[–] ideologicidal ago (edited ago)
That.. Actually might make sense.
Medfag, if you read this, correct me, pl0x.
In response to the foreign material(venom), the immune system produces proteins (enzymes/antibodies) which attatch to the foreign particles and denature them, so they can be filtered through the kidneys and expelled with urine.
An anaphylactic imbibing their own urine (blech!), would reintroduce the denatured foreign particles and the immunological proteins (enzymes/antibodies). The gastric process further denatures the venom, while also deconstructing and reintroducing the base materials of the enzymes/antibodies back into the bloodstream, making them availible to a potentially depleted immune system.
Tl;dr: if anaphylactic and no epi-pen, drinking ur urine might be preferable to death.
Edit:"‘The irony of Bear the survivalist being stung, having the potential of an allergic reaction, and needing to be treated with an EpiPen, "
Grylls had epinephrine availible
Medfag, if you read this, correct me, pl0x.
In response to the foreign material(venom), the immune system produces proteins (enzymes/antibodies) which attatch to the foreign particles and denature them, so they can be filtered through the kidneys and expelled with urine.
An anaphylactic imbibing their own urine (blech!), would reintroduce the denatured foreign particles and the immunological proteins (enzymes/antibodies). The gastric process further denatures the venom, while also deconstructing and reintroducing the base materials of the enzymes/antibodies back into the bloodstream, making them availible to a potentially depleted immune system.
Tl;dr: if anaphylactic and no epi-pen, drinking ur urine might be preferable to death.
[–] SmokeyMeadow 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Bear had previously shown the severity of his allergy on Born Survivor, with his face blowing up into painful swells after he was stung while trying to get honey from a beehive.
A lot of stuff I see on Voat mystifies me, but this takes the cake. How the fuck can someone be a "survivalist" if a damn bee sting can take them out? Also, why the fuck was he trying to mess with a bee hive if he was allergic to bees? This story has somehow convinced me that Bear Grylls is an even bigger dumbass than I thought he was.
[–] ScreechingTranny 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Les Stroud is 9x the man Grylls is.
[–] Wiserman 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
Well done. I never read any scientific materials, though. I just always assumed drinking pee was the cure, just because I thought so.