[lost in boston]

Originally Posted by momof3heathens

Believe it or not, we got into a big discussion about this in A&P...my prof started it by giving us this weird visual of a chef in the kidneys "cooking" up urine...I forget what the original point was, but then somebody brought up drinking your urine if stranded, etc. She said (prof) that yes, you can do that, and its perfectly safe (since urine is sterile) but you couldn't let it sit around, cause it will start developing nasty bacteria within just a few minutes of voiding...

Way back when I was a new nurse...I was passing meds and I went into a patients room it was 0100 and I poured the water into his glass. He then told me the water was rotten!!!! I guess he was more confused that I thought....He had pee'd into his water pitcher!!!!!!! Call that one to the MD!!!!

[prmenrs]

Quite a few years ago, the was an earthquake in Mexico City. People were trapped for ~ a week. One man, who survived, stated he did drink his own urine and that his wife and MIL wouldn't do it, and did not survive. I suppose I might if I was that desparate, but things would have to be preeetttty bad.

Gives new meaning to recycling!!

[rogramjet]

And to think you kissed your grandma on the cheek. Sorry.

Remember what Rip Torn said on Dodgeball..."Do I HAVE to drink my own urine? NO, I do it because it's sterile and I enjoy the taste..."

Originally Posted by CRNASOMEDAY25

eww. What possible health benefits? Now my grandmother says washing your face in your own urine will clear you skin up, but I'd never drink it, if it came out it's meant to be out for a reason.

[HeartsOpenWide]

Originally Posted by michelle126

many facial products have urea listed in it. It is a deriviative of animal urine. That is the only connection I could see.

Isn't urine poisonous to drink?

Urine is sterile. Back in the day, before they had test for diabetes they Dx a patient by tasting the urine, if it was sweet tasting.......I am glad they have other ways to test that now!!

[jnette]

Originally Posted by HeartsOpenWide

Urine is sterile. Back in the day, before they had test for diabetes they Dx a patient by tasting the urine, if it was sweet tasting.......

Absolutely correct ! Yes, it is sterile, and yes, many cosmetics and perufmes/colognes have urea in them.

But like Tom, I do wonder what reason this girl had for drinking hers?

[nurse_elyse]

The other night I caught an old episode of CSI and the "case" on there was drinking her urine to save her youthful appearance, as suggested by some doctor on the show.- according to my instructor, alot of people do drink their own urine for some old wives tail they have heard.

[Princess74]

Yes it's sterile, but all I can say is YUCK!!

[babynurselsa]

There was a mom who brought her baby to a hospital where I worked with a nasty green conjunctivitis.
she reported that she had been putting urine on the baby's eyes to try and clear it up.
An old wives tale someone had told her.
Unfortunately this was not the baby's most problem.

[ZASHAGALKA]

I think I have to go pee.

~faith,
Timothy.

[Nurse_Smith]

I don't know what to tell you? Maybe this girl has a psych history then watched the old CSI case and thought WOW!!! Great Idea!!!
So how did this mom and her daughter turn out?