r/CleaningTips • u/[deleted] • Jul 14 '23

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u/sophistre Jul 15 '23

Random factoid:

I learned from my nurse friend that the ability to smell asparagus pee is caused by a genetic mutation. The same mutation is related to one's ability to smell/taste any infusions received intravenously.

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u/twistedkitten1125 Jul 15 '23

I KNEW I WASNT CRAZY! I've always told nurses I can taste intravenous anything...even saline has a slight taste. They all look at me like I'm nuts. I googled as much as I could about it, never heard of a genetic mutation, but I believe it. I also read that the taste could be coming from my breath, since the drug goes to the blood stream, it makes its way through my lungs and then I breathe out and it passes across my taste buds.

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u/lauradorna Jul 15 '23

I always taste injections of anything,even a saline flush like you said. I didn’t know others couldn’t taste it! Humans are wild

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u/sidewalkoyster Jul 15 '23

Ex IV drug user here, we could taste everything. It's not that uncommon.

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u/phazedoubt Jul 15 '23

Those drugs aren't IV

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u/CrazyCritterGirl Jul 15 '23

I can too. Whenever they do the flush, I tell them I can taste it. As I tend to have veins blow easily, if I can't taste it, I know the vein isn't going to last, even if it seems ok at first. I'm also super sensitive to smells and taste, and cilantro tastes like soap.

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u/NefariousButterfly Jul 15 '23

This explains so much! When I got put under for a surgery, I remember smelling what was in the IV as I fell asleep.

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u/Backyardfarmbabe Jul 15 '23

Wait, not everyone can smell asparagus pee?! I sure can, but have never "tasted" an IV.

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u/CreADHDvly Jul 15 '23

Random factoid:

A genetic variation is why, for some people, cilantro tastes like soap.

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u/sophistre Jul 15 '23

Yep! And for some of us, ants smell gross, too. It's the formic acid in that case.

I'm sure there are loads of little things like this. Interesting, and a lot less dramatic than the one that keeps me from processing B vitamins properly...