asparagus pee

does your pee stink after you eat asparagus??? cuz mine sure does! dust complains every time he sees me eating this divine vegetable, not only cuz he thinks it looks and smells disgusting but cuz he knows he's got a day or two of asparagus pee coming his way!


it was always so confusing to me, so i've decided to look up the answer to my question of why does asparagus pee stink so bad for all of you devoted tolman blog readers tonight. (if i knew how to spell the sound of a drum, i would!) they say....

Studies conducted on the "asparagus urine" phenomenon (aren't you glad you didn't volunteer!) indicate that roughly 40 to 50 percent of those tested developed the distinctive odor. Surprisingly enough, there is also a segment of the population who cannot smell the sulphurous fumes of asparagus-laced urine. It is believed that both the generation of the odoriferous urine and the ability to smell it are based on genetics. Only those with a certain gene can break down the chemicals inside the asparagus into their smelly components, and only those with the proper gene can smell the results of that chemical breakdown.


so, there you have it! sadly, i've got the stinky asparagus pee gene as well as the gene that allows me to smell it - yay! what about you? does your asparagus pee stink too?!?!

 

i had to add a few pics too, so enjoy some more of my little cuties! aren't those blue eyes to die for!

 

we like to stay clean around here - beckam can't use a dish without putting it straight into the dishwasher when he's done (and yes, i will be reminding him of this when he gets older), and maddox needs daily lint rolls to keep him dog hair free!

 

no wonder we're constantly rolling the hair off him!

 

 

maddox has also developed a love of pepperoni and ice cream - mmmm!
p.s. i'm aware that he's eating ice cream and isn't 1 yet, and i don't really care!

 

happy asparagus everyone!