# Does drinking cologne make poop smell good? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 21, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-cologne-make-poop-smell-good/746668 "2016-02-21T03:54:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cardboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-cologne-make-poop-smell-good/746668/1 "2016-02-21T03:54:06Z")
Disregard the fact that cologne consumption is poisonous. If I were to drink it and survive, would my poop smell like cologne? ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-cologne-make-poop-smell-good/746668/2 "2016-02-21T04:58:12Z")
Probably not. ---
**Author:** ![Cardboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-cologne-make-poop-smell-good/746668/3 "2016-02-21T05:14:40Z")
The reason I ask is because some guy drank liquid fart and he said it made his shit smell like shit for weeks, so I was wondering if cologne would have a similar effect. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-cologne-make-poop-smell-good/746668/4 "2016-02-21T05:40:05Z")
Does eating cake make your poop smell good? Cake smells good. WTH is “Liquid Fart?” ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-cologne-make-poop-smell-good/746668/5 "2016-02-21T06:08:18Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Does eating cake make your poop smell good? Cake smells good. > > WTH is “Liquid Fart?” Maybe [http://www.amazon.com/Liquid-Ass-Mister/dp/B000OCEWGW](http://www.amazon.com/Liquid-Ass-Mister/dp/B000OCEWGW) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-cologne-make-poop-smell-good/746668/6 "2016-02-21T06:19:12Z")
> [@Cardboard](#): > > The reason I ask is because some guy drank liquid fart and he said it made his shit smell like shit for weeks, so I was wondering if cologne would have a similar effect. Allow me to point out the obvious. His shit probably always smells like shit. He just happened to notice the smell because he was checking it after drinking something unusual. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-cologne-make-poop-smell-good/746668/7 "2016-02-21T08:08:27Z")
I recall from my days studying anatomy and physiology that bile, apart from its encouragement of peristalsis, is the major factor in deodorizing faeces. So I’m thinking something else pretty foul tasting and smelling would be your best bet. ---
**Author:** ![Cardboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-cologne-make-poop-smell-good/746668/8 "2016-02-21T08:24:31Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Allow me to point out the obvious. His shit probably always smells like shit. He just happened to notice the smell because he was checking it after drinking something unusual. I interpreted it as it made his shit smell shittier. Like that kind of nose hair curling shit that makes it painful to breathe. ---
**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-cologne-make-poop-smell-good/746668/9 "2016-02-21T15:25:11Z")
> [@Cardboard](#): > > The reason I ask is because some guy drank liquid fart and he said it made his shit smell like shit for weeks, so I was wondering if cologne would have a similar effect. I wouldn’t be surprised if the ingestion of said liquid actually _did_ contribute something to his fecal/flatulential odor. In my own experience, [surströmming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surstr%C3%B6mming) certainly does, especially if you eat the skin, which is one reason why I prefer to remove it (it’s also rather slimy). I can’t really see the effect persisting for weeks though – more likely a day or two. Neutralizing the natural fecal smell by swallowing aroma compounds would presumably require huge amounts of any fragrant oil, even if it were totally unaffected by the digestive system. ---
**Author:** ![coremelt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-cologne-make-poop-smell-good/746668/10 "2016-02-21T16:09:27Z")
> [@Ignotus](#): > > [surströmming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surstr%C3%B6mming) certainly does, especially if you eat the skin, which is one reason why I prefer to remove it (it’s also rather slimy). I ate Surstomming once… once. Never again. In my opinion Surstomming and Durian should both be abolished from the planet. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-cologne-make-poop-smell-good/746668/11 "2016-02-21T19:32:49Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > I recall from my days studying anatomy and physiology that bile, apart from its encouragement of peristalsis, is the major factor in deodorizing faeces. So I’m thinking something else pretty foul tasting and smelling would be your best bet. Some people who have colostomies take chlorophyll tablets, and place them in the bags, to reduce the odor. I tried giving them to one of my cats after I took him in, because his poop smelled so bad, but then I kept finding them in corners so he wasn’t swallowing them. I later found out that he had parasites, and when that was treated, his poop, while still smelly, became more like normal cat poop, which didn’t smell strong enough to wake me up. If I eat hot peppers that haven’t been thoroughly cooked, I will start passing gas that smells like those peppers several hours later. I’ve heard of people who overindulged on hot peppers, or other spicy food, who had anal irritation a day or two later. ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-cologne-make-poop-smell-good/746668/12 "2016-02-21T21:33:34Z")
