5 Reasons Why Your Urine Smells Like Fish | Explained by Urologist, Dr. Robert Chan, M.D.

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  • 5 Reasons Why Your Urine Smells Like Fish | Explained by Urologist, Dr. Robert Chan, M.D.
    In this video, I share possible reasons why your urine smells like fish. Urine usually smells like ammonia because of the waste products in it. Sometimes with infections or certain things you eat or metabolic disorders, urine can smell strange.
    Asparagus is a common culprit for urine to smell off. I bet you didn't know that vitamin D and B6 supplements can also cause your urine to smell.
    I go over some of the symptoms that you might experience with urinary tract infections or vaginal infections. Bacterial vaginosis is a common overgrowth of normal bacteria that can also cause fishy smelling urine.
    Stay tuned for future episodes when I will explain the following:
    Urine smells like ammonia. Urine smells like sulfur. Urine smells like garlic / onions.
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    Disclaimer: This video is not intended to provide diagnosis, treatment or medical advice. Information obtained from this video should not be taken in lieu of your own medical provider's advice and treatment plan. Please consult directly with a physician or other healthcare professional regarding any diagnosis or treatment plan options. Content provided on this RUclips channel is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as a substitute for advice from a healthcare professional. The statements made about specific products throughout this video are not to diagnose , treat, cure or prevent disease.

Комментарии • 103

  • @nkush009
    @nkush009 3 года назад +141

    I was told by my doctor not to stick with the keto diet because it is unhealthy. He said I should eat a balanced diet so I tried the *Agoge diet* and I am starting noticing less belly fat really fast.

    • @GameChanger597
      @GameChanger597 Год назад

      The keto diet is NOT unhealthy. Cutting out sugar and carbs is NOT unhealthy. Doctors only get 9 hours of nutritional studies in med school and don't know much about nutrition to begin with. They think processed carbs via crackers and cereal is a "healthy snack" 🤦‍♀️

  • @randolfmacdonaldstudies
    @randolfmacdonaldstudies 2 года назад +5

    I like how you get straight to the point in your video and leave your by lines for the end so the info is there if we want it. We don't care about flashy graphics and music, we care about our health.

  • @NewParentsInTraining
    @NewParentsInTraining 4 года назад +12

    Woah, that explained a lot lol thank you Dr. Chan!

  • @ArabellaCharm
    @ArabellaCharm 4 года назад +20

    My coworker often smells like fish. She was upfront about it and said that sense she is large, she has slight bladder incontinence. When the urine leaks on her "liner" it can cause a fishy odor. I had questions, but didn't want to be rude and ask her. Isn't there a pill she can take for that or perhaps a surgery. She deserves to work and is a kind person, but the smell is bothersome. She's actually a clean person.

    • @DrRobertChan
      @DrRobertChan  4 года назад +2

      that's a tricky situation to be diplomatic about it. maybe you could forward her my video on urinary incontinence... ruclips.net/video/olEjQViyxhE/видео.html

    • @ArabellaCharm
      @ArabellaCharm 4 года назад +3

      @@DrRobertChan I will kindly provide the link. I can imagine it's difficult for her. Thank you.

    • @heidi_d
      @heidi_d Год назад

      Thank you for not shaming her. It can be really difficult to try to live life with that issue!

    • @2013Queen
      @2013Queen Год назад +1

      @@ArabellaCharm you need to extremely careful because of HR and what she will do with the information you give her. It’s not your place or responsibility to do anything, especially if she is aware of the condition.

    • @stevo6891
      @stevo6891 Год назад

      @@ArabellaCharm Run like hell is the best option 😂

  • @good_to_be_gold8
    @good_to_be_gold8 2 года назад +8

    Doc, cut the music. Takes away from these videos. Great explanation 👍

  • @jorgedominguez1957
    @jorgedominguez1957 Год назад +2

    Wow! About what this Dr: says about the reasons of Fish smell like in the Urine (to me smell like Tuna Sandwich smell)
    He says the reason number one is Vitamins and I was shocked to hear him saying that Vitamin B6 and Vitamin D is the number one reason and that is exactly what I'm taking lately, everyday, I take or (I should say took because I will not anymore) one Pill of Vitamin B6 and one Pill of Vitamin D, well now I will stop taking them, thanks Dr: Robert for your advices, I will come back here within a week to tell you if those Vitamins were the the cause of it.

  • @mujeeburrahman6792
    @mujeeburrahman6792 3 года назад +3

    Thanx for breifly explanation Dr chan ,

  • @gotsack334
    @gotsack334 4 года назад +3

    This video is very informative. I have prostatitis and have been dealing with it for a year I am taking tamsulosin and ciprofloxacin and as soon as I stop taking it the symptoms will come right back but while I am taking it the symptoms seem to go away. I have the fishy smell also and it is very strong and I can smell it whenever I urinate I don't have control of my bladder really and can never empty it. I have abdomen pain all the time and have had abdomen pain and entire year pain in my side the flank pain is constant and will not go away. It hurt sometimes when I urinate it hurts a lot when I am aroused or when I ejaculate I can tell my prostate is swollen I can take pain but this is a special type of pain that wants to bring me to my knees

  • @margaretohara7250
    @margaretohara7250 2 года назад +1

    This is such good advice - makes people aware. Thank you.

