The smell of alcohol in the urine after drinking may be a normal physiological phenomenon, but it may also be due to liver disease, urinary tract infection and other factors.
1. Normal physiological phenomenon: After alcohol enters the body, it needs to be metabolized by the liver and then discharged by the kidneys. If you drink a large amount of alcohol or alcohol content is too high, can make the alcohol from the body when discharged, produce flavor, is a normal phenomenon, can drink more water, promote alcohol discharge.
2. Liver disease: If you drink a small amount of alcohol and the smell of alcohol appears in your urine, it may be due to liver disease, such as fatty liver, cirrhosis, alcoholic hepatitis and so on. Due to liver disease, the ability of patients to break down alcohol is weakened, resulting in drinking alcohol, the liver can not fully break down alcohol, resulting in the patient’s urine after drinking alcohol odor, and will be accompanied by loss of appetite, nausea and other manifestations.
3. Urinary tract infection: caused by pathogenic microorganisms infecting the urinary tract, as bacteria and other pathogenic microorganisms in the urinary tract and inflammatory secretions accumulate in the urethra, which may produce odors, leading to the smell of alcohol in the urine after drinking and accompanied by frequent urination, painful urination, urinary urgency and other symptoms.
In addition, there are many other causes can cause the smell of alcohol, if accompanied by other discomforts, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, to clarify the cause of the disease, and then follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.