: how does a solid like asparagus seems to go straight to urine within 30mins, instead of stool 3 days later? what other solid have this same impact?
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When you chew the asparagus and dissolve it in stomach acid it is no longer a solid. This process releases various organic sulfur compounds found in asparagus. These compounds gets absorbed into the blood stream like all the other neutrients in the asparagus. But the liver and then the kidney will brake these down and seperate them into the urine giving it the perticular smell.
Technically all food and drink will have the same impact on your body and your urine. However most of them produce metabolic biproducts which are not as easy to detect by humans from a distance. However it is easier for dogs or specialised labratories to recognize different chemicals in your urine or even your sweat which originates from things you have eaten.
It is a mixture of both in all cases. All of the cellulose from the asparagus is going to be excreted as feces. but the asparagus, just like any other food, is absolutely full of chemicals that your body can absorb in the intestines and stomach, and those end up in your blood, get processed, and any waste products eventually get excreted in your urine.
With asparagus, it is just that one of the chemicals in it is something your body cannot use, so it excretes it pretty quickly, and it has a distinctive smell.
Are we asking if you pee asparagus instead of pooping it?
Beets will color your urine and feces if you eat enough of them. Note of Caution: Beets are a pretty effective laxative and may cause stomach pain and diarrhea if eaten in larger amounts.
> what other solid have this same impact?
The other thing I’ve noticed is cinnamon.
Stool in 3 days? My digestive system works much faster than that. More like 3-6 hours.
But to explain a bit. When things go into your stomach, they get dissolved by acid. Some things dissolve quicker than others. Plant matter takes much more time than the liquids (water and oils) that are inside it. So those liquids get absorbed quicker by your stomach while the solids take a bit more time. Some things don’t even get absorbed like corn.
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