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September 02, 2004
Stunning Medical Breakthrough!
From l'Agence France-Presse, via Yahoo:
Cup of urine a day keeps ailments at bay
Thanks anyway — I'll take my chances without it.
Posted by Russ at 04:27 PM, September 2, 2004 in News
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Don't you kind of already have that? Isn't gout ammonia crystals? It's the shape that makes them hurt. They're real pointy.
Posted by: Donnah at September 2, 2004 04:33 PM
Pretty close. Gout is crystals of uric acid. They can form pretty much anywhere in the body, but usually do so in joints subject to stress - like the stress of walking. Hence the big toe. And yes, they're pointy, sharp, and painful.
I'm pretty sure drinking urine would greatly exacerbate the problem.
Posted by: Russ at September 2, 2004 04:41 PM
Imperial Department of Hegemony By Force
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Don't you kind of already have that? Isn't gout ammonia crystals? It's the shape that makes them hurt. They're real pointy.
Posted by: Donnah at September 2, 2004 04:33 PM
Pretty close. Gout is crystals of uric acid. They can form pretty much anywhere in the body, but usually do so in joints subject to stress - like the stress of walking. Hence the big toe. And yes, they're pointy, sharp, and painful.
I'm pretty sure drinking urine would greatly exacerbate the problem.
Posted by: Russ at September 2, 2004 04:41 PM