Unusual Facts About Urine You Should Definitely Know.

#1

Apart from coming out in different shades, our pee has some interesting and weird facts too. One of them being that it can whiten our teeth. Eww! But that's 100% true; apart from this, pee is a sign that depicts our overall health as well.

Let's scroll down here to know more about our 'inside out' bestie.

#2 Urine contains 95% of water

Urine is 95% water. 2.5% urea and a 2.5% combination of salt, hormones, nutrients, and creatine that makes up the rest of the urine.

#3

The average adult produces around 6.3 cups of urine in a 24 hour period with a normal fluid intake of 2 liters per day. The bladder itself can hold about 2.5 cups of urine at a time from two to five hours. However, the urge to urinate generally occurs when your bladder has about a cup full.

#4

The Romans really loved urine, so the doctors used to advise their patients to wash their teeth with pee in order to whiten them. This may sound crazy, but the truth is that the urine contains ammonia which makes the teeth become whiter;

In China, they dip eggs in the pee of young boys to make them tastier. It’s considered a delicacy there! (Can it get any worse?)

#5 An average healthy person's urine lasts for last for about seven seconds..

But, if it is less than 7 seconds, and you feel the need to go, then you might have an infection;

#6

Drinking urine won’t hydrate you. While the thought of urine probably doesn’t make you thirsty, many people would consider resorting to drinking their urine if stranded in the desert. The US Army Field Manual strictly advises against this because the salt content will actually make you more dehydrated.

#7

American pioneers used to treat earaches by pouring warm urine inside their ears and then plugging them with cloth.

Several major league baseball players, including Moises Alou and Jorge Posada, used urine on their hands to prevent and relieve calluses.

#8

Urine was used drug companies to make medicine- urokinase which helped dissolved the blood clots that caused heart attacks.

#9

If your urine is foamy it is an indication of proteins in the urine. When the body’s filtration system becomes damaged, mostly due to diabetes and hypertension, proteins are released into the urinary bladder.

IF your have eaten asparagus, your pee is no doubt going to stink! Asparagus leads to give urine a very foul, smelly, and edgy odor that results from the release of sulfur-containing compounds during asparagus digestion.

#10 Your pee color talks a lot about your health;

While fresh urine has very little smell, stale urine can develop a strong odor as bacteria begin to break down the urea into ammonia. (Well now you know why does your pee smell bad after you held it in for a very very long time!)

If you pee smells sweet, then it might be an indication of diabetes;

If the pee smells bad, then it might be an indication of an infection. This might be because of spilling glucose to proteins into the urine;

#11 “Pee-phoria”

“Pee-phoria” or the sense of release as bladder pressure diminishes is a result of the stimulation of nerve endings in the urinary system.(Ah, So this is what it is!)

#12 Women do not pee from their vaginas;

In women, the urethral hole is between the vaginal opening and clitoris. Unfortunately, it is hard to figure out the exact location where the urine is coming out of, which leads to some accidents when trying to pee in a cup at the doctor's office. The following picture explains the location of the urethral opening better and directly.

#13

Frequent visit to the bathroom is a good signal for health. It also gives essential information about your heart and kidney health, also about your liver function.

#14 Your favorite food can make your stream especially stinky

Junk food, coffee, garlic etc can make your pee smell bad, but it can be controlled if you stay well-hydrated.

#15 An average adult bladder can hold 300 to 500 milliliters of urine

regardless of bladder size, David Hu’s research concluded that it takes all mammals about 21 seconds to empty their bladders of urine. However, the World Record for the longest urination time is 508 seconds, which is just over 8 minutes!

#16 Time to stop blaming the kids!

According to a survey conducted by the Water Quality and Health Council, one in five adults urinates in swimming pools.

#17 During World War 1, Canadian soldiers used pee as gas masks

They used to soak up hankies or socks with their urine and then cover their faces with it. In that era, it was believed to be the best process for breathing in war.

#18

As men age, their stream gets weaker due to their prostate getting larger. While this isn’t an issue for women, their stream can also get weaker with age due to the bladder and urethra liner becoming less supple.

#19 Stress Urinary Intolerance

Do not be embarrassed in case you pee when you sneeze, exercise, or laugh, because it is normal. This situation is known as Stress Urinary Intolerance;