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[–] geovoat ago 

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.