Why does my baby's urine smell so bad?

Many people say that when babies are young and are drinking breast milk, their urine and feces have no odor. But after they eat some complementary foods or drink milk powder, their feces have a smell. However, generally, few babies have strong urine odor. If the baby's urine has a strong odor, most of the time it is caused by getting angry, or it may be due to poor kidneys. So what is the reason why the baby's urine has a strong odor?

1 Getting angry

Why does the baby's urine smell so strong? Getting a sore throat is a very direct cause. When the baby gets a sore throat, the urine will have a strong smell when urinating, so the mother should give the baby more water, as well as vegetables and fruits rich in fiber.

2Whether the urethra is infected

Why does the baby's urine smell so bad? The baby's urine may smell bad because the baby urinates frequently and the mother does not pay attention to the cleanliness of the baby's private parts. When the baby has urinary pain, frequent urination, urgency, etc., be sure to take the baby to see a doctor for examination.

3. The normal smell of baby's urine

Why does my baby's urine smell so strong? Normally, urine should smell similar to ammonia, a bit like the smell of disinfectant, and this smell often does not appear immediately. It takes a while for people to notice it.

4 Common smells of baby urine, and the congenital diseases they imply

1. Moldy smell: The urine of babies with phenylketonuria has a moldy or rat-like smell.

2. Tastes like maple syrup: Babies with maple syrup urine disease have abnormal amino acid metabolism, and their sweat and urine have the taste of maple syrup. A week after the onset of the disease, the baby will experience common symptoms such as difficulty sucking milk, difficulty breathing, convulsions, stiff hands and feet, and then die within a few months due to worsening of the disease.

3. Urine with foot odor: Oxalic acidosis is also a disease of abnormal amino acid metabolism. The urine of the affected baby has a foot odor. Babies with this disease vomit several times and become drowsy shortly after birth, and their condition can be easily mistaken for pyloric stenosis.

4. Fishy urine: The urine of babies with hypermethioninemia has a fishy smell. This is a serious congenital abnormality of amino acid metabolism. Two weeks after birth, babies with this disease will have difficulty sucking milk, bloated stomach, poor mood, and back bending. The baby will develop the disease when he is one month old and die before the age of one.

5. Urine that smells like celery: When a baby suffers from methionine insufficiency, his urine will smell like burnt sugar. Babies with this disease have poor breastfeeding from the day they are born, their diapers smell like celery, and they have complex symptoms such as weak muscles in the hands and feet, cramps, mental retardation, frequent breathing, etc. They also suffer from repeated diarrhea and their hair turns gray. This is also a congenital abnormality in amino acid metabolism.

Tip: These diseases are related to genetics, so mothers who are preparing to become pregnant or pregnant mothers should pay attention to prenatal diagnosis and pay attention to daily life during pregnancy.