Strong ammonia odor after workouts... Should I be worried?

Triathlon Forum
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I’ve started noticing an exceptionally strong ammonia odor after long/hard workout sessions. Just seemed like normal sweat smell for a while… but lately it’s become really foul.
After googling this… I see a few different reasons for why this may be happening. Most point to inadequate fueling or fluid prior to exercise. I’ve been focusing on getting to an ideal weight(currently 160, target 150-155), so I have been limiting carb intake… but not in an extreme fashion.

But one thing stuck out to me… that this implied I was in a state of ketosis. Wouldn’t that mean I am doing some damage to my kidneys and burning muscle mass in the process?

Type 1 diabetic if that makes any difference…

–Alan

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Did you wet your pants?

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Plenty of threads over the years here on ST about this. Use the search feature and you’ll see 'em.

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You’re right. My bad. Let this thread die…

–Alan

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http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?do=search_results&search_forum=forum_1&search_type=AND&search_string=ammonia+smell&sb=post_time
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