Healthy pee is generally pale yellow in appearance. But even if it's the right color, sometimes the smell is way off. Maybe it's kind of sulfur-y. Maybe it even smells sweet. No matter what, if it's ...

Urine may smell like sulfur or rotten eggs as a result of eating specific foods or taking certain medications. Underlying conditions can also cause a sulfuric smell in urine. There are many different ...

Nobody likes a bathroom surprise—like going pee only to discover that you’ve produced some totally out-of-the-norm smell. Before you hit up WebMD, though, take a deep breath. The most common causes of ...

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Several things can cause your urine to appear oily, from certain vitamins to underlying conditions that need treatment. If you have diabetes and notice oily urine, contact a healthcare professional.

The eyes may be a window into the soul, but the toilet bowl is a window into the body. Turns out, you can learn a lot about what’s going on inside by examining what comes out. In fact, it’s become ...

Urine may smell sweet if it contains extra glucose, a type of sugar. Sweet-smelling urine may be due to an underlying condition, such as diabetes, dehydration, a yeast infection, or a genetic ...

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Your body typically uses glucose, or sugar, as its main source of energy. When cells don’t get the glucose they need, the body begins to use fat instead. Burning fat produces ketones, a type of acid ...

If your doctor tests your urine and finds too many leukocytes, it could be a sign of infection. Leukocytes are white blood cells created in the bone marrow and found in your blood and tissue. They are ...

Urine is one of the freely available substances on the planet. Everyone generates some amount of urine over the course of the day. Because of its abundance, plenty of folk remedies have involved urine ...

The 24-hour urine protein test involves taking multiple samples of urine over a 24-hour period to assess kidney disease and related conditions. The test is simple and noninvasive. The 24-hour urine ...