Many people overlook the old saying, “You are what you eat.”  This saying is just as true as, “What goes in must come out.”  What comes out of your body is heavily dependent on what you put in it.  If you have strong smelling cloudy urine then there is a good chance that it is something that you recent consumed.  In most cases, prolonged smelly cloudy urine is never a good sign when you are talking about staying healthy.  What are some foods or drinks that can cause this?

Do you regularly visit QuikTrip, Star Bucks, or your nearest gas station for a hot cup in the morning?  This is can be one of the leading causes.  Some of the cappuccinos in stores like QuikTrip are loaded with ingredients that can cause you to have strong smelling and cloudy urine.  Not all drinks are created equal.   Some of the drinks may actually change your urine more than others.  The drinks in QuikTrip that are most likely to cause you to have cloudy urine are not the hot chocolates or your normal coffee.  The cappuccinos that are loaded with flavoring are the culprits. 

The seasonal flavors can sometimes be the worse.  You’ll often see pumpkin spice flavors around October, and sometimes you simply find odd flavors such blueberry cake that temporarily fill the seasonal spot for flavors.  The effects on your urine can happen very quickly.  In fact, it could be the very next time that you visit the restroom that you notice that your urine has acquired a strong smell while becoming cloudy.  The best thing that you can do is drink less.  Stopping altogether will just make you want to drink it even more.  You might even have some withdrawal effects if you depend on it to wake you up in the mornings.

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