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> urine, which is sterile NO. IT IS NOT. Urine is not sterile and it's such an annoying, pervasive myth. It contains bacteria and under no definition is it ste
by valbaca 5y ago
> urine, which is sterile
NO. IT IS NOT. Urine is not sterile and it's such an annoying, pervasive myth. It contains bacteria and under no definition is it sterile.
- ketanmaheshwari 5y agoCould you share some references for your claim. I have always heard, read and understood that urine is sterile.
- parrellel 5y agoSomeone discovered that there are extremophiles in the urinary tract. They... aren't actually a threat because extremophiles.
- entropie 5y agoThis is probably one of the worst "urban" legends that exist. https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/gory-details/urine-not-sterile-and-neither-rest-you https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/gory-details/urine-not-ster... Its literaly a 5 second google search.
- solididiot 5y agoIf it where sterile then we wouldn't test it in medical tests.
- sophacles 5y agoWhether or not it's sterile seems to me a completely independent variable from whether or not it's useful to test. Seeing as how it's not completely water, but rather water with various things dissolved in it, the relative levels of those dissolved compounds would something that could be worth knowing.
- vitiral 5y agoUrine is not sterile. Neither is blood, tears, ocean water, well water, or anything that isn't 5% bleach or similar. Still no need to get angry about peeing in the ocean off of a boat.
- flobosg 5y agoIt’s already corrected in the article: > urine, which is somewhat sterile