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Posted by: ponyboy

This morning just had an incident where my urine was dark and smelled quite strong...not sure what it was from and wondering if anyone has any idea?

I've had almost 2 liters of water already today so it can't be dehydration...diet is the same as usual, already taught an abs class so worked out but didn't really sweat. I'm thinking it might be the tribulus? Haven't had a good amount of protein yet today, so that might be it as well I suppose.

Any ideas? Whenever my body does something out of the ordinary I always like to know what's going on.



Posted by: kuso

dark as in yellow....or more brownish?



Posted by: TheIcon2

Did you eat asparagus? Asparagus will make some peoples pee smell like rhinosorous poop. It is god awful.



Posted by: Duncan

How many carbs do you ingest?

Do you take vitamins on an empty stomach?



Posted by: ponyboy

More dark yellow than brown...no asparagus recently and yes, I'm eating carbs so it can't be ketosis. Had oatmeal this morning and a muffin about two hours ago.

No multis on an empty stomach either. I never do that because it alwasy makes me burp nasty tasting stuff.



Posted by: Leslie

Are you taking any medication? That can change your urine. Mostly dark yellow urine is caused by dehydration. Perhaps your abs class was more work than you thought or amybe it was warm....



Posted by: kuso

Originally posted by Leslie2196
amybe it was warm....
Well I very much doubt he actually touched it



Posted by: Leslie

Originally posted by kuso


Well I very much doubt he actually touched it
HA HA kus! You know what I meant! LOL



Posted by: ponyboy

Oh, I wasn't supposed to touch it?

I thought I'd follow mmafiters example...although I realize I wasn't in a McDonalds...



Posted by: bigss75





Posted by: Tboy

If you tend to hold it a long time it could smell stronger than normal sometimes.

If you have not changed your diet or started taken any new pills it could be a possible bladder infection, if it keeps up go see a doc.



Posted by: EarWax

Take garlic pills, it will make you so strong smelling that no one will notice the bad urine smell.



Posted by: crackerjack414

do you drink diet sodas????? that can do it. Did it smell more like ammonia? have done you any steroids in the last 6 months. These can all contribute to it.



Posted by: kuso

Originally posted by Tboy
If you tend to hold it a long time it could smell stronger than normal sometimes.

Maybe thats my problem.....it also tends to come out a lot thicker than usual as well :o



Posted by: Tboy

Originally posted by kuso
it also tends to come out a lot thicker than usual as well :o

So... you make your own Pee soup aye?



Posted by: BigAL

Originally posted by ponyboy
This morning just had an incident where my urine was dark and smelled quite strong...not sure what it was from and wondering if anyone has any idea?
Strong smell of ammonia? If so your kidneys are working overtime to neutralize your body's acidity; the food your eating is high in protein. You can help neutralize your body's acidity with potassium-magnesium aspartate.



Posted by: Monolith

Originally posted by BigAL
Strong smell of ammonia? If so your kidneys are working overtime to neutralize your body's acidity; the food your eating is high in protein. You can help neutralize your body's acidity with potassium-magnesium aspartate.
just did a search and found this thread as ive noticed the same problem...

urine has a strong smell of ammonia (i think thats what it is, anyway). its not all the time, but frequently.

its safe to assume that this isnt healthy, right? is my diet too high in protein? or am i just not getting enough water?



Posted by: DaMayor

It's Keto-acidosis.....you're dead dude.

Just kidding.
I've noticed that some suppliments cause a signifigant change in color......I could take a leak in the dark and not miss the lou. I'd say increase your water intake, and monitor it. If it concerns you that much, go see a Doc.....better safe than sorry.



Posted by: Monolith

Originally posted by DaMayor
It's Keto-acidosis.....you're dead dude.

Just kidding.
I've noticed that some suppliments cause a signifigant change in color......I could take a leak in the dark and not miss the lou. I'd say increase your water intake, and monitor it. If it concerns you that much, go see a Doc.....better safe than sorry.
lol, thanks

im not supplementing with anything though... just whey. my water has been fairly good too, around 6L a day, but i suppose i could try to get it up to 7.

it doesnt really concern me per se, but its just a bit unusual. im not in ketosis or anything, so im more curious than anything.



Posted by: DaMayor

Actually, I meant multi-vitamins. My bad.



Posted by: sara

what did you eat the day before ?



Posted by: BigAL

Originally posted by Monolith
just did a search and found this thread as ive noticed the same problem...

urine has a strong smell of ammonia (i think thats what it is, anyway). its not all the time, but frequently.

its safe to assume that this isnt healthy, right? is my diet too high in protein? or am i just not getting enough water?
Drinking water will always help. Your diet is likely high in protein,
and/or processed foods, while low on alkaline foods.

If you do a litmus test on your saliva,
you may find out that its pH is around 6,
whereas ideally it should be around 7.5pH.



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