https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgy78q/dr-oz-pee-drinking

  • FALGSConaut [comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    So this used to be the way people diagnosed diabetes for centuries, since one of the symptoms is excess sugar being passed through urine. I could even understand doctors in remote/underdeveloped/overexploited areas falling back on this if more modern methods were unavailable.

    But it just sounds like this guy likes drinking piss

    • ElGosso [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Yeah this is a pretty well-known medical "fun fact"

    • GoebbelsDeezNuts [any]
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      edit-2
      2 years ago

      "I like to do things the old fashioned way."

      "What other tests or procedures do you do the old fashioned way?"

      "Just this one."

      "Oh."

    • supafuzz [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      My understanding is traditional Chinese doctors would have you pee on a rock and check it later for ant activity

      Drinking it is not a requirement

      • Gogoplata [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Lmao based china for not drinking piss. Imagine fucking being a western doctor and just accepting the piss drinking instead of finding an alternative.