> [@Cardboard](#): > > Disregard the fact that cologne consumption is poisonous. If I were to drink it and survive, would my poop smell like cologne? On a different topic from the other replies, why would cologne consumption be poisonous? ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-cologne-make-poop-smell-good/746668/13 "2016-02-21T22:15:54Z")
> [@Canadjun](#): > > On a different topic from the other replies, why would cologne consumption be poisonous? Because it’s toilet water, duh. ---
**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-cologne-make-poop-smell-good/746668/14 "2016-02-21T22:30:13Z")
> [@Canadjun](#): > > On a different topic from the other replies, why would cologne consumption be poisonous? It’s probably not, but while it’s mainly alcohol, the alcohol might contain some contaminants like methanol. Better safe than sorry. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-cologne-make-poop-smell-good/746668/15 "2016-02-22T00:13:17Z")
> [@Canadjun](#): > > On a different topic from the other replies, why would cologne consumption be poisonous? [It’s pretty nasty stuff if ingested](https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002694.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-cologne-make-poop-smell-good/746668/16 "2016-02-22T00:22:57Z")
> [@Cardboard](#): > > The reason I ask is because some guy drank liquid fart and he said it made his shit smell like shit for weeks, so I was wondering if cologne would have a similar effect. This is a pretty thin basis to start with. Do you know for a fact that he drank that stuff, or is just that he told you he did? And of course it appears you didn’t personally perform a sniff test on his poop, but are taking his word for it. The point is, “he said…” is not very solid evidence. Maybe he told you true, but maybe he was mistaken, or fooled by confirmation bias, or exaggerated significantly, or outright lied. You can waste a lot of time chasing ghosts – looking for stuff that doesn’t exist. If I were in your shoes, what I would learn from this is not that you can do something to alter the odor of your feces for a period of weeks, but that this guy is not to be considered a reliable source. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-cologne-make-poop-smell-good/746668/17 "2016-02-22T00:30:50Z")
> [@Cardboard](#): > > The reason I ask is because some guy drank liquid fart and he said it made his shit smell like shit for weeks, so I was wondering if cologne would have a similar effect. I thought you were (creature that lives under a bridge)-ing, and then a little Google-fu led me to this. [http://www.liquidass.com/](http://www.liquidass.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Cardboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-cologne-make-poop-smell-good/746668/18 "2016-02-22T05:13:01Z")
> [@Canadjun](#): > > On a different topic from the other replies, why would cologne consumption be poisonous? [http://lmgtfy.com/?q=cologne+poisoning](http://lmgtfy.com/?q=cologne+poisoning) > [@Gary\_T](#): > > This is a pretty thin basis to start with. Do you know for a fact that he drank that stuff, or is just that he told you he did? And of course it appears you didn’t personally perform a sniff test on his poop, but are taking his word for it. The point is, “he said…” is not very solid evidence. Maybe he told you true, but maybe he was mistaken, or fooled by confirmation bias, or exaggerated significantly, or outright lied. You can waste a lot of time chasing ghosts – looking for stuff that doesn’t exist. > > If I were in your shoes, what I would learn from this is not that you can do something to alter the odor of your feces for a period of weeks, but that this guy is not to be considered a reliable source. Never doubt me. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g52IVg-Ec8M) ---
**Author:** ![Cardboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-cologne-make-poop-smell-good/746668/19 "2016-02-22T05:18:32Z")
This one is even better. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PuqErHbn7M) ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-cologne-make-poop-smell-good/746668/20 "2016-02-22T05:36:00Z")
> [@Cardboard](#): > > Disregard the fact that cologne consumption is poisonous. If I were to drink it and survive, would my poop smell like cologne? Perhaps you would get better results with a cologne enema. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-drinking-cologne-make-poop-smell-good/746668.md?page=2)