Pee smells like ammonia

[Berkshire Road]

Try drinking baking soda in a glass of water, maybe? It is disgusting but it helps restore your ph balance. In my experience, stinky urine is usually a sign of infection but the ammonia smell is usually from dehydration. Are any of your meds giving you dry eyes, dry mouth, etc.? That could possibly explain how you could be dehydrated even though you're drinking.

If you can tolerate it, a gentle, sensitive-skin type baby wipe after you go will eliminate any odor that might stay with you. But if it's just stinking up the toilet, it's probably not the worst thing that could happen to you. Light a scented candle in the bathroom, maybe.

Still, I hope it clears up. Sometimes those little annoyances can just make you crazy, I know!

[izazen]

In my summer of misery ('06) I was totally stressed out to the max and after i would go for a run I would stink of ammonia from all over my body. It would eek from every pore. Urine, too.

After I got better (de-stressed) the odor went away.

[Cricketmk3]

I recently read somewhere that when your body is severely acidic, it produces ammonia to alkalize itself. That is probably the reason for the smell and drinking lots of water would help I'm sure.

[izazen]

I read somewhere that its normal or at least not that unusual. I'll see if I can find the link. I've had it too although not for a while.

[lauriecircle]

But I drink tons of water and I just got OVER an infection! Sigh... Any other ideas?

[Trishann]

My smells like that if I don't drink enough of water. When I drink enough water the smell goes away. WATER WATER WATER, yuck, sometimes I hate that word but it works.

Sending hugs, Trishann

[ICNDonna]

It could also be that you aren't drinking enough.

Donna

[leelee88]

Most of the time when you have smelly urine its a sign of an infection..I would have it checked out by your Doctor.

[lauriecircle]

My pee smells like Ammonia. YUCK! I can't stand it. I never had this before, except when PG. And I had a hyst in October so I am definitely not pregnant!

So what the heck is this and how do I make it go away!!!!