How do you guys feel about this home remedy?

[Zuni]

http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/urine.htm

it is urine therapy. it consists of drinking a cup of your own warm piss in the morning.

:shrug:

[redqueen]

1. I think it's flat-out insane. (nt)

[dolo amber]

2. Sure, why not?

Can't be worse than some of the coffee I've had. :shrug:

[Zuni]

5. that is because we piss in your coffee cup

:hi:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

3. didn't Ghandi do this?

In India, urine therapy is called "shivambu": "Had our shivambu rishi (sage), great devotee, propagator and mighty supporter of shivambu movement, centenarian former Prime Minister of India, respected (late) Morarji Desai not boldly and emphatically declared before the world that lie drank his own urine regularly and that was the secret of his longevity and exuberant health, the most valuable and beneficial information that is being given to you through this booklet, which can prove to be a boon to our poor country and which is capable of curing a host of diseases ranging from common cold to cancer and arthritis to AIDS, would have remained hidden in some unknown quarters and the entire mankind would have been deprived of shivambu. Really speaking, late Shri Morarjlbhai by his frank and honest declaration has accorded world recognition, glory and greatness to this free yet priceless therapy otherwise considered to be nauseating. The whole world shall ever remain indebted to him for rendering this great humanitarian service. " G.K.Thakkar

maybe not...

[jxnmsdemguy65]

4. I've tried it...

and I think there's something to it... helped me cure some aches and pains

[Tuesday Afternoon]

7. interesting...welcome to DU

do you do it on a daily basis?

[TZ]

6. Disgusting and useless pseudoscience.

Urine is WASTE product..NOT what you want to put back in your body.

[RandomThoughts]

8. I'll skip that treatment.

Then again I don't throw wrenches from a wheel chair either.

[Jamastiene]

9. IBTL

[Tuesday Afternoon]

10. Premarin is basically horse urine...pregnant mare's to be more

precise:

What is Premarin(e)?

Premarin® stands for Pregnant Mares' Urine (PREgnant MARes' urINe); PMU for short (we spell it both ways, with an "e", PREgnant MARes' urINE which is the older name used in Canada, and without -- which is the more popular recent spelling, and the one that is a U.S. registered trademark).

Premarin (including Prempro, Premphase, Prempac, and Premelle) is a drug made up of conjugated estrogens obtained from the urine of pregnant mares -- put out in many forms (pills, creams, injections, patches, vaginal rings) and is used to reduce the symptoms of menopause in women or women who have had a hysterectomy. It is also prescribed to nearly eliminate the risk of osteoporosis (the brittling of bones) and reduce the chance of heart disease in women over 50.

As of November 2003, approximately nine million American women are still taking some form of Premarin (1 million women in the United States were still taking Prempro pills as of June 2003, down from the 3.4 million taking the drug before the negative Women's Health Initiative study results became known). This is a reduction of 25% from the high figure of approximately 12 million women taking PMU based medications in 1999. See also HorseAid's "Prognosis for Premarin".

About a third of the approximately fifty-five million post menopausal women in the United States are on estrogen replacement therapy (ERT), or hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and of them, about 49% currently use PMU based products (down from a high of 79% in 1999) -- while there are a number of estrogens excreted by the pregnant mare, estrone sulfate, equilin, and equilenin are the most significant.

It is the only human estrogen replacement drug that is derived from an animal (hormones beginning with the letter "e" are specific to equines, hormones beginning with the letter "h" are specific to humans).

The company that distributes and markets it world-wide, Ayerst Organics Ltd. (the world's only producer of PMU) is a subsidiary of Wyeth Inc. (Wyeth Laboratories, Inc. traces its roots to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., where, in 1860, John Wyeth and his brother Frank established a drugstore). Wyeth Inc. is the world's eight largest drug maker (2003), falling from the seventh position it had held for many years.

link: http://www.premarin.org/

[ElsewheresDaughter]

21. yup all birth control pills are made from pregnant mares urine

[Tuesday Afternoon]

22. also, healthy mid-stream urine is normally considered to be sterile

Except in cases of kidney or urinary tract infection (UTI), urine is virtually sterile and nearly odorless.

more at link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urine

[LeftyMom]

24. No they're not.

:eyes: The only animal product in most birth control pills is the lactose in the pill itself. The hormones are synthetic.

