refering to This Recent Masterpiece
If we’re not to use our own produce to cure our own problems, what about the idea of peeing on jellyfish stings?
Is it equally as futile if I’m suffering during a day on the beach?
I don’t know about curing foot fungus but urine has been used by athletes to help condition their hands. No idea if this works either.
On treating fungus. I have a non-traditional way that worked (for me at least). Some years back I was suffering from ringworm (nasty case all the way around my wrist caused by not talking off a cloth watchband when it was wet). After trying the foot stuff (which had worked on previous cases) a guy at work told me about an old navy (USN not the retail store) cure: dilute bleach in water 1:1 and apply with cloth. It worked. Fast. The only downside was the massive amounts of lotion that were needed to combat the dried out skin as the fungus died.
I seemed to remember that during art class we were told that the Dutch brushed their teeth with urine.
Trying Google, I found this site that says the Romans cleaned their teeth with urine and also used it as a mouthwash. Yum! Just a helpful hint for those who hate the taste of Listerine.
5th paragraph down.
It’s my understanding that hot water is more effective than urine for jellyfish stings.
I heard from my father, in the military, where they have one pair of boots, free medical, and in this situation are free from pharmaceutical, alternative medicine, or even paying a specialist - only your own unrine - works in 24 hours. Sounds gross, but thousands and thousands in this situation try it, and it works! ( I’ve never had the condition personally)
So, I tried to look it up on google, and for people, got the same info. One chemist, admits zero research, speculates it wont work, even though urea is 40% of the “cure”? Why is speculating chemist assuming urea is the active ingrediant? Why is the expert speculating instead of checking the research available? Vultures never buy anything, bird science is not political, just weird birds! No religious, commercial, political extremests picketing vulture studies…
Google “Vulture Urine”
“Vultures release urine down their legs to clean off bacteria.” -National Geographic
-hundreds of reputable sources
Urine is similar among all living things, same ingredients in humans. If it’s a known fact in animal urine, and science has compared similarity among peoples & animals. How can it kill bacteria for a Vulture, and not work for humans?
Since this is all provable, and we can all look it up, I hope you post a correction. Sorry, this was just p*ssing me off!
Knowing that it sounded ridiculous but actually not receiving actual results from the store bought brands (tried several before attempting this), I followed the advice of a co-worker and countless other voices from other forums online and set about curing my Athlete’s foot with pee.
I did this for two reasons mainly- I wanted it over with and I knew pee was safe (more about this later). I got athlete’s foot the first time from my gym, an experience that was kind of humiliating and yet almost expected. When it happened I thought I’d try the normal routes of the grocery pharmacy, and looked through the various sprays, lotions etc until finally deciding on a few products.
The process of choosing was a little embarrassing, being next to the jock-itch and hemorrhoid medications isn’t sexy IMHO but nevertheless, a necessity when you’re in the spot. First I tried the sprays; cold, easy, somewhat smelly and needed to repeat often. Hmm… still there.
After that course of action appeared fruitless, I went back to the pharmacy for a lotion. Besides getting your hands messy and becoming more familiar with the crevices in your feet, it was ok. Some were like regular lotion and some a bit greasy (not much but different). The multiple applications were a pain, not to mention the price… ouch. After buying three different products, I was out at least 20 bucks and still having the usual signs (won’t go into them here but you’ll know what I mean if you’ve ever had it).
So now I decided to ask some friends and look online and low and behold it seemed that good 'ol pee might be the treatment I was looking for.
I set myself up on the edge of the tub with a wide bowl (like for mixing) inside the tub with some fresh product (believe me when I tell you that you want it fresh). The warmth was inviting and soothing to the pain.
I soaked for 10-15 minutes and repeated once a day for three days. Do it in the morning, when you’re pee is stronger. I swear to you this is true.
Each soak was followed by a rinse and allowed to thoroughly dry before putting any socks or shoes on.
I don’t know if this is appropriate for everyone, but this actually worked for me!
What came next were nice, soft glowing feet free from bacteria… no smell, no itching, cracking, peeling whatsoever. I also sprayed disinfectant (lysol in this case) into my shoes and let them dry and air out before wearing to prevent recontamination and threw out any socks that weren’t in top shape (not that this matters but because it just seemed to be good measure).
