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What Could Cause One Smell Like Ammonia?

Why do i smell ammonia some times? I went to the E.R. with middle back pain and middle clavical pain and liver and gall bladder they sad not doing good. They took blood and had a ulra sound done today. Could you tell me why i smell ammonia, it's not the first time.
Mon, 15 Dec 2014
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Hello,
I understand your concern.
I am Dr. Arun Tank, infectious diseases specialist, answering your query.

In my opinion you should have some biochemical abnormality.

There are numerous biochemical disorder which gives ammonical smell from the body and bone pain.

Such biochemical abnormality can only be diagnosed after the laboratory investigation.


So until your result available from laboratory, I suggest you should wait.

You can take symptomatic treatment like if you have pain you can take aceclofenac under your doctors guidance.

Avoiding high protein diet reduce your body odor since such a compound arises from the amino acid of protein. Meat should be strictly avoided.


I will be happy to answer your further concern, you can ask me on bit.ly/DrArun.
Thank you.
Dr Arun Tank
Infectious diseases specialist.
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What Could Cause One Smell Like Ammonia?

Hello, I understand your concern. I am Dr. Arun Tank, infectious diseases specialist, answering your query. In my opinion you should have some biochemical abnormality. There are numerous biochemical disorder which gives ammonical smell from the body and bone pain. Such biochemical abnormality can only be diagnosed after the laboratory investigation. So until your result available from laboratory, I suggest you should wait. You can take symptomatic treatment like if you have pain you can take aceclofenac under your doctors guidance. Avoiding high protein diet reduce your body odor since such a compound arises from the amino acid of protein. Meat should be strictly avoided. I will be happy to answer your further concern, you can ask me on bit.ly/DrArun. Thank you. Dr Arun Tank Infectious diseases specialist.