A member asked:

Does drinking a small amout (4-6 drops) of another person's urine cause brain damage to a teen boy???

A doctor has provided 1 answer
Dr. Erin Robertson answered

Specializes in General Practice

Uh, no...but...why?: Notwithstanding the close to impossible likelihood the urine was highly concentrated with a neurotoxin (in which case the donor would probably be dead) a couple of drops won't do anything. Interestingly, a gazillion years ago, doctors used to taste urine to see if it was sweet. If it was, it had glucose in it, which was suggestive of diabetes mellitus. Thank goodness for urine dipsticks...

Answered 11/1/2014

3.6k views

Thank

Related Questions