Excessive ammonia in urine
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If the liver is decompromised it cannot metabolize the waste products hence there is an elevation of blood ammonia levels resulting in increased excretion in the urine. Also, increased levels of ammonia may also be seen with gastrointestinal bleeding, where the blood cells are haemolysed in the intestines, releasing protein. Please discuss this with your doctor am sure he will provide further assistance.
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The smell of ammonia in the urine comes from "urea". Bacteria that contaminate the urine will convert chemicals in the urine into smelling chemicals that are responsible for the distinctive smell, such as ammonia. You can give his urine sample for testing. With a kidney stone chances of infection are high.
Some foods like proteins cause the excretion of nitrogen compounds (ammonia and urea). Hence these foods can be reduced in diet.
I think I started this post just to ask if he would excrete ammonia in his urine if his levels were high; it's beginning to appear to me that this is the case. Any idea if this is an early or later sign of the progression of this disease? Without him agreeing to see the doctor, I have to depend on the knowledge of others.
I copied and pasted this info from WebMD. IUn used "urine and ammonia" in the search field. Within the article was a subsection dealing with smell. Here it is. I hope it helps:
Odor Changes
Urine normally doesn't have a very strong smell. If you get a whiff of something particularly pungent, you could have an infection or urinary stones, which can create an ammonia-like odor. Diabetics might notice that their urine smells sweet, because of excess sugar.
Urine is high in nitrates, compounds high in nitrogen and oxygen. Ammonia is made up of nitrogen and hydrogen. (NH3) What you are smelling is the high concentration of bonded nitrogen.
Normally, diluted urine doesn't have much odor. If you're dehydrated and your urine becomes highly concentrated, it can have a strong ammonia smell.
Thet admit him and automatically start an antibiotic till they run test to see if he has an infection and the amonia level comes down in the 30 to 40 range. After a few days and all test come back and no infection they remove the IV antibiotics. With in a week it shoots back up. He is taking lactolose and Xifaxin, amongst other water pills does anyone know why the IV antibiotics bring the ammonia down?
eating a new diet like increased quantity of meat or asparagus, taking Vitamin supplements (specially Vit B), urinary tract infections, diabetes mellitus including diabetic ketoacidosis.
As diabetes and UTI also cause urinary odor, it is good for you to immediately go to a doctor and get yourself checked for the above conditions. Both of them cause increased frequency of passing urine and so one ends up dinking more water.
I'm almost positive I'm pregnant i would be 4weeks tomorrow but I'm gunna take a preg test in 6days but i noticed a few days after I most likely cocked I've been having really odorous urine it smells horrible :/ like there's ammonia smell to it have any of you ladies had this same problem in early pregnancy?
I have heard of this and it isn't safe at all nor remotely accurate. Urine has ammonia in it and when ammonia and bleach mix it releases a very toxic gas, and almost always when urine hits bleach it will fiz or foam that's what creates the gas. I had a friend who tried this once in high school, (just for fun, she wasn't pregnant nor did she want to be) and she ended up in the hospital from the gas it created. Sorry didn't mean to scare you just stating the facts.
Ammonia odor can be associated with H. pylori.
How is your hydration? My understanding is being dehydrated will cause there to be excess waste in your urine which creates the ammonia smell and that can happen when we are dehydrated. Bladder stones and UTI's are other reasons. No other symptoms leads me to believe it is likely an issue with proper hydration and I'd try to increase it even if you feel you are currently drinking enough. Is the color clear?
Urine has ammonia in it. Ammonia mixed with bleach makes a VERY toxic gas.
It probably has nothing to do with the gender of your baby, but if the bleach foams and fizzles it could mean there is a larger than normal amount of ammonia in your urine. This could indicate a health problem, or it could simply mean that you are dehydrated. It is also possible that, if the concentration of ammonia is high enough, chlorine gas will form.
Strong fruity odor is due to uncontrolled diabetes. Interestingly urine odor changes in menopause too (in ladies). Urinary bladder infection and kidney infections do produce strong smelling urine. Another reason is dehydration. Strong ammonia smell is due to protein breakdown.
Drink more water during the day and see if this helps. Otherwise discuss this with your doctor and get yourself examined.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
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Went to the doctor today they told me I had high levels of biliruban in my urine. I'm 9 weeks pregnant, should I be worried?
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