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In an unprecedented move, the Thai Medical Services Department has warned the public that sniffing your own urine will not cure sinusitis. It goes without saying – you would have thought – that washing your sinuses with pee will not cure Covid-19 (any variant) nor the common cold. Though your sex life might be a …

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2,000 years ago, the Romans cleaned their teeth with a sharp stick dipped in their own Urine.  They also cured all their leather using Urine.  The Military in the UK still teach the drinking of ones own Urine as a survival technique.   Allegedly, in Pattaya Soi 6, you can find some other, rather exotic use of the stuff.  I doubt it does any real harm, however weird it sounds. 

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2 hours ago, Pinetree said:

The Military in the UK still teach the drinking of ones own Urine as a survival technique

They do, but there is a lot more to it than that. Perhaps in a desert survival or lost at sea survival situation, drinking your own pee may buy you a day or two. It’s not a whole lot better than drinking sea water and there are other bacterial risks. Survival techniques in other locations offer much better alternatives. 
 

The attached is an extract from the Army Field Manual 

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Nothing new here, urine therapy has been around for quite a while.  And like homeopathy, there is no evidence to confirm its effectiveness.

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6 hours ago, Pinetree said:

The Military in the UK still teach the drinking of ones own Urine as a survival technique.

Wait. What?

They told us we had to drink each others. 

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8 hours ago, Pinetree said:

2,000 years ago, the Romans cleaned their teeth with a sharp stick dipped in their own Urine.  They also cured all their leather using Urine.  The Military in the UK still teach the drinking of ones own Urine as a survival technique.   Allegedly, in Pattaya Soi 6, you can find some other, rather exotic use of the stuff.  I doubt it does any real harm, however weird it sounds. 

Could you imagine going into an alley and sniffing or brushing your teeth with the stench type left.. It’s free. 

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20 hours ago, Pinetree said:

2,000 years ago, the Romans cleaned their teeth with a sharp stick dipped in their own Urine.  They also cured all their leather using Urine.  The Military in the UK still teach the drinking of ones own Urine as a survival technique.   Allegedly, in Pattaya Soi 6, you can find some other, rather exotic use of the stuff.  I doubt it does any real harm, however weird it sounds. 

Dog excrement was also part of the process for the finest leathers.

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