What Causes A Smell Of Ammonia In Night Sweat Of An Alcoholic?

Posted on Sun, 25 Dec 2016

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Question : Hi. Dr. Does amonia smelling night sweats result from alcohol in excess?

Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (32 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Unlikely so. Mostly from self urination!

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Ammonia smell is more likely from urine. We ay not often realize that we may be having minimal urine leakage. I will suggest that you try to see if there are any leakages every morning you wake up or during the entire day. Alcohol is unlikely to be a cause of this directly. For how long has this been going on if I may ask.

For now, monitor this and get back to me if you note any leakages. I wish you well.

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