To understand the technique, urine is made up of 5 percent waste products (ammonia, calcium, sodium, and urea) and 95 percent water. If the two are out of balance due to dehydration, you’ll have a strong odor. “When you’re dehydrated, urinary wastes like ammonia become concentrated and the urine smells bad,” says Daniel Garvey, MD, assistant professor and director of the urology program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Explains.
