[Sca-cooks] urine uses

[Daniel Myers]

On Monday, February 3, 2003, at 11:37 PM, Laura C. Minnick wrote:

> Sterile while it is in the bladder, maybe. But unless the woman (and
> we're
> talking about an ale-wife here) is taking the little towelette from the
> nurse and doing a 'clean catch', chances are pretty good there's
> interesting beasties there, yeasts and no. There's enough bacterial on
> my
> nice clean (and pretty, I might add!) modern face to do very
> interesting
> things.

Yes, that's possible, but I'd think they'd also get such a huge range
of molds, fungi, and bacteria that the stuff would just plain go off.

> And if you think urine is really sterile, change a diaper. I dare ya.

I've changed so many diapers that a little pee doesn't worry me a bit
(my eldest seemed to be under high pressure when he was a baby and
would often hit the ceiling the instant he was uncovered).  Projectile
poop of course is a whole 'nother matter.

- Doc


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