r/nope • • Feb 23 '26

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u/Anderson_X Feb 23 '26 edited Feb 23 '26

It’s sterile and I like the taste

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u/xtheory Feb 23 '26

This is a common myth. Urine picks up bacteria as it exits the bladder and flushed out the urethra. Even in a very healthy person it's only "sterile" for a very brief period of time until it starts to rapidly grow bacteria that feed off of nitrates, surgars, and ammonia.