Urophagia

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Template:Short description Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists Urophagia is the consumption of urine.

Urine was consumed in several ancient cultures for various health, healing, and cosmetic purposes[1]Template:Better source needed. People have been known to drink urine in extreme cases of water scarcityTemplate:Example needed, however numerous sources, including the US Army Field ManualScript error: No such module "Unsubst"., advise against it.

Urine may also be consumed as a sexual activity.

Human health warnings

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Human consumption of urine

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As food

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Emergency survival techniques

Survival guides such as the US Army Field Manual, the SAS Survival Handbook,[3] and others[4]Template:Better source needed generally advise against drinking urine for survival.[5] These guides state that drinking urine tends to worsen rather than relieve dehydration due to the salts in it, and that urine should not be consumed in a survival situation, even when no other fluid is available.[5]

Aron Ralston drank urine when trapped for several days with his arm under a boulder.[6] Survivalist television host Bear Grylls drank urine and encouraged others to do so on several episodes on his TV shows.[7]

Medicine

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Sexual activity

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Folk medicine

Template:Main article In various culturesTemplate:Which, alternative medicine can advocate the consumption of urine from various animals such as humans, camels, or cattle for medicinal or cosmetic purposes, but no evidence supports their use.[8][9]

Forced

People may be forced to drink urine as a form of torture or humiliation, as in the case of a Dalit boy in Jaunpur, India, who in 2023 was accused by local youths of sexually harassing a girl.[10]Template:Clarify

Consumption of urine by non-human animals

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Livestock

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Giraffes

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Male giraffes taste the urine of females in order to detect fertility.[11]

References

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External links

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  7. ↑ Template:• Thistlethwaite, Felicity (February 26, 2015). "Stars vomit profusely after drinking their own urine on Bear Grylls: Mission Survive". Daily Express. Archived from the original on March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
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    Template:R protectedLoughrey, Clarisse (December 18, 2015). "Obama refused to drink his own urine on Bear Grylls, 'It's not something I'd make a habit of'". The Independent. Archived from the original on March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
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    Template:R protectedSingh, Anita (May 31, 2014). "Bear Grylls: Kids, please don't drink your own urine". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on March 26, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  8. ↑ Why You Definitely Shouldn't Drink Your Own Pee, Gizmodo, 22 Oct 2014
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