Is urine sterile....?!
Question: Is urine sterile.....?
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Anyway, say I was lost in the woods and tripped and fell and cut my leg open. There's no water around anywhere that could be considered safe enough to irrigate the wound. But I do have to pee really badly...could I use that.?Health Question & Answer
Anyway, say I was lost in the woods and tripped and fell and cut my leg open. There's no water around anywhere that could be considered safe enough to irrigate the wound. But I do have to pee really badly...could I use that.?Health Question & Answer
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Urine is sterile, that's a fact.Health Question & Answer
Well it tastes absolutely awful, but in a case where you need hydration and there is no other way (say you're absolutely sure there is no water nearby, or it looks like it might rain soon), then yes you can drink your own urine. Bear Grylls demonstrated this on his survival show.Health Question & Answer
Alcohol is much more effective. DO you have some liquor or even beer.? I would use that. Soap and water would be good too. Bandage the wound as best you can.Health Question & Answer
Definitely. If you are brave and dehydrated you can also drink it but only do it a few times as some chemical builds up and can cause kidney or liver damage.Health Question & Answer
Urine is sterile until it leaves your body. So, in a word, no.Health Question & Answer
i don't know about that but urine is filtered throught the bodyHealth Question & Answer
That's up to you. If you want to risk infection, go ahead.Health Question & Answer
NO Health Question & Answer
no not sterile at all it is the waste your body makes Health Question & Answer