Auto Urine Therapy for Pulmonary Hypertension

Auto urine therapy is a controversial treatment whereby a patient ingests his own urine to cure medical conditions. Pulmonary hypertension is high blood pressure in the lungs, which causes the heart to work harder because of pulmonary arterial constriction. Traditional medical treatment is oxygen therapy and blood-thinning medications; consider auto urine therapy as an alternative only after consulting your physician.

Congenital Vs. Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension

• Determine the type of pulmonary hypertension that you have, whether congenital or secondary. Symptoms of pulmonary hypertension are dizziness and shortness of breath. A physician can determine whether the condition is congenital (scarring of the lungs) or pre-existing. If congenital, consider whether surgical intervention may be in order. If secondary (pre-existing), treat the the primary condition. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure are generally primary conditions.

Medical and Lifestyle Treatments

• Consult your doctor regarding treatment options before pursuing the auto urine therapy. If you have secondary pulmonary hypertension are, follow a healthy diet, take all prescribed medications and exercise regularly, limiting only activity that is isometric or involves heavy weight-lifting. Congenital pulmonary hypertension has an additional caveat regarding the risk of endocarditis which, in its infective form, travels by way of bacteria through the bloodstream and settles in the lining of the heart. Drinking urine may have an additional risk for contracting the bacteria that cause endocarditis.

Properties and Restorative Qualities

• Evaluate the benefits of auto urine therapy with your physician. Proponents of this therapy cite that urine contains 95 percent water, 2.5 percent urea and 2.5 percent other minerals and salts; it is therefore not toxic. While its beneficial qualities are not specific to one disease or another, it has been used on the skin as a facial toner and there are anecdotal reports that it has cured such ailments as asthma, multiple sclerosis and cancer when ingested. One of the byproducts in urine, DHEA (or dehydroepiandrosterone), has been identified as having curative properties for cancer, obesity and aging.

Procedure for Therapy

• Collect the morning's first urine for ingestion. Start with a few drops at a time, working your way up to drinking a glass a day. Alternatively, you can gargle with it to relieve the symptoms of a cold or toothache, or sniff it to clear out congestion.