Enjoy Hillary Klug

Hillary Klug (birn 1992) is a National champion buckdancer and is also known for her fiddling. 

Asparagus Pee

     Asparagus is a low-potassium food in small portions and it can be eaten as part of a healthy diet and it will not harm your kidneys. People with kidney disease are encouraged to eat a low potassium diet, so asparagus is an excellent choice. A small portion is considered to be six stalks or less. 

     The downside is that eating asparagus can lead to funky smelling pee. The reason is because asparagus contains...aspargusic acid, which is found exclusively in asparagus. When asparagus is digested the acid is down into sulfur containing byproducts and, as you know, sulfur is not very pleasant smelling. And, so when you pee, the sulfur byproducts evaporate almost immediately, causing pee to smell unpleasant. 

     Asparagus isn’t the only thing that can change the smell of pee. For example, some people find that drinking too much coffee causes their urine to smell like coffee. Brussels sprouts, onions and garlic an also cause odd smelling pee in some people. Asparagus pee usually shows up between 15 and 30 minutes after eating id and the smell can last for several hours, possibly up to 14 hours. 

     According to some studies it’s estimated that only between 20% to 50% of people experience the asparagus pee smell. That’s because everyone digests food differently and some people can break down the sulfur byproducts more efficiently.