• Question: Could you survive on a desert island by drinking your own urine?

    Asked by yawn46cup to Philip, Jake, Ann, Annette, Amy Heather on 21 Nov 2019.
    • Photo: Amy Heather Fitzpatrick

      Amy Heather Fitzpatrick answered on 21 Nov 2019:

      Hello! So drinking your own urine is a pretty bad idea. This is because your urine consists of water and all the toxins your kidney filtered out of your body. You might be better off eating your own poo, as at least there are less toxins in it and more nutrition. When you drink your urine, you become dehydrated and you may actually poison yourself, depending on the amount and type of toxins in your urine.

    • Photo: Philip Schuler

      Philip Schuler answered on 21 Nov 2019:

      I agree, the main concern is you’ll be getting dehydrated becasue of the minerals in it.

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