Excretion of sweet urine is common in condition known as diabetes mellitus. In diabetes mellitus there is abnormally high level of blood glucose and therefore sugar is passed in urine. Diabetes mellitus is a clinical syndrome characterized by hyperglycemia, due to deficiency or diminished effectiveness of insulin. This leads to affection of metabolism of carbohydrate, fat, water and electrolyte.
Normal range for fasting glucose is between 80-100mg and after food is between 130-160mg per 100ml of blood. Sugar level of fasting above 120 and after food above 180 is termed as diabetic.
How To Prevent Sweet And Sour Smelling Urine?
- Low carbohydrate meals and high protein in the diet is necessary in controlling the calories and reducing the carbohydrates. Eat small meals (about 5 times a day). Sugar, jaggery, sweets, chocolates, ice-cream and dry fruits are totally restricted.
- Black tea or coffee with saccharine, soda, tender coconut water (without cream), butter milk, soup (thin), lentil soup, cucumber, carrot, radish, tomatoes, beet roots etc can be eaten when hungry.
- Water-melon, sweet-lime, orange, lime, papaya are allowed (in moderation).
- Quantity of lentils, pulses, bread and rice is reduced in both the meals instead you can take clear soup and a plate of salad without salt.
Natural Remedies For Sweet Smelling Urine
- Java Plum fruit is a well known home remedy for diabetes. The whole fruit (fruit with seeds) is essential in treatment. Fruits juice is extracted and taken internally. Fruit seeds are dried and grounded. One teaspoon of it is taken with a cup of milk or water two times in a day.
- Inner bark of Java Plum tree is also effective in treatment. Bark is dried and burnt and made into powder and 10gms three times a day is taken. Doses especially of afternoon and evening can be varied depending upon the levels of blood sugar.
- Fenugreek seeds are effective in treatment. 25 to 100gm is taken daily depending on the levels of glucose.
- Yellow Lentil (water extract) is useful in improving fasting blood sugar levels, glucose tolerance and excretion of sugar by urine.
- Bitter gourd is the treatment of choice in controlling diabetes. It contains insulin like principle which is helpful in lowering blood and urine sugar levels. Juice is prepared from 3 to 4 bitter gourds and taken empty stomach in morning.