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Old Aged Man, Have Clear Yellow Urine With Bad Smell. What To Do?

my father is 96 . the urologist says that he may have BPH. will be checked further by him in two weeks....he has a catheter and I noticed clear yellow urine but it smells really bad and when it sits for a few hours in a container I see some white percipitating curds form....I am not asking med advice as he is under doctors care. I am just curious....no pain of any kind.
Fri, 5 Jul 2013
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HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

The presence of a significant foul odour to urine can indicate a urinary tract infection.
Older persons like your father , diabetics, persons on steroids or with any immunosuppressive condition may not have the typical symptoms associated with a urinary tract infection.
This is because their body's cannot mount an appropriate response.

You may want to consider speaking to his doctor about the odour. A urine culture may be suggested.

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Old Aged Man, Have Clear Yellow Urine With Bad Smell. What To Do?

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic The presence of a significant foul odour to urine can indicate a urinary tract infection. Older persons like your father , diabetics, persons on steroids or with any immunosuppressive condition may not have the typical symptoms associated with a urinary tract infection. This is because their body s cannot mount an appropriate response. You may want to consider speaking to his doctor about the odour. A urine culture may be suggested. I hope this helps