Kidney Problems Urine Smell. Joseph vassalotti chief medical officer at the national kidney foundation. Kidney infections like glomerulonephritis bacteriuria and pyelonephritis can be discovered through urinalysis.
If you have one or more of the 15 symptoms below or worry about kidney problems see a doctor for blood and urine tests. Kidney dysfunction can also cause high bacteria and protein levels in the urine which will. When the kidneys aren t functioning properly they aren t able to flush waste out of the bloodstream adequately.
This is one of the reasons why only 10 of people with chronic kidney disease know that they have it says dr.
Kidney infections like glomerulonephritis bacteriuria and pyelonephritis can be discovered through urinalysis. Also those with kidney disease tend not to experience symptoms until the very late stages when the kidneys are failing or when there are large amounts of protein in the urine. Kidney stones are never ever going to just be smelly urine she adds. Here are other symptoms to watch for.