Causes of severe urine odor in men

Urine is formed in the kidneys from the blood by filtration and reverse adsorption. At the same time, unnecessary substances and exchange products are removed from the body.

A healthy man emits 1-2 liters of urine. Normally it has a light straw color, yellow color and a characteristic uninfected smell. If the urine persists for a while, especially in a sealed container, it acquires a sharp ammonia smell due to the gradual release of ammonia. This is the norm.

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The smell of urine can vary for physiological reasons and be a manifestation of pathology.

Sometimes the urine of a man immediately acquires a different smell, sometimes very unpleasant. The reasons for this are different.

Change in odor of urine in a healthy male

Changing the color and smell of urine can be a consequence of taking vitamin supplements( especially B vitamins).

Reception of vitamin-mineral complexes. If a man takes multivitamin preparations containing a sufficient amount of riboflavin or thiamine( vitamins B6 or B1), his urine will react with a sharp enough smell and become bright yellow, sometimes with a greenish tinge. It is not necessary to be afraid of it, it only confirms, that vitamins really were in an organism. A similar picture can give and reception of some antibiotics.

The use of certain products. Drinking lots of pepper, marinades, salty, garlic can change the smell of urine normally. Some products( coffee, asparagus, beer) also give the urine a characteristic olfactory shade. When they are canceled after 1-2 days, all the parameters of urine, including the smell, are completely restored.

Dehydration. If the body has a lack of fluid( intense heat, profuse sweating, inability to quench thirst, etc.), the urine becomes concentrated, dark in color, and also gets a sharp smell. The reason is that the body reflexively saves the consumption of the liquid part of the blood( plasma).This condition passes completely, when replenishing the body's required volume of fluid.

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Sharp odor of urine in body pathologies

The way urine smells can tell us about various changes that are not always beneficial to the body. In this case, the cause can be both in the kidneys and urinary organs, and in other systems of our body.

Birth Defects

First of all, you should pay attention to a number of genetic( congenital) diseases, which are manifested at an early age.

• If a child receives urine from the musty, "mouse" odor, it is most likely a violation of the exchange of phenylalanine-phenylketonuria.
• If parents pay attention to the appearance in the urine vapor of an "admixture" of the smell of maple syrup, leucinosis should be assumed - a violation of protein metabolism at the amino acid level of valine and leucine.

Both these diseases require careful monitoring and specialized treatment. In the early stages of the disease can be assumed precisely because of the smell of urine, tk. It may not appear for a long time clinically.

Acquired pathologies leading to a change in the odor of urine in men

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  With diabetes, urine smells like acetone.

  Diabetes mellitus. With diabetes, the level of ketone bodies in the urine rises. This gives it a sharp characteristic smell of acetone. Especially it is expressed at a threat of development of a hyperglycemic coma. Help in diagnosing can determine the level of glucose in the blood and the emergence of common symptoms of diabetes mellitus( weight loss, thirst, dry skin).

• Urolithiasis. With urolithiasis in urine, the smell of ammonia can be felt. This is especially noticeable when the stones move along the urinary tract. Diagnosis, as a rule, does not present difficulties, since renal colic develops( intense pain in the lower back, groin, along the ureters).
• Sexual infections. With various infections of the kidneys, urinary tract and genital area( pyelonephritis, urethritis, prostatitis) urine often reacts by changing the odor from fish to putrefaction. However, it can have a characteristic cloudy appearance. In the general analysis of urine, hematuria( erythrocytes) and pyuria( leukocytes) will be present. Bacterial culture allows to identify the pathogen and prescribe antibacterial treatment( antibiotics, nitrofurans).
• Renal failure. In renal failure, a change in the smell of urine is one of the earliest signs of the disease. At the slightest suspicion of this pathology, you should immediately check your blood for the level of nitrogen metabolism.
• Cancer of the urino-genital organs. Persistent putrefactive odor in the urine of a man can be formed with the development of a malignant tumor in the kidneys, the prostate, the bladder, the urethra. As you know, cancer is amenable to the best treatment in the early stages of its development, therefore, with the slightest suspicion, it is necessary to conduct a complete examination of the patient( ultrasound, computed tomography) to exclude neoplasm.

Early diagnosis, prophylaxis and prognosis of

If a man has any unusual odor in the urine held for more than 2 days, despite the exclusion of all possible physiological causes of his appearance( restoring nutrition, ending vitamins, replacing dehydration), you should immediately consult a doctor forConducting a thorough survey. The prognosis depends on the early diagnosis of the underlying disease and its timely treatment.

To prevent this pathology, it is necessary to avoid hypothermia, urinary tract infections, strengthen the body, to conduct a dispensary examination to exclude provoking diseases.

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