  • @aliyuuh8645
    @aliyuuh8645 4 года назад +8

    so my urine has been smelling like foul im not sure what its is it also cloudy too idk if its an uti because i never experience pai when peeing
    at all.

    • @green4760
      @green4760 3 года назад +2

      Yesss what is this ?

  • @Su-le8nh
    @Su-le8nh 3 года назад +16

    My urine recently around August started smelling very very weird. It got to the point I thought I had a yeast infection or a UTI but I didn't experience any of the other symptoms like burning, frequency/urgency, cloudiness & all my lab tests came back negative. After watching this video I realized it may have been due to the CENTRUM multi-vitamins that I started taking around summer time once a day. However, I stopped taking them & my urine still smells so weird. If it is due to the vitamins and I stopped taking them why is the smell still there?

    • @AyeeBroTV
      @AyeeBroTV 3 года назад

      Same it’s so weird my pee never smelled until those Vitamins

    • @Su-le8nh
      @Su-le8nh 3 года назад

      @@AyeeBroTV does it still smell? Cause like I stopped taking the vitamins almost 6-7 months ago and it still smells. That’s the only thing I can think of causing it cuz my urine never smelled like that until that.

    • @mjenks85
      @mjenks85 3 года назад

      I have this same problem

    • @Su-le8nh
      @Su-le8nh 3 года назад

      @@mjenks85 what are you doing for it

    • @mjenks85
      @mjenks85 3 года назад

      @@Su-le8nh just got back from getting a antibodies test and blood test well see what these say.

  • @jackrook3847
    @jackrook3847 Год назад

    Thank you for this very explicit video....

  • @jackrook3847
    @jackrook3847 2 года назад +1

    Thank you very much Dr. C; I feel better already.

  • @ericaskye7704
    @ericaskye7704 3 года назад +7

    My 12 yr old daughter has a bad bladder problem. And it smells like fish. She can not hold it for nothing. She goes super fast and short too. The smell has been like this for since she got out of diapers. And only gets worse through the years. We always go to doc to test for urinary infection and it always says negative.

    • @angelitaliano4517
      @angelitaliano4517 Год назад

      Has she seen specialist and what about diabetic matters check. How's her diets. Drink cranberry juices daily w waters too. Try. Gdluck bene

  • @Dwightpower88
    @Dwightpower88 8 месяцев назад

    How much fish would one have to eat for it to effect the urine? I started eating a lot of sardines lately, maybe a can every other day. Would it smell still after a couple days not eating it? No other symptoms

  • @The_greatuniter_
    @The_greatuniter_ 11 месяцев назад +1

    Please someone help I started taking cranberry vitamins for my uti my uti has cleared up but my pre smelled like fish. What do I do?

  • @lornaeliot4604
    @lornaeliot4604 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you Doctor

  • @Top_Goon
    @Top_Goon Год назад

    I hope this is the case because ppl online were telling me it was an electrical fire😥

  • @ashokasenarath4246
    @ashokasenarath4246 Год назад

    Clear & detailed explanation! Hope to listen about sperm cultire near future.tripple gems bless you!

  • @Boiola_du_carai
    @Boiola_du_carai 3 года назад +1

    If I take a shower every day do I go out?

  • @donnyray9087
    @donnyray9087 Год назад +2

    I ate salmon from this fancy restaurant and my pee smelled like fish for days

  • @virginiabutler7935
    @virginiabutler7935 Год назад

    Dr Chan, I was reading comments, and gave me the idea to include my other symptoms, which is a lot of blood in the urine, microscopic, detest, always come that I have E. coli, infection in the take the different antibiotics that I get prescribed by the doctor, after I finish, may be 15 days start on low power to gain the smell is the main one

  • @janetmercer8054
    @janetmercer8054 2 года назад +2

    How do u get rid of it

  • @commander5289
    @commander5289 Месяц назад

    How stop why when and not samen

  • @highboiiakafishstick8355
    @highboiiakafishstick8355 3 года назад +2

    How do I treat it

  • @hsmeher1579
    @hsmeher1579 4 года назад

    Superb thnq

  • @jadebeaut4463
    @jadebeaut4463 3 года назад +9

    My urine has been smelling like fish and foul smelling for almost a year but I’m not sure what it could be I have no other symptoms and I eat healthy

    • @Jeston-iq8xv
      @Jeston-iq8xv 3 года назад +3

      Drink more water!

    • @mjenks85
      @mjenks85 3 года назад +4

      I drink 2 liters water a day and it's still foul smelling

    • @jadebeaut4463
      @jadebeaut4463 3 года назад

      @@mjenks85 same

    • @deshawnreding9575
      @deshawnreding9575 3 года назад

      @@mjenks85 nothing wrong 💯💯if you eat healthy

    • @mjenks85
      @mjenks85 3 года назад

      @@deshawnreding9575 eat healthy but something going on.

