# Is THC detectable in semen? (Warning: sex & drugs) **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 21, 2001, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-thc-detectable-in-semen-warning-sex-drugs/69628 "2001-06-21T14:50:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SpinneZiege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@SpinneZiege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpinneZiege)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2001, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-thc-detectable-in-semen-warning-sex-drugs/69628/1 "2001-06-21T14:50:59Z")
Ok. Sorry that this is the first thread I’ve done in weeks, but anyway… My girlfriend complained to me yesterday that my semen tastes really nasty during the week or two after I smoke marijuana. Is she for real? Would something I smoked have any real effect on _that_? ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2001, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-thc-detectable-in-semen-warning-sex-drugs/69628/2 "2001-06-21T22:56:52Z")
THC? What makes you think that its THC? Pot is a lot more stuff than THC. It’s a plant. ---
**Author:** ![bughunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2001, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-thc-detectable-in-semen-warning-sex-drugs/69628/3 "2001-06-21T23:43:45Z")
Yes, **handy** is correct - it’s probably the tars and resins, not the THC or other psychoactive ingredients. There isn’t a lot of research, but the anecdotes I’ve read all mention smoking as one of the things that makes semen taste nasty. That would easily include pot smoking. Other things include specific vegetables like asparagus and broccoli, red meats, garlic, curries, alcohol, or basically any other thing I like to ingest. There weren’t many things mentioned that actually improve the taste of semen, but two of the things I can remember are pineapple and canteloupe. So, if you want your semen to taste good for your girlfreind, you need to avoid smoking, drinking, spices, meat, and just about everything else, and live on a diet of melon and pineapple. Either that, or put a bottle of scotch on your bedside table - that’ll take the taste out of her mouth… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Turbo\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@Turbo\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turbo_Dog)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2001, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-thc-detectable-in-semen-warning-sex-drugs/69628/4 "2001-06-22T01:45:34Z")
I’ve been told that I taste like hell after eating anything with peanut butter, and if I eat a bunch of parsley, it tastes almost pleasant. I’ve tried experiments with this for many years, always with the same results. Can’t speak for the pineapple or melon as I tend to avoid fruits (way too healthy for me). ---
**Author:** ![Redboss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8baadc/32.png) [@Redboss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redboss)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2001, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-thc-detectable-in-semen-warning-sex-drugs/69628/5 "2001-06-22T06:41:23Z")
My friends have told me that yoghurt is good both for taste and increasing the amount. I’ve never tested it, but I do like yoghurt. Redbloop ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2001, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-thc-detectable-in-semen-warning-sex-drugs/69628/6 "2001-06-22T07:33:06Z")
eh, spunk is spunk. whatever you eat. still tastes like spunk. ---
**Author:** ![Morrison\_s\_Lament](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Morrison\_s\_Lament](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morrison_s_Lament)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2001, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-thc-detectable-in-semen-warning-sex-drugs/69628/7 "2001-06-22T09:11:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bughunter \* > \*\*So, if you want your semen to taste good for your girlfreind, you need to avoid smoking, drinking, spices, meat, and just about everything else, and live on a diet of melon and pineapple. > > Either that, or put a bottle of scotch on your bedside table - that’ll take the taste out of her mouth… 😉 \*\* You are now my GOD! 😃 — G. Raven ---
**Author:** ![bughunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2001, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-thc-detectable-in-semen-warning-sex-drugs/69628/8 "2001-06-25T18:45:21Z")
> [@](#): > > **You are now my GOD!** I’m flattered, but… No kneeling in my presence, please. ---
**Author:** ![SpinneZiege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@SpinneZiege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpinneZiege)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2001, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-thc-detectable-in-semen-warning-sex-drugs/69628/9 "2001-07-02T04:43:53Z")
Thanks for everything guys, I’m sure my girlfriend will be a little happier. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bughunter \* > \*\*So, if you want your semen to taste good for your girlfreind, you need to avoid smoking, drinking, spices, meat, and just about everything else, and live on a diet of melon and pineapple. > \*\* As a matter of fact, [I am vegetarian now.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=76473) ---
**Author:** ![jack\_ss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c77e96/32.png) [@jack\_ss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jack_ss)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2001, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-thc-detectable-in-semen-warning-sex-drugs/69628/10 "2001-07-02T05:59:39Z")
My wife says it tastes sour after I eat saurkraut. I can tell you that saurkraut also sours vaginal fluids.