Share on PinterestDesign by MNT; Photography by alvarez/Getty Images & PixelsEffect/Getty ImagesAccording to the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS), food is one of the factors most likely to change the smell of urine. Eating certain foods, including the following, can cause a sulfuric smell in the urine:
asparagusfishoniongarlicThe digestion of these foods often creates sulfur-like compounds that exit the body in the urine. This causes the distinct smell that can appear after eating. The smell is temporary, and the urine should smell normal again once the digestion process is complete.
Drinking extra water may help to dilute the odor, but oiding these foods is the only way to completely prevent the smell as it is just a natural part of the digestive process.