ammonia and the body

Old urine for me means ammonia, an ammonia smell which the body can release for several reasons. Maybe see a GP first and have some blood test done? And if you’re taking any fancy supplements try not to for a bit?

When the liver is struggling it can’t convert protein properly and it ends up as ammonia that passes out into the blood stream and makes our body toxic. Ammonia is an irritant that causes dry throats, coughing, sneezing etc. This theory ties up with people who have stopped eating protein and moved to a plant based diet, giving up alcohol which damages the liver, and more recently someone saying tamarind had helped them. Just a thought that this could be worth further investigation.

Probiotics have been shown to reduce bacterial translocation and were shown to improve liver function and prevent the development of infection and HE in patients with cirrhosis[124]. Furthermore, probiotics have been shown to restore neutrophil phagocytic capacity in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis, possibly by reducing endogenous levels of IL-10 and TLR-4 expression[130].

yes will, her body is not able to detox the alcohol and she is basically "leaving las vegas" pickling herself. Any chance you could get her into a detox center? Alcohol turns into compounds like paint thinner and finger nail polish remover in the body. A healthy liver can detox or neutralize some alcohol, and sick liver cannot...if she keeps it up she'll be gone soon, if she got help she could cure and live another 40 years....you can commit a loved one to get them into detox.

High concentration of ammonia first reaches the pudendal sweat glands of patients, and is discharged from the body through sweating ammonia. High concentration of ammonia makes PATM patients emit the smell of urine and toilet. (2) The process of producing fecal odor, fart odor and natural odor: When Proteus invades the intestines of patients, proteus produces a lot of indole, hydrogen sulfide and natural gas in the intestine.

I have been doing a lot of research on the web, especially on the ammonia test, and read the symptoms for a level that high which would indicate a pretty bad liver function are a lot of fatigue, memory loss, confusion etc. I have no symptoms I have noticed. I guess my question is can this insidious disease progress this fast when it took this long to show up? I do not drink and have not for 20 years or more. Is this ammonia level just freaking me out or is it really high?

I have this weird taste in my mouth as well. I was taking a prevpac for 14 days and I thought that would take care of the weird body odor as well as kill off the pylori bugs. My stomach feels better but I still smell weird? I also have bright red blood in my stool with each stool. At this point I have no idea what's going on. My pancrease, liver, spleen, and kidneys are normal. I had elevated amlyse levels but no symptomatic pancrease issues.

Your bodies pH level could be off, alkaline and acidic levels. The pH of your body fluids has to be regulated in the range 7.35 to 7.45, deviations outside this range affects normal functioning cells and body systems. With a strong ammonia odor, this could be corrected by eating more red meats, foods high in protein. You may not be drinking enough water. Then again, it could be the onsight of a urinary, bladder, or kidney infection. Consult your physician on your individual case.

This is so true. The smell is very prominent when a window is open. Musky sweet bitter. It fills a room. I also couldn’t smell it until recently but it permeates clothes after a short time especially outside.

I know this sounds gross, but try drinking some apple cider vinager once a day. I had the same problem that u have. What u have is high ph levels and high ammonia levels. I had a nurse tell me about the applecider vinager. Also try wearing painty liners that r deorderant type. Hope this helps you.

if you are eating allot of protein is this dangerous to have the ammonia smell. I do allot of cardio and frequently have this odor as I am working out. I do eat allot of protein since I am a diabetic. and carbs make my sugers sky rocket. Do you have any suggestions?

about 12 years ago i fell off a scaffold and landed hard on a very large saw horse...my body half way on one side and half way on the other...my hand and my feet about 6 inches off the ground with my lower stomach taking a hard hit on the top of the horse...it was a tough one..i got off the horse and thought i was in real trouble..didn't feel right...took a couple days easy and went back to work...soon after that fall i was starting to get sx..didn't know anything about hep c...

I think the majority of ammonia in the blood comes from bacteria in the intestines which break down foods we are unable to, or the left overs. The ammonia should be converted by the Liver into Urea. So, I assume the problem would be to do with Liver function.

got home, shaking all over, took my sleep meds and slept for few hrs, woke up feeling better but next morning, woke up to entire body in major pain all day and felt like was almost flowing through my veins throughout my whole body and cramping feeling too. No amount of Aleve and Tylenol in the world was helping.

If you have AIH and ammonia build-up, you should be avoiding all protein, and you will be prescribed Lactulose or a similar drug to rid your body of ammonia. The ammonia isn't "in your brain", but it will cause brain dysfunction, confusion. It is essential for people with liver-related ammonia build-up to remove all protein. If this truly is your problem, your doctor should be explaining this. Please discuss this with him or her.

The Rifaximin works by cleaning any gut bacteria which decreases the amount of ammonia in the body which limits the amount that can cross the blood brain barrier thereby reducing the risk of encephalopathy and the neuro related symptoms.

Would increasing his lactulose on the onset of increased confusion (he is always slightly confused now) help clear some more of the ammonia out? Could my mother adjust the dose herself or is this something only the doctor should be doing at this point?

Once cirrhosis is advanced enough it may become difficult for it to remove the ammonia from the body.

1 how could anyone ever smell ammonia from the colon? a Wash rag. 2 the girl had the same smell in the vagina 3 got pus bumps some times and 4 raw skin lines on each side of the scrotum some times. all after sex!

except for this time when i ejaculated in her and she wore the panties with my ejaculates we know this is dirty and not safe but it happened and im wondering how the combination of her and i or a mixture of both of us could create the aroma of ammonia

I had kidney failure and smelt very strongly of ammonia all the time. I had to be told as I could barely smell anything as my sense of smell was very poor (one of the numerous symptoms I had of kidney failure). I found this info from a forum with the question: sweat smells like ammonia? not enough water and fat?... "the ammonia smell is from protein burning... acetone is from fat burning... *sigh* can you really tell the difference on clothes after exercising... in either case...

The numbers vary from person to person. Mine were 108 when I started on lactulose a medicine that helps to take the ammonia out of the body. Are you having symptoms of hepatic encephalopathy? Are you confused?..having trouble with words?..or driving?

You should practice this. The idea is NOT to inhale any of the fumes. NEVER EVER USE AMMONIA AND BLEACH! NEVER! Mixed together they form a poisonous gas. Then leave the house to take care of errands. In an hour or two come back and do another three foot by three foot portion, and again leave the house. Keep the bathroom window open. When the entire bathroom is done, wash down the walls thoroughly. It may take you several days to work your way through the bathroom. Keep the dehumidier on.

Hello: Occassionally when having a bowel movement, I notice a very strong odor of ammonia. It reminds me of the odor at the camp outhouses. I haven't been able to figure any similarities between instances (recent eating habits, activities, etc.). We eat a round diet of meat, veggies and fruits. My bowel movements for the most part are good in regularity and consistency. The only medical condition I've had lately was with high blood pressure.

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