I have wondered many times how a human would fare if the kidneys dumped urine into the start of the large intestines somewhere about the appendix instead of into a bladder to be sprayed out. I’m assuming water would be reabsorbed and slower to process out, primarily through sweat and evaporation from the lungs, and maybe diarrhea, though it may be that other waste products, such as salts or ureas may be absorbed into the large intestines instead of being ejected, though I have no idea if it would, or if it would be ejected as intended. Do we have any biologists here that could give insight on if combining both waste paths into one would be advisable?

  • @angrystego
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    11 year ago

    The other solution would be to evolve a bladder capable of reabsorbing water.

    • @ThurkeauOP
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      11 year ago

      That is also something that I have wondered about, but that probably isn’t a thing because of salt buildup.