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Urophagia is the consumption of Urine . HEALTH ISSUES Urophagia is generally considered harmless, as the urine of healthy individuals is Sterile . However, a small risk exists if there is a disease present, or Bacterial Infection of the Urethra . There may also be secondary effects, such as skin Rash es in individuals sensitive to urine. The main dangers are the high Salt and Mineral content. The high salt content usually does not pose a problem if the urine is sufficiently diluted and not consumed in mass quantities. The effect of the high salt may be mitigated by drinking some water after consuming urine. The urine may be diluted if the person whose urine will be consumed drinks some water (or diet soda, see below) an hour or so before the act. Many people into BDSM drink beer before the act because it dilutes any unpleasant chemicals in the urine, and alcohol acts as a Diuretic , stimulating the body to excrete more urine than it normally would. STUDIES ON ALCOHOL DIURESIS. I. THE EFFECT OF ETHYL ALCOHOL INGESTION ON WATER, ELECTROLYTE AND ACID-BASE METABOLISM. Milton E. Rubini,3 Charles R. Kleeman, and Ezra Lamdi Since 2006 ):
The participants should use caution or avoid drinking urine if one or both of them are taking Vitamin or mineral supplements or medication, since many of these are excreted in urine. Urine of persons who are ill, or regularly take medication, should generally not be consumed. In special cases (e.g. chronic illness of the partner), a medical doctor should be consulted to clarify whether the urine of the chronically ill or medicated person may be consumed without endangering one's health, or not. If put through a house hold water filter, the urine will become odorless and taste much like water. SURVIVAL It has been suggested that when a person is in desert survival or surrounded by salt water and devoid of drinking water that the person must resort to drinking his/her own urine if it is the only liquid available.http://www.discoverychannelasia.com/i_shouldnt_be_alive/tips/index.shtml As it tends to cause further dehydration due to the salts in it, drinking urine for survival is advised against by the US Army Field Manual the head of the Texas Urological Society[http://www.statesman.com/life/content/life/stories/other/07/08/0708consumer.html , and numerous survival instructors and guides [http://www.simplesurvival.net/water.htm][http://trackertrail.com/publications/motherearthnews/72/index.html][http://www.equipped.com/primer.htm][http://www.adventuresportsonline.com/5basic.htm][http://www.hikepa.com/gear/reviews/survival_gear.htm][http://www.wilderness-survival.net/sea-1.php] while some advise it {Link without Title} Aron Ralston claims to have used the technique when trapped for several days with his arm under a boulder.http://outside.away.com/outside/features/200409/aron_ralston_9.html Bear Grylls of the Discovery Channel's Man Vs. Wild supposedly drank his own urine while he was in the Outback of Australia. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1038932/ ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE/PRACTICES |
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