  • @barkyvonschnauzer2188
    @barkyvonschnauzer2188 11 месяцев назад

    I have had one kidney now for the last three years, and I have just lately been experiencing this type of odor in my urine stream. As a male is this normal, or should I get tested further?

  • @Sabbathissaturday
    @Sabbathissaturday 2 года назад +4

    I eat salmon 3-4 x a week and I take vitamin D. My pee has a pleasant fishy smell. I save it and pour it into my garden and the vegetables thrive!!!!!

    • @rick5653
      @rick5653 Год назад +5

      That sounds so disgusting. I would not want to eat any of my vegetables that I peed on.

  • @owhat615
    @owhat615 Год назад +1

    I'm a guy and my privites smell like rotten fish. I don't trust doctors.... but the smell is causing a lot of social anxiety. What can I do?

    • @angelitaliano4517
      @angelitaliano4517 Год назад

      Have you try cranberry juices daily and u can mix with waters. Have u change filters on refrigerator, go see a urine specialist if not feeling betters. Foods,& diets do make a difference eat lemon 🍋 or limes with seafood drink waters w some lemon drink cranberry juices. Feel betters

    • @e.c.7491
      @e.c.7491 3 месяца назад

      Get a cup put in a handful of baking soda and your favorite body wash add water and mix it use that to wash your self and your whole body. It will get rid of all the bad smell!! Yw

    • @frankiesays2535
      @frankiesays2535 15 дней назад

      Eat Pineapple 🍍 Drink ACV Take Vinegar baths

  • @rozariovalley2727
    @rozariovalley2727 3 года назад +1

    Is it something that happens during puberty?

  • @MsNaruto117
    @MsNaruto117 2 года назад

    Mine started to smell like tuna sometime at the beginning of this month. I'm here like could it be from me taking melentonen gummy at night to help me sleep

  • @TheFocusOfLovecom
    @TheFocusOfLovecom 3 года назад +2

    Great info.
    Music depressing, please get a different feel music

    • @DrRobertChan
      @DrRobertChan  3 года назад

      thanks. duly noted about the music.
      what kind of music do you recommend?

  • @Empress1926
    @Empress1926 Год назад +1

    My urine only smells like fish when I eat fish, Because I know longer have the ability to digest the oil

  • @teachingnacirema9046
    @teachingnacirema9046 2 года назад +1

    Did this man say take antibiotics?

    • @nissmone9598
      @nissmone9598 5 месяцев назад

      No. Only in the case of infection but that requires going to the doctor that will see if theres need of. He is only informing. No one can or should take antibiotics without prescrition

  • @highboiiakafishstick8355
    @highboiiakafishstick8355 3 года назад +2

    Bc after I pee it smells like fish

  • @limeToast.
    @limeToast. 7 месяцев назад

    mine smells like chicken stawk....i mean i eat chicken everyday....but it never happened before

  • @81redddd
    @81redddd 23 дня назад

    I eat fish, eggs and take vitamin d daily 😂

  • @tyriexs5
    @tyriexs5 3 года назад +1

    My dr made a mistake and hit my kidney during OBGYN surgery PLEASE HELP ME I AM MISERABLE.

    • @DrRobertChan
      @DrRobertChan  3 года назад

      I'm so sorry to hear that happened to you.

  • @janaeas5263
    @janaeas5263 3 года назад

    OK so I am not pregnant but my pee smells like amniotic fluid what is that about

  • @dunsen1975
    @dunsen1975 3 года назад +1

    Nepali doctor?

  • @steffc8611
    @steffc8611 Год назад +2

    I had a UTI which I had antibiotics for, I finished taking them a couple of days ago, yet today I’ve noticed my urine smells fishy.. it sounds awful but it smelled like when my dogs anal glands leak! 🤢 what could this be? UTI not fully gone?

    • @stevo6891
      @stevo6891 Год назад +1

      You are too beautiful to have a fishy smell 👃

    • @stevo6891
      @stevo6891 Год назад +1

      I bet it smells like roses 🌹

    • @isabellagodwin9675
      @isabellagodwin9675 Год назад

      Hi, are you okay now. What did you do about it

    • @gilbertgaliano2119
      @gilbertgaliano2119 Год назад

      Me too I can't figure it out

    • @steffc8611
      @steffc8611 Год назад

      @@isabellagodwin9675 sorry didn’t see this, I went back to doctors and still had UTI so they gave me a different antibiotic to take for another week and that sorted it

  • @sophiadanso3326
    @sophiadanso3326 2 года назад

    Sometimes my urine smells like fish

  • @sayanu_fit
    @sayanu_fit Год назад

  • @Saturn_from_Solarballs
    @Saturn_from_Solarballs Год назад

    The captions tho…

  • @natertater4024
    @natertater4024 2 года назад

    So just social ? I ain't got any friends anyway. I'm good to go thanks

  • @nuwon8154
    @nuwon8154 Год назад

    Your eyebrows distract me

  • @divinedracoon9032
    @divinedracoon9032 10 месяцев назад

    How about just eating fish like tuna all the time that’s why it’s smells like fish because of the source itself