Find rewarding military career opportunities available in Americaâs Navy â with options for both full-time service & part-time service. Please check that your current browser is up-to-date. Thank you for visiting navy.com â the official recruitment site of America's Navy. We have recently made technological updates to our site in an effort to provide a better interactive experience.
The presence of bacteria in the urine, such as with a urinary tract infection (UTI), can affect the appearance and smell of urine. When there is an infection in the urinary tract, the urine may take on a foul-smelling odor as well as appear cloudy or bloody.
Benign causes of urine odor. Urine odor may be caused by a variety of conditions that are not harmful or not caused by disease including: Eating certain foods, such as garlic, onions, fish and asparagus. Asparagus can cause a sulfur-like smell of the urine. The unusual odor should go away after these foods have been digested.