MsFortune-Take 110 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Excuse me for my lack of knowledge but how does drinking stop you from dehydrating? Isn't urine the waste from other drinks, so won't your body just reject it and basically, since it's waste, just pee everything right back out since there's nothing it can take from it? Link to comment
Redd 268 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Quite a theory you have there Mewtamer. I have heard this as well but fail to see how it would work. I agree, the salt in urine alone is going to make you more thirsty or more dehydrated. I know for the most part this whole thing is based on drinking your own urine, something I can't bring myself to do. But I do wonder if you did the whole system just with your partner. You drinking their urine and they drinking yours and nothing else. Would one expect similar results? (I would assume so). Link to comment
OmoCommando 38 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 (edited) As others have said, the high saline content in urine would cause you to become dehydrated more quickly, even if you can stomach the taste. US Army handbooks warn against it as a method of survival. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urine#Survival_uses Edited May 19, 2017 by OmoCommando sauce (see edit history) Link to comment
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