when your stranded on a desert with no food and water would it be okay to drink your own urine for survival?

my karate master says its fine as long as its ur own urine and not sombody elses but i remeber on a discovery channel it said not to do so…so now im confused and i want sufficient information because i want to prove my master wrong.

please state your references

~thank you~

holly =)

In the long run – no it wouldn’t. Urine contains waqste products and some salts. Drinking it again would make your body have to work at getting rid of them again, therfore straining your kidneys.

I’m sure doing it once or twice wouldn’t harm but i don’t really want to try it lol

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  1. mrs. nick jonas Said,

    i would hope it isnt
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  2. Hidden Track Said,

    urine is clean until it hits the air. but it is still safe to drink. look it up.
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  3. azteccustomdesigns Said,

    watched a show that said once, maybe twice but no more
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  4. Jennie is in Severe pain Said,

    Ew please i would rather die of starvation and dehydration
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  5. Infamousbeautii™ Said,

    Ewww, no >.> That’s digusting.

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  6. LuthienTinuviel Said,

    No, you need to do it if you have no other sources of water. The salt in the seawater will just dehydrate you more.
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  7. SillyRabbit Said,

    If you were stranded on a desert island, than you would be surrounded by sea water all around you. Never drink urine, no matter whose it is.
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  8. JESS Said,

    NO
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  9. Rocsi♥ Said,

    yea. Bear said it was ok too! :)
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  10. Oh Yeah It's Real Said,

    Yeah.. It would only last you a couple of days though.. Soon enough it will be nothing but pure waste
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  11. ? Said,

    I suppose if you want to live for a few more hours it would be fine. However evaporation will eventually sap you dry.
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  12. goldie_10_99 Said,

    I once read somewhere that drinking your own urine would be ok..but just on a very temporary basis.
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  13. s_lovesyorkies Said,

    you can only drink it once. then it does nothing. but yeah once you can.
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  14. Prophet 1102 Said,

    Best to distill it using a simple foil or plastic collector.

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  15. Levi Said,

    Strand yourself and you would do anything to survive. You’re trying to ponder a life and death scenario while not being in one. Survival is a natural instinct and of course you would.
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  16. french cutie Said,

    yes it is safe to drink ur own urine BUT!!!! dont drink it to much or u could get seriously sick! and its gross!! so both the tv and ur mater was right! partiatly right BUT REMEMBER!!!! only drink ur urine if ur dieing of thirst!!
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  17. Voila! Said,

    In the long run – no it wouldn’t. Urine contains waqste products and some salts. Drinking it again would make your body have to work at getting rid of them again, therfore straining your kidneys.

    I’m sure doing it once or twice wouldn’t harm but i don’t really want to try it lol
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  18. ? Said,

    Don’t do it unless you know how- you need to go in a cup and put saran wrap on top and drink the water particles that collect on the saran wrap
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  19. ♥ TOM DALEY! x Said,

    OMG.. i cannot imagine, myself, drinking my own urine. well, in my opinion, drinking urine isnt good. urine is a waste water inside our body and why would you drink it?. so it means, ur drinking some dirty waste?.. idk.
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  20. *I'm Listening* Said,

    Hopefully I’d get rescued by then.

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    But I heard that your urine is like 90 percent water and the rest is just bacteria.

  21. A-Dog Said,

    It is very safe to drink your own urine its probably not the most pleasant taste but you gotta do what you can to survive.
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  22. I Heart You! Said,

    Actually your master is correct. I’m not saying when you’re at home and you are thirsty have a cup of urine but if were stranded on an island and had no water except salt water than you should be drinking urine. Salt water is just that, salt, so it dehydrates you more.
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_urine#Survival

  23. Blue Monkey Said,

    I know that urine is completely sterile. You could drink it if you had to. That’s pretty gross though. i bet it would taste really bad.

    ~Claire~
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  24. ditzi guh♥xoxo Said,

    ew.. probably not.
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  25. Angel E Said,

    i agree only once or twice it also works as a disinfectant if you split open your leg you can pee on it to prevent infection
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  26. Darlene S Said,

    yes you can. the show man vs. wild on discovery channel has bear grylls drinking his own pee when he was stranded on a desert. i can still picture the image! ahh! i remember him making a really nasty face too while drinking his own pee. gross!! but i guess you gotta do what you gotta do to survive…
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  27. amelita_0214 Said,

    yes, but of course it’s a last resort.

    never drink sea water because you’ll dehydrate faster from the vomiting and diarrhea.
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    http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24147868-12335,00.html

  28. Misery Business Said,

    urrwwww, it;d be rather sour!
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