Drinking your own urine for health benifits

kjl

Ok so I just came accross this and think it's a little weird.

They say that drinking ones urine can help with illnesses and that humans should be drinking about 2 cups a day

The rationale behind urine therapy is quite simple and persuasive. Urine is believed to be a byproduct of blood filtration. It is NOT excess water that is released by the body. When blood filled with nutrients pass through the liver, the toxins are filtered out and are excreted as solid waste. The purified blood then travels to the kidney where excess nutrients are eliminated from the body. The medical name of urine is Plasma Ultrafiltrate. 95% of this liquid is water and the rest is a mixture of nutrients, urea, minerals, enzymes, antibodies and hormones.

http://health.amuchbetterway.com/uri...fits-and-uses/

There is also a claim that the reason this is not more well know is because drug companies don't want you to have access to a free source of medicine.

I think the idea of not drinking urine is so ingrained into our system from society that people would not be able to convert, even if it was found to have extreme health benefits.

SureYWouldntYa

Its not well known cuz ya drink your own piss

Pappa Charlie

You taking the piss?

Guffy

What's wrong with you?

kjl

Pappa Charlie wrote: »

You taking the piss?

Obvious joke, how about contributing something interesting?

funkyouup

Pappa Charlie wrote: »

You taking the piss?

Taking it and drinking it by the looks of things. Look after your piss.

MickFleetwood

Juan Manuel Marquez, is that you?

Peregrine

I would rather drink my own piss!

Oh wait..

UCDVet

Might as well buy some mystic magnets and some holy water while you are at it.

kjl

funkyouup wrote: »

Taking it and drinking it by the looks of things. Look after your piss.

Look I know the immaturity level in this thread is high, but please read my post, the first line said that I think it's weird.

endacl

Excess nutrients is the key. As in, more than the body can absorb. Pi55 would never be 100% water. So there'd always be an excess, and never any point in drinking pi55. I prefer my excess in the form of tasty food.

Why don't you try it OP?
Let us know how you get on...

MickFleetwood

Alright, after giving that a read, I'ma drink my own piss for the next week to see if it gets rid of my flu/cold.

1ZRed

Piss off Bear Grylls, ya crazy bastard

keithb93

There's too much sodium in urine to drink it everyday, apparently once a week is good (or so I've heard).

Pappa Charlie

kjl wrote: »

Obvious joke, how about contributing something interesting?

No

the purple tin

Drinking your own urine is a shortcut to kidney failure, a really slow and painful death.
Piss is on the 'do not drink' list in the army hand book.

MickFleetwood

kjl wrote: »

Obvious joke, how about contributing something interesting?

Can I contribute my piss to this thread? How about I mail it to you?

My name is URL

Homeopathic urine therapy dilutes the urine with distilled water and this diluted solution is placed under the tongue till there is a reduction in symptoms.

lol

kjl

the purple tin wrote: »

Drinking your own urine is a shortcut to kidney failure, a really slow and painful death.
Piss is on the 'do not drink' list in the army hand book.

I would imagine you still drink plenty of water throughout the day, not on it's own.

irishgeo

its slightly acidic so its likely to rot your teeth

darragh16

I'll stick with a nice cup of tea

endacl

darragh16 wrote: »

I'll stick with a nice cup of tea

Not Barry's though. Might as well be drinking pi55.

ScumLord

I'm sure your kidneys wouldn't be too happy to see the crap they threw out the day before is back again with friends.

I trust my body knows what it's doing and if it wants stuff out of the body why would I go and put it back in?

admiralofthefleet

endacl wrote: »

Excess nutrients is the key. As in, more than the body can absorb. Pi55 would never be 100% water. So there'd always be an excess, and never any point in drinking pi55. I prefer my excess in the form of tasty food.

Why don't you try it OP?
Let us know how you get on...

is that piss in its chemical form?

galwayrush

wHOtje **** thought thjis a good idea

endacl

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

is that piss in its chemical form?

Well spotted. Not to be confused with pi55g2, after a feed of pints. Thought a little science might swing the debate.

Luap

Anyone want to buy some piss tablets?

