Urine injection kills Bolivian woman

[vino]

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A Bolivian woman has died from an injection of urine allegedly administered by her friend as a form of health therapy, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Investigating prosecutor Oscar Flores told The Associated Press that 35-year-old Gabriela Ascarrunz died Saturday of an "infection caused by urine that was injected by fashion designer Monica Schultz."

Local newspapers reported that Schultz, who is known across Bolivia for her clothing lines, is a practitioner of urine therapy — a form of alternative medicine using human urine for cosmetic purposes or to treat various diseases. Some people rub it on their skin, while others inject or drink it.

Skeptical scientists and physicians say there is no evidence urine treatment works and that chemicals it contains could potentially be toxic. ...SNIP...

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hNEMhtxY8H4x4Mm_S1AqRDjn8lOgD96901280

Just plain quackery.

[TZ]

1. But but urine is sterile! That means its healthy!

God, what part of WASTE PRODUCT don't these people get?:banghead:

[moggie]

2. What would you know?

Are you a fashion designer, huh? No? Then what makes you think you're qualified to dispense health advice?

If only there were yaks in Bolivia, that poor woman might still be alive.

[varkam]

3. And it's NATURAL!

Natural is good, right?

[Heddi]

4. OH MY GOD PLEASE STOP URINE IS NOT STERILE!!!!

Okay....Urine *is* sterile WHEN IT IS IN THE BODY (bladder). Just like blood is sterile when it's in a vein or artery.

However, once it passes through the urethral meatus (pee-pee hole) IT IS NO LONGER STERILE.

why?

Because a whole shitload (literally, sometimes) of bugs and bacteria live down there. That's why women get so frequent UTI's because the urethra (tube connecting the pee-pee hole to the bladder) is very small compared to men, and that short urethra allows the bacteria that live on the outside to get inside the urethra (pee pee hole) and have happy hippy parties and such. This is why women (and men) should always urinate AFTER sex, because it helps to cleanse the urethra of all the bacteria that may have wiggled their way up there during sex---the urethra kind of takes a hit (heh) and gets a bit swollen, opens a bit more, and more bacteria can wiggle inside.

That is why such care has to be taken when inserting a urinary catheter as far as doing "sterile" technique, cleansing and prepping the urethra/labia/glans penis, because you want to get all those icky bugs away from there as much as possible. Of course, it is impossible to "sterilize" human skin, but we do the best we can via betadine solution and using sterile gloves and equipment.

I mean, the fact that people can even THINK that pee, outside of the body, I guess affirms why only 40% of people believe in Evolution. I mean, have you SEEN where pee comes from? Do you know what hole is located just a few short (heh) inches from the pee pee hole? Do you understand the conditions those parts are kept in? From the warm dark place, to the underwear, to the fact that guys don't even generally WIPE after they pee....the whole proximity of the anus is really only a consideration in females but COME ON. SERIOUSLY....you think something that comes out of the GENITAL AREA is sterile? oy. fucking. vey.

Once the pee passes out of the bladder, it's about as sterile as a big hot poop, which is to say 'not sterile at all'.

And I'd inject urine into my blood about as quickly as I'd inject hot poop into my blood, which is to say "never"

Here are some illustrative guides drawn by someone that was not me:

[EvolveOrConvolve]

5. "...could potentially be toxic."

I guess any doubt about the potential for injected urine to kill you has now been put to rest.

This woman was an idiot - perhaps an ignorant idiot, but an idiot nonetheless. Why do these people think that the body passes these waste elements? Because they're good for you? Fuck, what a bunch of tools!