I think pee always smells worse when concentrated. Maybe as simple as drinking lots of water. Just a thought.
Meredith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Quadius" <[email protected]> To: "quad-list" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 1, 2012 6:36:28 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] urostomy problems with smelly urine I just sent one e-mail where I talked about my urostomy working pretty well, here I am asking if there is any solutions to a problem with putrid smelling urine when you have a urostomy. I have already dropped off a urine sample and given up some blood. They show that my urine is okay and my white blood cell count is normal. The doctor gave me a call last week and was willing to treat me for a bladder infection because I was having severe bladder pain in conjunction with the fetid urine. I asked him if he can hold off for a little while because I was trying to use some cranberry juice (which I normally can't drink, but I found some that doesn't give me indigestion) and the bladder pain was diminishing a little. So far the bladder pain is pretty much gone away, but the smell is still there. Thankfully I'm able to conceal the smell whenever I'm up in the wheelchair, but when we drain the bag the smell is horrified and it lingered for quite a while. When I had a suprapubic, I could try irrigation with a vinegar solution, but what the heck can I do with a urostomy? Since I know there are too many people in here with a urostomy, I don't expect to get a lot of feedback. Thanks nonetheless, Q
