The 7 reasons your pee might smell strange - and when it's time to see your doctor

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GOOD health is all about maintaining your body’s natural state, or homeostasis (to give it it’s fancy term). You’ve got to know what’s normal for you and if that changes, yo…

Your morning cup of joe could be affecting your pee as well as your energy levels.3. You're dehydrated

We know that when we don't drink enough, our pee becomes darker in colour and as it becomes more concentrated, its smell also becomes more pungent. For that reason, your urine probably smells strongest first thing in the morning, when you've gone eight hours without having a glass of water. Your best bet is to down a glass of the clear stuff the moment you wake up, to get the body flushed again.Meds can make pee smell odd - particularly antibiotics and epilepsy treatmentAntibiotics can fiddle with our internal health, as can treatments for things like epilepsy.: "Some drugs in the sulpha class, which are also known as sulphonamides, can make the urine smell bad. Sulphonamides have been used for the treatment of infections and epilepsy.

It's very rare but again, if your urine smells really bad and you've crossed out all of the above, it's GP time.

 

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