Ammonia smell

[anthrax]

If your T-shirt/bed sheets smell like ammonia, what are the possible causes?

Catabolitic state?
Ketosis/by-product of gluconeogenesis?
Inadequate protein intake?

 

[danielson]

your body does dump its urea into sweat if you are so dehydrated you can;t pee lots but need the fluid for thermoregulation...

also as its a byproduct of protein breakdown this should also mean that your 'protein pool' is being oversaturated as you haveso much of it

are you dieting (cause of the long standing ketosis)?

and are your sheets being drenched by the sweat? what did they say the underlying cause of it was?

 

[anthrax]

I'm not smelling like ammonia on a regular basis

It's more like the night sweats (no definite answer, more likely due to a hardcore workout followed by a big meal before bed), punctual and infrequent

and probably due to a too high protein intake

 

[MikeMartial]

It's more like the night sweats

Personal question, but are you taking any SSRI's? Side effect in some people causing vicious night sweats.

 

[anthrax]

Personal question, but are you taking any SSRI's? Side effect in some people causing vicious night sweats.

No
But, once again, it happens very infrequently (certainly not a systematic issue)
Maybe an answer to what my body endures in the past hours

 

[Saintinistic]

Protein is the villain here. too much of it being taken. read in in Muscle Media a few years ago. if its strong, you must be taking way too much, or your body is not at optimal potential and perhaps a doctors visit is in order.

 

[danielson]

yeah to behonest i do think you should go to the doc and get a quick blood and urine check up...just to putyour mind at rest if anything else