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June 10th, 2003, 09:49 PM
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Re: OT: Rotating Circles
although i've heard that you can drink sea water in very small quantities in an emergency.
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June 10th, 2003, 11:03 PM
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Re: OT: Rotating Circles
Oleg, holding in urine for extended periods of time causes more problems than urinating too often (which really is not a problem, just drink more water and no adverse effects will be felt). Bacteria grow and multiply in urine, and if you keep it in there too long, you run the risks of getting some nasty infections.
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June 10th, 2003, 11:17 PM
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Re: OT: Rotating Circles
When you begin to deyhdrate, the first thing your body does is try to hold the liquid in. So dehydrated people do not pee.
Incidentally, that's why drunk people smell so bad - alcohol inhibits your kidneys, but your body still needs to get rid of its urea, so it eliminates a part of it through the sweat glands - yes, very drunk people literally begin to sweat urine.
I just think I'll go and have a shower now. 
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June 11th, 2003, 01:15 AM
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Re: OT: Rotating Circles
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Originally posted by Chief Engineer Erax:
When you begin to deyhdrate, the first thing your body does is try to hold the liquid in. So dehydrated people do not pee.
Incidentally, that's why drunk people smell so bad - alcohol inhibits your kidneys, but your body still needs to get rid of its urea, so it eliminates a part of it through the sweat glands - yes, very drunk people literally begin to sweat urine.
I just think I'll go and have a shower now.
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Hmm... I was always under _very_ strong impression beer stimulates my kidneys all right. But I'll better take shower just in case 
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June 11th, 2003, 02:36 AM
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Re: OT: Rotating Circles
Um, no, I got it wrong. (Dammit Jim, I'm an engineer, not a doctor !) Yes, alcohol will make your kidneys work overtime, so you will lose too much liquid and become dehydrated (that's what a hangover is, really - mild dehydration, so drink plenty of water before going to sleep and you'll avoid the worst of it).
Once you are dehydrated, your body stops eliminating liquid, but it must eliminate urea and so on and so forth.
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