The PMU market dropped out when people realized how dangerous HRT was and most of the PMU farms closed- many of the horses were adopted out or went to rescue. If birth control pills used PMU, there'd be a farm full of catheterized horses in every town, because birth control pills are one of the most common medications in use in the country.

For that matter, other than Premarin and PremPro, most HRT meds are synthetic.

Use a little common sense, people. Jesus. :eyes:

[arcadian]

11. Related thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x8286063

[Orrex]

12. It's a terrific way to wash down a big bowl of shit-flakes

:puke:

I want to know what kind of an idiot first came up with this nonsense. And then I want to know how he or she convinced the second idiot to try it.

:puke:

[Ptah]

13. Repulsed.

:thumbsdown:

[applegrove]

14. I've heard about it. That enough for me.

[sohndrsmith]

15. If you're an MD, have done years of study (or can cite same)...

then I'll listen. Otherwise... I don't get it.

Urine, by default is waste product. That astronauts can reconstitute it in order to hydrate themselves in space is an entirely different matter, and a useful mechanism - one which - looking at the way we treat our current planet is something humans will all be dealing with in the future because we're making this planet uninhabitable - rapidly. Therefore, alternatives are worth considering.

But this makes no sense in and of itself.

In my view.

[progressoid]

16. How do you feel about regularly hitting yourself in the head with a ball-peen hammer?

[peruban]

17. Heard it works from some dirty hippies.

Wouldn't try it myself, though, unless it was for survival training or something.

[FloridaJudy]

18. Might be good for washing one's face

Or any open wounds - urea has healing properties. But for drinking? No thanks. I'll pass on liquid that's been passed.

[Sebastian Doyle]

19. It makes a good emergency disinfectant

As in, you cut yourself in the woods or somewhere else where a proper first aid kit isn't available, and you can piss on it to prevent infection. But that's a hell of a lot different than drinking it. Even the linked article admits that what is excreted are nutrients that your body can't use at the time (excess vitamins, minerals, etc)

So if your body got rid of them once, what would make you think it wanted them back?

[madinmaryland]

20. Can I just drink a glass of Schlitz beer, instead?

Piss water to me.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

23. more about urine:

Shipwrecked or people otherwise adrift at sea for long periods often resort to drinking their urine when no rainwater is available, seawater being unsuitable. People stranded in deserts often also drink urine to prevent life-threatening dehydration.

Urine has also been historically used as an antiseptic. In times of war, when other antiseptics were unavailable, urine, the darker the better, was utilized on open wounds as an antibacterial.

[TZ]

27. No drinking urine when dyhydrated is dangerous in the extreme

It will cause a build up of the excreted waste in your bloodstream--ammonia by products amoung other things.
Just because something was done in the past doesn't mean its correct or HEALTHY. Otherwise why is lifespan so much better with the advent of modern medicine?
Urine is waste material..your body is NOT set up to have it back and be helpful.
Find me a peer reviewed respectable journal article on this--otherwise...:eyes:
I'm a biologist though, what could I possibly know?:sarcasm:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

30. Sorry, I forgot to cite my quotes.

Here is the link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urine

Wiki is looking for contributions on this subject, if you are so inclined."

[ZombieHorde]

25. Drinking your own urine straight from the tap is more fun than drinking it from a cup.

[EstimatedProphet]

26. With cream, or without?

Luckily, I wouldn't need to sweeten it because of my diabetes...

[Deep13]

28. Some people will believe anything.

Homeopathy, Reiki, chakra alignment, chiropractic "medicine", faith healing. It was only a matter of time before someone became gullible enough to drink his own piss.

[Zuni]

29. LOL

:thumbsup:

[soleiri]

31. uhhh

I don't really care about the benefits or risks of urine consumption.

It's freaking gross!
ew, ew, and ewww.

end of story.