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Why does asparagus make your urine stink?

Asked by gooch (5749points) August 24th, 2007 from iPhone
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tw0k1ngs's avatar
the stinky pee thing is actually related to a gene... A very stinky pee gene.
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zina's avatar
i know it's from some quality of the asparagus and how it breaks down in your body -- from a quick google: http://www.drdaveanddee.com/asparagus.html, http://www.webmd.com/content/article/43/1671_51089, http://www.wisegeek.com/why-does-asparagus-make-some-peoples-urine-smell-funny.htm, and there are more...
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(no more hyperlinks??)
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jrpowell's avatar
Some info.. "http://student.bmj.com/back_issues/0800/education/277.html":http://student.bmj.com/back_issues/0800/education/277.html
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