Why does my baby's urine smell so bad?

The health of the baby concerns the parents. Many mothers will judge the baby's health by observing the baby's complexion, body temperature, etc. Many careful parents will find that the frequency, color and smell of their children's urination are different each time, so the smell of the baby's urine can also reflect the baby's health status. Normal fresh urine of children has no odor. However, if left for a long time, the urea in the urine will decompose into ammonia and emit an ammonia smell. But if the baby's urine smells very bad, you should pay attention to it, as it may be a sign of physical illness. So why does the baby's urine smell very bad?

Normal urine smell

Normally, urine should have a 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.

Unusual urine odor

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 smell 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. Urine with fishy smell: The urine of babies with hypermethioninemia has a fishy smell. This is a serious congenital abnormality of amino acid metabolism. Babies with this disease will have difficulty sucking milk, bloated stomach, poor mood, and bent back two weeks after birth. The baby will develop the disease when he is one month old and die before about one year old. >>How long does it take to detect pregnancy?

5. Urine that smells like celery: When a baby has methionine insufficiency, his urine smells 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.

Reasons why urine smells bad

1. The heat caused by adding complementary foods. After the baby eats complementary foods, the smell of urine will be the same as that of adults. If the urine smells yellow, it is caused by heat. You should encourage your baby to drink more water.

2. Indigestion, the causes are similar to those caused by the above-mentioned complementary foods.

3. Urinary tract infection. Many babies may be active and playful, and they may play with their genitals, resulting in unclean local hygiene and unclean clothes and underwear that are not changed in time. This may cause urinary tract infection, causing changes in the body's microenvironment, resulting in smelly urine.

4. In addition to the above reasons, severe sweating can also cause urine volume to decrease and become smellier. To cope with the loss of water from the sweat glands, the kidneys must concentrate the urine to conserve water, so the urine becomes less and smells worse.

In addition, if the child is getting angry, the following points can be used as a reference for parents

1. Use Chinese medicine or diet therapy to adjust, such as taking some cooling and heat-removing health products or Chinese patent medicines. There are also heat-removing products suitable for babies on the market, such as "San Gongzai Brand Children's Seven Star Tea" granules. The hawthorn and rice sprouts in the granules can help digestion, strengthen the spleen and aid digestion, and prevent food accumulation and fever; coix seed clears heat and dampness, and light bamboo leaf clears heart fire and promotes urination, and heat is discharged from the stool. Because it is a natural ingredient, it has a sweet taste and is very suitable for babies. Regular drinking of it for babies can safely and effectively help babies get rid of the "heat" phenomenon.

2. You can give your child some mung bean soup or mung bean porridge. Mung bean is cold in nature and sweet in taste. It can cool down and detoxify, clear away heat and relieve irritability. It is most suitable for babies with bad temper and upset.

3. Give your children more fruits, such as grapefruit and pear: they are cold in nature and slightly sour in taste. In addition to clearing away heat, they can also clear the throat and moisten the lungs. They are very suitable for babies with dry and sore throats. Water chestnut: It is slightly cold in nature and rich in juice. It is very suitable for babies who suffer from irritability, thirst, mouth sores, dry stools and yellow urine. Star fruit: It is cold in nature, tastes sour and sweet, and can clear away heat and promote salivation. It is most suitable for babies with excessive internal heat and oral ulcers.