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Drink Urine for Health

I came across this article in the Bangkok Post today and wonder if it's just what I need to cure my recent problems?

Family wakes up to 'benefits' of drinking urine on daily basis

The Chearanasathit family has their own way in keeping the doctor away - a glass of urine every morning.

"It wasn't easy at first. I watched the glass for hours before I grabbed it and swallowed the contents in one gulp,'' said 67-year-old Wannee.

Mrs Wannee said her urine tasted bitter and she suspected it was because of the medicine she took to cure a common cold.

After seven days of drinking her urine, she felt better - the cold was gone and so were muscle pains and allergies. It has been almost three years since her first sip.

May as well give it a go I suppose.
full article below

Family wakes up to `benefits' of drinking urine on daily basis

Doctor warns bodily waste is not a tonic

Amnat Thongdee

The Chearanasathit family has their own way in keeping the doctor away _ a glass of urine every morning.
They have no scientific evidence to prove it. They are simply speaking from experience.
``It wasn't easy at first. I watched the glass for hours before I grabbed it and swallowed the contents in one gulp,'' said 67-year-old Wannee.
Mrs Wannee said her urine tasted bitter and she suspected it was because of the medicine she took to cure a common cold.
After seven days of drinking her urine, she felt better _ the cold was gone and so were muscle pains and allergies. It has been almost three years since her first sip.

Mrs Wannee got the idea from Phra Ajarn Sington Narasapo who came to Chumphon three years ago and talked about the medical benefits of drinking urine.
``Buddhist monks in the past drank their own urine. They preserved fruit in urine and ate the fruit to relieve constipation,'' she said.

Her son, Paitoon, 36, and her daughter-in-law, Netchanok, 33, who works as a nurse at a private hospital, also take urine daily.
According to Mr Paitoon, the smell and the taste of urine is a good indicator of one's health.
``If it tastes sweet, it means you've had too much sugar. If it tastes salty, you've had too much salt. Basically, it warns us about the food we take,'' he said.

Mr Paitoon said urine with a mild taste and smell _ which is similar to that of a baby _ indicates good health.
Mrs Netchanok said she is surprised about the benefits of urine.
``It works well, especially on cold and allergies. I don't know why. Maybe it stimulates the body to produce immunity just like some drugs, except that there are few side-effects,'' she said.

Her eight-year-old daughter, Prapassorn, takes a glass of urine instead of paracetamol when she has a temperature.
She does not drink her urine on a regular basis _ only when she feels unwell.
``It has a mild taste today. I guess I drank lots of water. It's so hot,'' said Prapassorn after the urine disappeared down her throat.

According to Chearanasathit family, their Burmese maid also drinks her urine to cure allergies.

However, Dr Bisan Sapromyen, of Chumphonkhet Udomsak Hospital, said medically speaking urine is useless and there is no scientific evidence to support its benefits.
``It's liquid waste expelled by our body. And waste is waste. No one should drink it,'' he said.

Comments

I can never think of drinking my own urine because the smell is not appropriate for me and the taste is not like milk ofcourse. Even if I eat quite an expensive food and can immagine my urine could contain a lot of nutritional varieties I do not have a feeling of drinking my own urine and may be because it is not popular. I can readily take a capsule of freeze dried urine if it is scientifically approved having a substential health benefits.

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