Introduction - What is it?

When I first heard of the name "Maple Syrup Urine Disease", the first thing I thought of was literally ;

Maple Syrup

as well as

Urine.

I tried to imagine it as a combination due to the name being "Maple Syrup Urine Disease", so I thought of a sticky texture(like maple syrup) that comes out as urine.

Unfortunately(and fortunately) there isn't a visual on the web of my imagination so there really isn't a picture to be shown. Try to think of it yourself. How can it even pass through the urethra if it's so thick?

Surprisingly, despite my outrageous imagination, I am not quite far from the actual thing.

According to PubMed, it says that the urine produced by those who has Maple Syrup Urine Disease(MSUD) will have a distinct smell that smells like maple syrup.

See! I'm not that far right? Okay maybe a little.

Now that we know what MSUD produces, let us dwell deeper into what exactly is MSUD.


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Maple Syrup Urine Disease(MSUD) is a metabolism disorder that prevents certain amino acids from being broken down.
There are many severity levels for this disease, as well as different variants.
Basically, MSUD would cause accumulation of chemicals in the bloodstream due to the enzyme deficiency which may lead to detrimental problems to the body.

That concludes our introduction for Maple Syrup Urine Disease! More information can be found using the tabs on the RIGHT so head on over!