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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / September 2005Urine Smell
More on the title in a sec but first... great to hear Curt playing a better game of golf, good luck to Howie (you're NOT an old fart) on his PSA test, continuing recovery to David S. after AMS800 surgery and Tdub after stricture work. Also, good thoughts to others in the middle of, or just starting a treatment. NOW about urine smell... we know that what we eat and our body chemistry affects the odor of our urine. (Asparagus ?) Not to mention infections. I've noticed that my urine has a stronger odor (not bad...just a little stronger) than before the RRP in March. I didn't think much of it until I.P. commented that even after swimming...his trunks would smell. I wonder if there is a reason for this? Could the lack of a prostate be something like removing a filter? Shape change of the bladder have an affect? Not real important...just wondered why I.P.'s trunks would smell when being constantly washed by swimming. Best to all, Ron B. Chicago Hi Ron: In the last couple of years I had periods where my urine had a strong odor and I could never figure out why. It has not been that way recently, but I did wonder what was going on at the time. In my case this started before the RRP in 2003 and lasted into 2004. There has been no change in my diet. The only medication change was when I went on BP meds in 2004. Thank you. David S. > More on the title in a sec but first... > [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Chicago I'd guess we could Google up all sorts of ways to affect urine odor. My only concession to dietary control of the problem is avoiding asparagus before going to the beach . . . if I think about it. I.P. >...just wondered why I.P.'s trunks would smell when > being constantly washed by swimming. Because they're inside a wet suit while in/on the water windsurfing, and because I'm continually, or at least frequently, leaking when onshore in just the swim trunks. Can't wear Depends in these scenarios because they disintegrate in the water. I see . . . er, smell . . . no reason to suspect my urine smells any different than before. Rinsing the trunks removes the obvious smell from trunks/wetsuit, and I wash both in the washing machine frequently. I.P. About urine smell in swimming trunks, I.P. wrote: "Because they're inside a wet suit while in/on the water windsurfing, and because I'm continually, or at least frequently, leaking when onshore in just the swim trunks." That makes sense. I forgot about the wetsuit. I guess in a wetsuit EVERYTHING smells stronger. Maybe I notice a change...because at the same time my PCa was discovered...Type 2 diabetes was ALSO found. I HAVE changed to a more consistent diet so that might be a factor. Thanks. Ron B. Chicago "Ron B" <Gimel@webtv.net> wrote in message news:19649-431D92C2-732@storefull-> > NOW about urine smell... > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Chicago My guess is that it's another case of blaming as much as we can on our surgery.... hair loss, sense of humor, shoe size, eyesight, etc etc.... of course I'm always open to anything that can be Googled.  SignatureJK Sinrod Sinrod Stained Glass Studios http://www.sinrodstudios.com/ Coney Island Memories www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories/ I appreciate JK's thoughts. Wouldn't it be cool if one of us won the lottery after RRP and 'blamed' the win on the surgery? :-) I promise that if "I" won...(though I don't play...so it would be tough)... I'd send everyone a few bucks. :-) My best to all, Ron B. Chicago >More on the title in a sec but first... > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >we know that what we eat and our body chemistry affects the odor of our >urine. (Asparagus ?) Not to mention infections. Usually an antibiotic (like Cipro) is given while any catheters are in place, and this may account for a stronger odor. In my case the smell seems different because the neobladder is constructed of intestinal material that exudes considerable mucous material, although this is said to lessen over time. There are various chemicals available to deal with urine odor (from any urine deposits that have dried (and that's generally when objectionable odors occur). These are enzymes that break the oxidized urine down into non-odorous compounds that can be readily cleaned up. -MrP Thanks Mr.P. (Almost as cute a monicker as I.P. Freely) Maybe you could be "Mr. Pee" :-) I know that various drugs and foods can cause a change in urine odor. I was just wondering at the time, (about 5 months after RRP), if folks noticed a 'stronger' (not so much objectionable) odor to their urine. With Type 2 diabetes diagnosed at about the same time...my diet includes more broccoli and cauliflower etc...which could account for a different odor. (More than you needed to know, huh? ;-) I just found it interesting cuz the pads didn't smell bad, even early on when heavily soaked...just the stonger urine smell in the bowl. Thanks so much for offering your help. (Sorry if it's dinnertime guys. :-) All the best, Ron B. Chicago |
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