Ate asparagus: should I see a doc or is this normal?

[lancestorm]

I ate asparagus last night and I noticed before I went to bed last nite and even this morning my #1 smelled weird. I usually drink a lot of water during the day so there is usually no smell. But it smelled semi-sweet and weird this morning. This is the second time it has happened to me, and I think both times were the result of eating asparagus. Is this usual or should I see a doctor? Are there other foods that do this to your body?

This is not a parody thread and this is not meant to be a want-to-be-locked thread so if I said something I shouldn't have, I apologize. Tried to write it the best way I could without offending someone, etc.

 

[Fausto]

Normal. Don't worry about it.

 

[Jzero]

Bwahahahaha
No, it's normal. Eating asparagus makes your pee smell like asparagus.

 

[loup garou]

 

[Amused]

I'm offended!! Take your potty talk elsewhere!

 

[vi edit]

Normal. Many foods have an adverse affect on that.

Coffee. Tuna. Broccolli. Some medications (antibiotics in particular).

 

[BigSmooth]

http://www.boston.com/globe/search/stories/health/how_and_why/060694.htm

 

[MaxDepth]

Just eat some garlic and everything will be fine.

 

[Allio]

I've never witnessed this phenomenon

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Some medications (antibiotics in particular).

I got some penicillin pills after a surgery and when I opened the bottle, I was like "Ugh, these smell like urine."
And then later on I noticed that my pee smelled like the pills. It was awful.

 

[BigSmooth]

Originally posted by: Jzero

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Some medications (antibiotics in particular).

I got some penicillin pills after a surgery and when I opened the bottle, I was like "Ugh, these smell like urine."
And then later on I noticed that my pee smelled like the pills. It was awful.

Yes, I can scarcely imagine one's pee smelling like urine. That must have been horrible!

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: lancestorm
I ate asparagus last night and I noticed before I went to bed last nite and even this morning my #1 smelled weird. I usually drink a lot of water during the day so there is usually no smell. But it smelled semi-sweet and weird this morning. This is the second time it has happened to me, and I think both times were the result of eating asparagus. Is this usual or should I see a doctor? Are there other foods that do this to your body?

This is normal.

Your semen will also taste like asparagus. Just a warning for your girlfriend/wife/partner/etc...

 

[CraigRT]

reminds me of Austin Powers Goldmember

 

[new2AMD]

You've never seen Goldmember?

 

[lancestorm]

Come to think of it:

I do recall a friend telling me about a guy at work who drank 64 oz of orange juice a day because his wife liked the urrr, taste when yeah...

 

[lancestorm]

Originally posted by: new2AMD
You've never seen Goldmember?

Nope. Only the first one. Meant to watch the last 2...

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: lancestorm
Come to think of it:

I do recall a friend telling me about a guy at work who drank 64 oz of orange juice a day because his wife liked the urrr, taste when yeah...

Really??? I have to try that! :Q

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: lancestorm
Come to think of it:

I do recall a friend telling me about a guy at work who drank 64 oz of orange juice a day because his wife liked the urrr, taste when yeah...

Really??? I have to try that! :Q

Forget orange juice. It's all about the pineapple juice.

 

[Shelly21]

You're getting prostate cancer, you need to have more sex.




j/k, it is normal. I think it happens to 2/3 of people?

 

[lancestorm]

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: lancestorm
Come to think of it:

I do recall a friend telling me about a guy at work who drank 64 oz of orange juice a day because his wife liked the urrr, taste when yeah...

Really??? I have to try that! :Q

Get back to us on the results...

 

[Ikonomi]

LOL, the OP rocks. :beer:

I'm going to have asparagus tonight just for this thread. It's a celebration!

 

[samgau]

Originally posted by: lancestorm
Come to think of it:

I do recall a friend telling me about a guy at work who drank 64 oz of orange juice a day because his wife liked the urrr, taste when yeah...

I thought it was pineapple juice that has a positive effect on the taste of... you know what.... at least thats what my wife told me...

 

[Hammer]

your wife/gf is gonna hate you

 

[mattlear]

From the article:

Scientists remain divided on why people have different urinary responses to eating asparagus. One camp thinks only about half of the population have a gene enabling us to break down the sulfurous amino acids in asparagus into their smellier components. Others think that everyone digests asparagus the same way, but only about half of us have a gene that enables us to smell the specific compounds formed in the digestion of asparagus.

Well, there's an easy way to find out, no???

-Matt

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: lancestorm
Come to think of it:

I do recall a friend telling me about a guy at work who drank 64 oz of orange juice a day because his wife liked the urrr, taste when yeah...

Really??? I have to try that! :Q

Forget orange juice. It's all about the pineapple juice.

Really? How much do I drink, for how long, how long does it last, and how much of a difference does it make?