why does asparagus...

[aquilegia]

...make your pee smell funny?

(had creamy asparagus and fennel pasta for dinner last night :P)

[aquilegia]

[Mrs Ava]

Googled.....

An interesting result of taking asparagus root can be a distinctive odor in the urine. If this is the case for you, don't worry--it's harmless. According to one study of 800 volunteers, about 40% of people have this reaction. The latest findings indicate that it's more likely the ability to detect the odor--rather than the tendency to generate it--that is at play. Researchers speculate that those who smell it have inherited a specific genetic trait.

Apparently it can make your pee go blue/green!  :o

More:

IF YOU have been tucking into asparagus this week, you may have noticed a certain side-effect â€" to put it frankly, your urine will smell. This is because asparagus contains the amino acid methionine, which contains sulphur, leading to a faint trace of rotten-egg syndrome.

[Hugh_Jones]

That should improve the Tenna Lady adverts on telly a bit

[CotswoldLass]

Try Artichoke soup then! Dinner party - if you dare.........

[rosebud]

Try eating fish cooked anyway you like  it :o :o   even the most expensive fish makes no difference. Maybe there will be some info on that.

[rosebud]

GOSH WHAT HAPPENED. did the poster get the drift. ;D ;D ;D ;D.