Comment on What if urine was reprocessed by large intestines?
Drewdp@lemmy.world 8 months ago
The kidneys already recover water and salt. Google the loop of Henley.
What we pee is what our body considers in excess. We intake a lot of our water from food, so we need a way to expel that. Peeing is much nicer than bloating and constant Diarra.
Thurkeau@lemmy.world 8 months ago
True, though as is, we still need to take in water due to a shortfall in what we do take in. That said, I’m also wondering if my proposal would also result in other waste products being recirculated and building up in the system, causing their own complications.
Zeth0s@lemmy.world 8 months ago
You are asking for kidney stones. There’s a chemical reason you want plenty of water to dilute your waste, that is precipitation
match@pawb.social 8 months ago
One waste product building up would be water, in that case