Why does asparagus make your urine smell?
Question
As an asparagus fan, what is it in the vegetable that makes your urine smell so much?
Alan, Bromley
Answer
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Name: Mike, Harrow
Qualification: Dentist
Answer: I think the answer is creatinine. I'm a retired dentist and 45 years ago when I studied physiology, and I seem to remember some lecturer saying that when you pee after asparagus, the chemical creatinine makes your urine smell.
(James O'Brien: A text has just come in saying "First, it's creatine, not creatinine. Secondly, it's the wrong answer).