• activ8r
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      6 days ago

      Someone told me urine was sterile once… Probably true.

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        6 days ago

        It’s quite low in bacteria when fresh, so in situations clean water is unavailable fresh urine can substitute in a pinch. But it’s not fully sterile, and given even a couple of hours outside the body it grows significant colonies.