ADomDoc -> RE: pee sickness (5/22/2006 9:06:03 AM)
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Great link by 'BigNipples2Share" ... as to nausea/vomiting status post ingestion of urine several factors have to be considered (some already mentioned) 1) concentration of the urine ... 1st pee of the morning is more concentrated & aromatic ... and maybe too much for most. Dilute urine after you are diuresing status post a few glasses of wine or beer, would be less 'flavorful' & aromatic. 2) Smell of the urine: 1) which is directly proportional to concentration (above) & 2) which is related to foods recently ingested (some have been mentioned in this thread, some in the article cited by BigNips. A lot of our taste sensation is really olfactory, so an objectionable smell will taste bad. And we've all watched the idiots on Fear Factor trying to swallow nasty stuff. 3) Buffering capacity of your stomach ... pee might bounce on an empty stomach a little easier cuz it can't get mixed in & lost in the contents as easily. OTOH, a stomach that is bloated w/ food might bounce just cuz it's too full. Again ... if the smell or taste is too bad or concentrated ... a full stomach might put some power behind the puking :-) 4) Salinity & pH of the urine: if it's too saline, it'll surely cause diarrhea ... and maybe puking because of the taste factor again. pH affects flavor ... and the higher alkaline pHs can be associated (at least sometimes) w/ more bitter flavors. Lower acidic pHs will, of course be more sour ... which might be obnoxious to some. 5) Psychological factors: Just ask your mom or dad to drink down a big cup of warm pee ... and they might retch at the thought of it ... if they don't smack you one first! Even if pee is optimum flavor, pH, temperature, etc for someone who is used to it ... it can still be very, very nauseating to a beginner or someone who is not in the right mind-set. Hey ... I LIKE broccoli ... but I remember getting barfy over it as a kid. Some things just bounce if your head is in the wrong place. 6) What has NOTHING to do with barfing would be if the pee-er has had a drink or 5, or has taken a therapeutic level of a drug ... and drinking the pee is occasional. (As mentioned in the article, drugs & toxins DO pass in the urine ... but unless a person has taken a lethal dose, or unless all the pee is always drunk ... a single drinking of pee should not cause emesis.) I have doctor friends who routinely drink their own urine ... admit I've tried it (respecting their opinions & I try to be open minded) ... don't care for it, not interested in it ... end of story. Hope this is helpful, ADomDoc
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