Comments on: Golden Crisp scented piss.

Question: Golden Crisp scented piss.

dead_ — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 06:40:21 -0800

When I eat Golden Crisp cereal in the morning, my urine smells for the rest of the day.

Smells like Golden Crisp, that is. Can anyone explain this to me? Has anyone had similar experiences? Also, I'm not looking to eliminate this smell, simply to understand it.

I drink the milk, if that helps.

By: caddis

caddis — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 06:48:44 -0800

Try eating asparagus and see what happens.

By: glenwood

glenwood — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 06:51:37 -0800

I think what is happening is that the cereal itself kind of smells like urine, so you're picking up on that subconciously as you eat it. I've always maintained that Cheerios, for instance, while delicious, have a distinctively uriney aura about them in odor.

By: 543DoublePlay

543DoublePlay — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 06:58:30 -0800

caddis said: Try eating asparagus and see what happens. Ah, the smell of asparagus pee in the morning. This only affects about 4 out of 10 people and I am proud to say I am one of the 4. The smell is unforgettable!

This at Discovery.comIn 1975 a chemist from California claimed in Science that gas chromatography had fingered a different culprit: S-Methyl Thioesters, to be precise. No methanethiol, so maybe golden Crisp does the same thing ?

It is said that in a venerable British men's club there is a sign reading "DURING THE ASPARAGUS SEASON MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO RELIEVE THEMSELVES IN THE HATSTAND."

By: dobbs

dobbs — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:04:10 -0800

What do you need explained? Everything that goes in affects the smell (and, ahem, taste) of everything that comes out. Not much of a mystery.

By: dead_

dead_ — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:09:41 -0800

Then how come my urine never smells like chocolate chip cookies? I eat those all the time.

By: eas98

eas98 — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:12:20 -0800

Honeynut Cheerios does the same thing for me.

By: dobbs

dobbs — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:16:56 -0800

dead_, probably because you eat them all the time... along with all the other things you eat all the time, and you're used to the smell of your own urine.

However, if you've ever taken meds (or lived with someone who did) or were vegetarian for a significant amount of time, or went thru any other sudden diet change, you'd notice the difference in the smells (and colors) of your urine, sweat, ejaculate, etc.

You are what you eat.

By: subatomiczoo

subatomiczoo — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:30:52 -0800

it is most likely caused by the B vitamins

golden crisp cereal is high in B6 and B12, riboflavin, and thiamin

the B vitamins affect the smell of urine

By: MarkLark

MarkLark — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:30:59 -0800

Doesn't really answer your question, but I find this happens frequently if I drink a lot of coffee. My pee smells like coffee. Everyone I've ever mentioned it to thinks I'm crazy. :-)

By: zerokey

zerokey — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:36:48 -0800

MarkLark, you aren't alone. My pee smells like coffee after drinking it too (coffee, not my pee).
Everyone says I'm crazy too.

By: kenchie

kenchie — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:46:45 -0800

In the UK you can experience the same phenomenon with Sugar Puffs.

By: TuxHeDoh

TuxHeDoh — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 08:04:01 -0800

To add on, I eat several different cereals, I also notice the same thing when I eat generic Sugar Puffs.

By: Sprout the Vulgarian

Sprout the Vulgarian — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 08:36:12 -0800

I sometimes get that with coffee. I think in the case of cereal, it's probably the flavorings - whatever artificial stuff is added to make the taste and smell is probably getting peed right back out.
With coffee, I think that passes right through, too, and binds with whatever's in urine.

By: joeblough

joeblough — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 08:41:06 -0800

supposedly the asparagus thing happens to everyone, but only some people can smell it.

"sure hope you like asparagus."

also i thought the coffee thing was universal but i guess only some people can smell that? weird.

By: JonnyRotten

JonnyRotten — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 08:58:07 -0800

Yeah, I ate a bowl of them this morning, and two hours later my pee did smell too. How can it move through your system that fast?

By: punkrockrat

punkrockrat — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:27:07 -0800

I, too, can confirm this pehenomenon. I love Golden Crisp and whenever I eat a bowl or two before going to bed sure enough, Golden Crisp Pee!

By: peep

peep — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:43:44 -0800

Yes, it is totally specific (for me) to the Golden Crisp/Sugar Smacks. To me it smells a lot like coffee - the cereal smells a little like coffee, and then your pee smells like the cereal. I figured it was one of the insane chemicals in those particular cereals.

By: M.C. Lo-Carb!

M.C. Lo-Carb! — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 14:36:35 -0800

When I eat Total, my pee turns brown.

I tell myself that this can't be good, so therefore, I shall eat Cookie Crisp.

By: fuzzy_wuzzy

fuzzy_wuzzy — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 23:12:46 -0800

Aaahhhhhh, Post Super Sugar Crisp pee smell!! I've pondered this exact question since I was a tiny brat, and have never seen a detailed scientific explanation, a la the asparagus/S-Methyl thioesters reason. Where are the PhD biochemefites?!

By: unrepentanthippie

unrepentanthippie — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 05:54:51 -0800

They used to say only a certain percentage of people excrete asparagus in their urine, then they did the experiment. It turns out everyone does, but only a certain percentage can smell it. (On the way out the door, so no, I can't cite a source.)

I thought everyone did the coffee/pee thing, too.

By: phearlez

phearlez — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:25:14 -0800

Certain beer alters the smell of my pee, but not all beer.