Sky King

kjl wrote: »

They say that drinking ones urine can help with illnesses....

There's your problem right there.

GLaDOS

Unless you're dying of dehydration, it's something I expect you'd be better off avoiding.

Waking-Dreams

Bad idea.

This poor lady had herself convinced that drinking her urine every day was good for her health.

RobbingBandit

But if I drink it I can't use it for Golden Showers.

PeterJC!

kjl wrote: »

Ok so I just came accross this and think it's a little weird.

They say that drinking ones urine can help with illnesses and that humans should be drinking about 2 cups a day



http://health.amuchbetterway.com/uri...fits-and-uses/

There is also a claim that the reason this is not more well know is because drug companies don't want you to have access to a free source of medicine.

I think the idea of not drinking urine is so ingrained into our system from society that people would not be able to convert, even if it was found to have extreme health benefits.

Surely it's obvious; the body has already filtered out all the available nutrients in your urine.

Why would you drink something that has absolutely no nutritional benifit to you whatsoever, for health?

And it's gross.

Jules_G

Tell me this
Men can't wee into a big toilet bowl with out missing, so how the hell will they manage to wee into a cup or a bottle?

Dr conrad murray

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK3LduV4-tg

Capt'n Midnight

The rationale behind urine therapy is quite simple and persuasive. Urine is believed to be a byproduct of blood filtration. It is NOT excess water that is released by the body. When blood filled with nutrients pass through the liver, the toxins are filtered out and are excreted as solid waste. The purified blood then travels to the kidney where excess nutrients are eliminated from the body. The medical name of urine is Plasma Ultrafiltrate. 95% of this liquid is water and the rest is a mixture of nutrients, urea, minerals, enzymes, antibodies and hormones.

It's not persuasive.

If you have more than trace amounts of enzymes, antibodies ,hormones or any large molecules in your urine then you need to visit a Doctor. If your urine tastes sweet then you're probably diabetic.

The only thing nutritional would be the minerals like salt and even then having too little salt isn't a common problem these days.

So unless I'm missing something then the disadvantages out weight the advantages.

Suryavarman

If someone in your house threw out old clothes, would you wash those clothes and put them back in their wardrobe? If no, why would you do the similar thing to your body? Urine is a form of body waste.

EoghanIRL

Bear grylls is that you ?

spankysue

The only way I could see drinking your own piss to be any use would be if you needed to get the taste of sh1t out of your mouth :pac:

suicide_circus

Tubgirl was years ahead of her time.

WoollyRedHat

Jules_G wrote: »

Tell me this
Men can't wee into a big toilet bowl with out missing, so how the hell will they manage to wee into a cup or a bottle?

Speak for yourself! I pee into the toilet bowl/ urinal with perfect accuracy... I even do a few wee tricks as well.

yohan the great

The great patches o Houlihan once said," necessary? Is it necessary for me to drink my own urine? No. But I do it anyway cos its sterile and I like the taste"

Allyall

Would i get drunk again for free?

WilyCoyote

Why not become an autocoprophagiac as well? Just put the two in the blender with some Angostura Bitters and Bob's your uncle.

jigglypuffstuff

drinking piss for excess nutrients haha truly disgusting. Is this some twisted form of recycling?

why not just eat your own sh*t too??

Wattle

I'd consider it if I could flavour my p1ss with sugar or something. On it's own I'd say it tastes pretty disgusting.

Amprodude

I'd say some of the alcohol served in some pubs in Ireland would qualify as piss and it wouldn't be giving you any health benefits.

kjl

pone2012 wrote: »

drinking piss for excess nutrients haha truly disgusting. Is this some twisted form of recycling?

why not just eat your own sh*t too??

read the article, feces is waste. Urine is full of nutrients. Ancient civilisation have such as the Egyptians have done it.

mickgotsick

I feel the urge to blast everyone here with nutrients.

schnitzelEater

Try diluting it with Ribena or Kia Ora. Delicious.

Grayson

kjl wrote: »

read the article, feces is waste. Urine is full of nutrients. Ancient civilisation have such as the Egyptians have done it.

But they also practiced incest.

not yet

Would you not be better off just drinking a pint of bud.....