• What causes urine to smell like garlic?

I'm a mother of an 8-year-old girl, and I've noticed that after she uses the bathroom it usually smells like garlic. I assume it's from her urine. What causes urine to smell like garlic?

2 Answers

  • Pediatrician
  • Roslyn, NY

Hello

The most common cause of foul smelling urine is an infection. Your doctor can run some tests with the Irvine sample and can get a culture.

  • Pediatrician
  • Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Is she eating garlic in her diet? Sometimes foods can make the urine smell. If she has fever or signs of infection she would need to be seen for a UA and culture. She does need to drink more water

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