Women are more prone to experience foul smelling urine, outside the dietary reasons for bad urine smell which are same for both genders. Women have shorter urethral passage compared to men, which makes the bacteria enter the bladder easily and cause infection. This is why women have to be particular about cleaning their vaginas well after passing urine or after having intercourse. Always clean from front to back rather than the other way round.
Urethra and bladder infections are caused due to bacteria known as Escherichia coli (E. coli), Smelly urine in women is also due to hormonal changes in women and during menopause. Sexual intercourse can also increase the chances of Urinary Tract Infection leading to germs to enter the urethra.
