# The effects of vinegar

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-effects-of-vinegar/734120>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 10, 2015, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-effects-of-vinegar/734120 "2015-10-10T04:29:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![LordDoritosXII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8dc957/32.png) [@LordDoritosXII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordDoritosXII)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-effects-of-vinegar/734120/1 "2015-10-10T04:29:21Z")

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Hi peoples, just wondering why is it that whenever i think of vinegar or someone mentions it i start getting the effects of eating vinegar, i start sweating, only my head/face tho not my armpits or anything and my mouth gets that weird feeling. i cant find anything on google to explain this. thanks

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-effects-of-vinegar/734120/2 "2015-10-10T04:37:41Z")

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Reported for forum change.

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-effects-of-vinegar/734120/3 "2015-10-10T04:49:32Z")

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**Moderator Action**

Welcome to the SDMB, **LordDoritosXII**.

The About This Message Board forum is for questions about the message board itself, like posting problems or questions about rules and moderation actions. Since your question involves something that we eat or drink, it is best suited to our Cafe Society forum. I will move this thread for you.

Please take the time to read the forum descriptions when deciding where to place posts.

And again, welcome. We hope that you enjoy your time here.

Moving thread from About This Message Board to Cafe Society.

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-effects-of-vinegar/734120/4 "2015-10-12T12:20:11Z")

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It happens when you think about it? That’s probably just an association. You’ve inadvertently trained yourself to expect that reaction when you think about consuming vinegar.

It happens with some people and MSG, too–even though consuming MSG doesn’t cause any symptoms.

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**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-effects-of-vinegar/734120/5 "2015-10-12T12:49:45Z")

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Pavlovian response maybe?

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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-effects-of-vinegar/734120/6 "2015-10-12T12:59:09Z")

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This seems like an opportune place to ask this: I was watching an episode of _Law & Order: SVU_ last night and a parolee said his parole officer (she was bad) put vinegar in his urine so he would pass the drug test. Can someone explain that?

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**Author:** ![LordDoritosXII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8dc957/32.png) [@LordDoritosXII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordDoritosXII)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-effects-of-vinegar/734120/7 "2015-10-12T13:33:52Z")

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Never heard of pavlovian response before i will definitely look in to that thanks. And what do you mean BigT how would that have happened? (Hope that doesnt sound rude)