Higher sugar consumption causing sweet smelling urine (2024)

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    bantoidbelittler

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    Over the last month I've been eating more sugar, and over the last few days drinking 2-3 litres of skimmed milk daily. I've had sweet smelling urine after consuming sugar for a while, and this has been more prevalent during my milk experiment. I've also noticed more stressful processes such as my heart pounding when falling asleep, getting OOB and higher heart rate during excersise, consistently getting up in the night to urinate and sleeping worse/feverish dreams.

    My diet over the last month has been fruit, OJ, coffee, milk until afternoon, then carrot, eggs, cheese, fruit lunch and meat potato dinner, occasional coconut oil throughout the day, oysters, fish occasional also. Low pufa outside of dairy, egg and fish. Recently started taking thiamine also.

    My presumption is my blood sugar gets too high, probably some stage of insulin resistance. I'm not sure what to do to combat this, eating sugar forces me into the bathroom despite not drinking many liquid. It feels like I'm wasting what I'm eating, despite feeling OK my body clearly is in some stress. Is a dietary/lifestyle change necessary?

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      Insomniac

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      I didn't know urine could smell sweet and I don't know what sugar smells like tbh.

      Over 100 years ago diabetics were found to have sweet tasting urine by doctors. I guess it could smell different too but idk.

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        Insomniac

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        I learn something new every day. From livestrong.com:

        If You Have Sweet-Smelling Urine...

        It might be an infection, or it could be diabetes.

        Some patients who have UTIs actually describe the smell of their urine as sweet, Dr. Agarwal says.

        More commonly, this might be a sign of diabetes. If you have uncontrolled diabetes, sugar is being eliminated in your urine, which can add a sweet smell.

        "This would be accompanied by going to the bathroom more frequently and an increased urge to go," Dr. Agarwal says.

        I guess I'd know it if I smelled it but sugar really has no smell at all so I'll stay confused on this one.

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          bantoidbelittler @Insomniac

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          @Insomniac It would be most noticeable after consuming artificial sweeteners, in my case instant porridge and syrup for coffee (i havent had either of these in months). The smell is less common nowadays, but the point that sugar causes excess urination stands.

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            Insomniac @bantoidbelittler

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            @bantoidbelittler Well it's an interesting topic. Things like strong coffee will change the smell of my urine. I probably don't notice small changes.

            You can buy urine test strips for practically nothing online and they could be educational tell you about kidney health and if there's sugar in you blood. You can buy blood glucose strips everywhere and track down how your body is functioning even better.

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              bantoidbelittler @Insomniac

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                gg12 @bantoidbelittler

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                @bantoidbelittler Look to the liver? or the thyroid? Or the Parathyroid The kidneys . Try lowering fat. I am going something similar to you the excessive thirst and urination and my labs didnt show diabetes but it showed elevated calcium which is most likely CKD or hyperparathyroid. Anyway the calcium in the blood can cause insulin resistance like symptoms. What has helped for me is lower fat,protien and salt intake. I have mainly been eating bread and butter yogurt and trying to avoiod phosphrus foods. Also taking vit E things have got a bit better but I still dont know what im dealing with. Also sometimes you have to take a step back from it for a day or two unless seer symptoms because the stress from obsessing about it will drive the sickness.

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                  gg12 @bantoidbelittler

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                  @bantoidbelittler I wish you the best

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                    bantoidbelittler @gg12

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                    @gg12 thank you, interesting. You’re right about the obsessive stress, it is overwhelming not understanding what is going on in your own body. I think under eating is my big issue, low calorie and stress mobilising my mostly pufa stores. I find more complex carbs like potato/rice dont induce this effect like orange juice does, although this doesn’t tackle the root. I’m going to try to re accustom my cells to glucose.

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                      LetTheRedeemed @bantoidbelittler

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                      @bantoidbelittler aspirin (with vit K and dissolved in baking soda). Danny calls it the Swiss Army knife of health and I’ve really come around to it myself.

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