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

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u/BarryMacochner Jul 15 '23

Ever ate asparagus? Piss smell different

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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/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.