smelling urine may be a sign of liver disease and certain metabolic disorders.
- Ammonia smell is a concentrated urine due to dehydration.
- Burned caramel smell is a sign of a very rare life-threatening inherited maple syrup urine disease.
- Certain foods and medicines, including vitamins, may affect your urine’s odor ~ asparagus causes a characteristic odor.
Abnormal Urine Color
- Cloudy, murky, turbid, muddy or rusty urine is characteristic of a urinary tract infection or bladder infection, which may also have an offensive smell.
- Murky urine may be caused by bacteria, mucus, white blood cells or red blood cells, epithelial cells, fat, or phosphates.
- Dark brown or clear urine may indicate a liver disorder such as acute viral hepatitis or cirrhosis.
- Rusty to deep red urine ~ hematuria causes.
- Pink, red, or smoky brown urine may be caused by a medication or consuming beets, blackberries or certain food colorings.
- Pink, red, or smoky brown urine is also signs of a urinary tract disorder such as cystitis, enlarged prostate, kidney cancer, bladder tumor, tuberculosis, kidney stones, kidney infection, or a trauma to your kidneys or urinary tract.
- Dark yellow or orange urine can be caused by laxatives or B complex vitamins or carotene or pancreatic cancer.
- Orange urine is often caused by pyridium, rifampin, and warfarin.
- Green or blue urine is due to the effect of artificial color in food or drug, and medications including amitriptyline, indomethacin, and doxorubicin.
Any changes in urine (pee) odor and/or color for more than a of couple days, or is repetitive (comes and goes), should be discussed with your doctor to track down the cause of this change.
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