I need advice on odor

[Debbie Clark 0]

Sorry about the title but I don't know how else to say it. Has anyone else noticed a very strong odor with their urine? I drink the required Water and the Protein so I didn't know if I'm the only one?

[monkeymama 0]

I have the same problem when I am either dehydrated or have ketones (comes with losing the fat)

[Queen Fig 0]

I noticed the same thing. My pee smells like a barn!!!! It must be the Ketone thing because I notice it more the less I eat. BUT, I will take smelly pee if it means I will be thinner!:thumbup:

[Sue Magoo 71]

Hi:

If your pee is almost the color of Water you're getting enough liquids in and your urine probably won't be extra smelly. If your urine is yellow/gold in color you're not getting enough liquid and your pee will be extra smelly too. I know from experience. I'm not sure exactly how the ketones effect things. I try to drink enough but if I drink enough to make my urine clearer then I can't sleep because I'm up peeing three or four times during the night, so I trade back and forth on getting enough liquid in.

When your band is at a restricted level you can't drink fast, so it's important to have a drink handy most of the time so you can sip from it when you're in that time period between meals when drinking is okay. It's hard to balance sometimes.

Take care.

Sue

[Melissannde 41]

Your urine can also be dark if you take B complex Vitamins. I drink 64oz of Water daily, plus other things like Powerade zero, tea, fuse, etc. So I am plenty well hydrated, yet in the mornings after I take my vit.s my urine is golden yellow. It's the B-100 Vitamin that I take being metabolized.

I have yet to be so tight that I can't drink pretty big swallows. Other times I can feel the liquid trickle through. Everyone is different.

I keep a bottle of Water by the computer and when I'm playing games.. I take a drink everytime I score a point. :thumbup:

And yeah, I try to get my fluids in early so I'm not up all night. Still have 16oz of water to go today.. better get on it.

[gracierose 0]

Interesting question.

I am day 5 postop and noticed my urine smelled like, don't laugh, Cheerios.:thumbup:

What's that about?

Edited October 8, 2010 by gracierose

[latin_starr 0]

Gracie..lmao..thank goodness i can't eat cheetos anymore other wise that is all i would think about!!

lol @ Queen Fig...but i'm with you..as long as i'm slimmer!

[latin_starr 0]

Gracieeee ohhhh i read CHEETOS!!! uh i CAN eat cheerios so thanks for that girl!! lmao

[debidecor 0]

Today is day 7 post op and i have not found any smell. If your urnie is dark it usually means you atr not drinking enough. Sorry i was not much help.

Debi

[busywildmom 0]

Oh My! Wheww! Somebody else that has noticed the same thing. Not only does my urine have a stronger smell but I swear I have that Cheerios smell coming out of my pores. I keep wondering if others can smell it too. My face is oilier and I cannot stop sweating. My thinking is: with the change in diet, carbs,especially wheat products like bread, have essentially been cut out of the diet, so, my body is trying to eliminate the candida or yeast out of my system. I did notice that once I started to put wheat back into my diet, I got very bloated, so I am aiming to eliminate all wheat from my diet. I first thought it was milk, but I have been drinking milk since my surgery and only noticed the bloating when I started to add things like crackers back in.

Hey I am willing to deal with the cheerios smell if it means that I am eliminating something that was bothering my insides. Hmm? How many years have I been soothing myself with carbs? Too many!! My insides and outside deserve better.

PS: I agree about the Vitamin B changing the urine colors, but I think it is more of a florescent green. really alarming the first time. :thumbup:

[JanB23 23]

WTH type of vit B are you taking? Fluorescent green? Bright yellow/orange maybe. I was a nurse for more than 20 years and have never seen urine i would describe as any type of green that i remember.