Urban Legend or Not: Did Gandhi Drink his own urine every day?

[Brian D. Stevens]

I've heard people say this for years but have always had a hard time
believing it. Is there any basis in this claim? Why would he have done
this? Is there some health benefit to urine consumption or what?

[Lew Bryson]

Post by Brian D. Stevens
I've heard people say this for years but have always had a hard time
believing it. Is there any basis in this claim? Why would he have done
this? Is there some health benefit to urine consumption or what?

It was better than drinking Kingfisher?

(Hey, cross-post to alt.beer, you get what you paid for.)

[Oxymel of Squill]

it's a known practice, said to be highly beneficial, and one of India's PMs
certainly did it but I can't remember whom. Never heard it said of Gandhi
before though

Post by Brian D. Stevens
I've heard people say this for years but have always had a hard time
believing it. Is there any basis in this claim? Why would he have done
this? Is there some health benefit to urine consumption or what?

[pavane]

Post by Oxymel of Squill
it's a known practice, said to be highly beneficial, and one of India's PMs
certainly did it but I can't remember whom. Never heard it said of Gandhi
before though

You are thinking of Prime Minister Morarji Desai,
http://www.dalitstan.org/journal/brahman/bra001/brah0112.html

pavane

[QD Steve]

It is not urban legend. Ghandi drinking small quantities of his own urine
daily is well documented and was noted in a TV special on the man a few
years back.
Steve W.
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Post by Oxymel of Squill

Post by Oxymel of Squill
it's a known practice, said to be highly beneficial, and one of

India's PMs

Post by Oxymel of Squill
certainly did it but I can't remember whom. Never heard it said of

Gandhi

Post by Oxymel of Squill
before though

You are thinking of Prime Minister Morarji Desai,
http://www.dalitstan.org/journal/brahman/bra001/brah0112.html
pavane

[Bubbabob]

Post by Oxymel of Squill

Post by Oxymel of Squill
it's a known practice, said to be highly beneficial, and one of

India's PMs

Post by Oxymel of Squill
certainly did it but I can't remember whom. Never heard it said of

Gandhi

Post by Oxymel of Squill
before though

You are thinking of Prime Minister Morarji Desai,
http://www.dalitstan.org/journal/brahman/bra001/brah0112.html
pavane

Also P.M. Lal Bahadur Shastri.

[Bill Davidsen]

Post by Brian D. Stevens
I've heard people say this for years but have always had a hard time
believing it. Is there any basis in this claim? Why would he have done
this? Is there some health benefit to urine consumption or what?

Does this look like rec.food.urine? The purpose is cerimonial unless you
have no other source of liquid, then it has the health benefit that your
kidneys don't shut down and kill you.

Try alt.sex.fetish.

[Waldo Centini]

Bill Davidsen surprised us with

Post by Bill Davidsen
Does this look like rec.food.urine?

Nope. It looks like rec.food.historic, and the message is AFAIC ontopic.

Post by Bill Davidsen
The purpose is cerimonial unless you have no other source of liquid,
then it has the health benefit that your kidneys don't shut down and
kill you.

The purpose might have been cerEmponial if you knew how to spell it. The
rest is hogwash.

Post by Bill Davidsen
Try alt.sex.fetish.

Prude.

[Lew Bryson]

Post by Waldo Centini
Bill Davidsen surprised us with

Post by Bill Davidsen
Does this look like rec.food.urine?

Nope. It looks like rec.food.historic, and the message is AFAIC ontopic.

Post by Bill Davidsen
The purpose is cerimonial unless you have no other source of liquid,
then it has the health benefit that your kidneys don't shut down and
kill you.

The purpose might have been cerEmponial if you knew how to spell it. The
rest is hogwash.

Ceremponial? What the hell's that mean? Sounds like hogwash to me.

[Waldo Centini]

Lew Bryson surprised us with

Post by Lew Bryson
Ceremponial? What the hell's that mean? Sounds like hogwash to me.

synonymous with cerempipial. And higwush.