Why does urine smell like ammonia?

1. Dietary factors:

Eating a lot of onions, garlic and other foods containing sulfur substances in daily life may cause the ammonia smell in urine to increase.

2. Dehydration

When the body is dehydrated, urine will be concentrated, and the waste and urea content will increase, resulting in a stronger taste of urine, similar to ammonia.

3. Urinary system infection

itself has urinary system infection problems, which may lead to odor in urine, accompanied by frequent urination, urgency, urinary pain and other symptoms.

It is

recommended that patients with persistent ammonia smell in urine need to go to the hospital as soon as possible and consult a doctor for further examination and diagnosis.