A shocking video of a Pune woman demonstrating an unusual way of cleaning her eyes with her own urine has caused quite a stir on social media. The method quickly drew criticism from multi-award-winning hepatologist Dr. Cyriac Abby Philips, popularly known as TheLiverDoc, who reshared the clip on his X (formerly Twitter) handle and issued a clear warning: “Please don’t put your urine inside your eyes. Urine is not sterile.” He added, “Boomer aunties trying to be cool on Instagram is depressing… and terrifying.”
The video in question was originally posted by Nupur Pittie, a self-described health coach, who introduced the unexpected practice under the title “Urine Eye Wash – Nature’s Own Medicine.” In the clip, she gave a live demonstration of rinsing her eyes with her own urine in the morning, claiming it helped with issues like dryness, redness and irritation.
Though the video has now been deleted, it sparked massive backlash online, with viewers and experts alike expressing concern over the dangerous trend.
Please don’t put your urine inside your eyes. Urine is not sterile.
Boomer aunties trying to be cool on Instagram is depressing…and terrifying.
Source: https://t.co/SQ5cmpSOfY pic.twitter.com/qgryL9YHfI
— TheLiverDoc (@theliverdr) June 25, 2025
According to Moneycontrol, Philips even took to Pittie’s Instagram to directly comment on her video. “You need help, woman. This is not normal. If you are trying to ride the social media ‘following and like wave,’ this is not the way. Get help,” he wrote.
Notably, similar sentiments were widely echoed across social media after the video went viral. Although Pittie has since deleted the original post from her handle, it wasn’t before users raised alarms and warned about the potential consequences.
One wrote, “How do people justify putting the body’s waste back into the body?” While another added, “Someone tell this aunty that the first urine of the morning actually contains more bacteria than urine passed later in the day. Why? Because it sits in the bladder overnight, giving bacteria more time to multiply. Putting that into your eyes isn’t just misguided—it’s downright dangerous.”
Another comment read, “The human body is very, very pro-survival. If urine were so useful to the body, it wouldn’t throw it away. They are literally collecting the body waste and trying to reuse it. I mean, what kind of poverty mindset is this?”
The incident has reignited a broader conversation about the promotion of unverified health remedies online, adding to the ongoing debate around responsible social media use.