India
A 30-year-old male asked:
can male drink his own urine ?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Robert Killian answered
General Practice 28 years experience
Extreme living: Yes. But hat begs the question "why would he?".
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Dr. Marshall Bedder commented
Pain Management 38 years experience
Even in Military survival courses you are educated NOT to drink your own urine, It will not rehydrate you.
Nov 30, 2013
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
A dangerous behavior: Must recommend against drinking urine. It can cause dehydration through sodium ; minerals in the urine. Any sense of quenching thirst would be transient and then the problem would worsen. Under no circumstances should you drink another individual’s urine.
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Dr. Patrick Kohlitz answered
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Depends: Interpreting urine samples is not an exact science as there are multiple variables that affect the analysis. The urine must be cleanly "caught" in a sterile manner. Furthermore, other factors such as prior surgical history and bladder catheterization may affect the results. Generally, a urine culture with greater than 100,000 flora is consider an infection but this varies case to case.
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A male asked:
I'm male, what does it mean if my urine is always smelling like Cheerios, especially if I hardly ever eat them?
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Dr. Karen Dantin answered
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Check it out: May be worth getting some lab done to make sure all is good.
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