The problem never came back until now, almost 6 years later, using my partner’s shower (he has 4 other smelly roommates) and noticing that my feet were itching between the toes. I was planning to start the treatment again when I saw the related article and wanted to chime in on urine’s effectiveness for treatment. By god I tell you it works. Don’t be alarmed, it’s natural and safe, free and you don’t have to stand in line to buy it.
Now I had mentioned that I knew this was safe and the reason is because I know it also works for pink eye! I had that several years back and it persisted and was awfully painful. Nothing seemed to work, no brand of eye wash, eye wash cup, homemade remedies and certainly not waiting. I needed to not look like I had a pink watery tennis ball for an eye. What was worse is that it was spreading to the other eye and it sure hurt.
I worked at a natural foods store and tried all the products there as well as the national store brands. This wasn’t working and I took a couple of days off and my co-worker at the time (who I thought was pulling my leg) told me about pee for your eye. I thought NO WAY!! NO HOW!! NO SIR!! but in my effort to find comfort and in my desperation, I decided what the hell.
She said, “first thing in the morning, go get a Q-tip and walk over to the toilet to pee. when in mid-stream (read, not from the start of when you pee but in the middle of it) pee on the tip of it to get it wet. Set it on a glass or something so it’s not touching anything and when you’re done peeing, wash your hands and squeeze the tip of the Q-tip in your eye. It will feel nice and you only have to do it for two to three days and you’ll be fine.”
I did exactly that but peed on both ends, in case I needed more. I’m telling you, after the first drop or two (that’s all you need) in my eye, I felt instant relief. It was soothing and better yet the swelling was almost gone by the end of the first day. The redness got better and by the end of the second day it was better. I still applied the third day for the sake of completeness but by then I was a true believer.
I’ve never done the washing out cuts or anything else but a good friend swears that it cured a plantar wart on her foot. Apparently that’s an old Tibetan or Nepalese treatment that worked like a charm while she was trekking.
That’s my story FWIW, I hope it helps you but for sure, if your condition gets worse and not better, go see a doctor!
I would have to be well-nigh insane with the burning itch, watering, and swelling of conjunctivitis before I would consider peeing in my own eye. (Or, let it be said, anyone else’s.)
Pee on feet, though…warm and comfy sensation, hmm? Free of itch, crack & peel, hmmmm??? :dubious:
They used to use pee in curing leather. Maybe still do, sometimes. So maybe there’s something to it.
Unfortunately for your argument, egg-laying creatures have grossly different excretory systems.
Except that in birds, one of the primary constitutents is Uric Acid, which healthy humans produce very little of (instead we have the luxury of urea). See http://biology.clc.uc.edu/Courses/bio105/kidney.htm . In addition, bird excrement is highly concentrated with very little water content compared with that of humans.
This might be a little complicated, but please, try to stick with me here. I’ll try to keep the explanation as straightforward as I can, but I make no promises. Okay? Okay. Here it is:
A vulture…
…is not…
a human.
Let me know if you need me to flesh out any of the details.
Urea is a part of urine. 95% of urine is water. The other 5% is not urea, which is a synthetic compound used in a variety of cosmetics which improve the condition of skin. Dermitologists prescribe them, they work well. Urine is sterile, and has been used to clean wounds on the battlefield for thousands of years…
The PH level, or acidity of urine is based on protein consumption. Vultures, like people, eat dead food. Vultures also eat vegetables, the contents of urine are always changing… I know my father has high amounts of uric acid if he eats cheese, wine, beer in excess… Gout, kidney stones, etc.
The question was “Does peeing on your feet cure athlete’s foot”? The chemicals are a lot like the prescribed cure. It has acids in it, sterile, breaks down keratin - obviously removing skin will remove the attached bacteria.
Everyone who has tried it, has seen it work. ( If you don’t need it, great!)
In fact, we don’t know what ingrediant might “work”, but urea synthesized as a main ingreadiant in skin cosmetics, improving the look and texture of skin, seems to indicate smooth and better looking feet will not have a rash!
For the record, I can’t believe a guy put this in his eye… Why am I bothering with this??? Urine kills bacteria, the science is widely available, test it with a fungus, whatever.
I find the complete absence of scientific evidence, centuries of effective use, astonishing reports from military, and such a quick dismissal based on the ONLY single “biochemist” who freel admitted speculated urea “only improves the condition of skin so antifungal can get deeper” - Actually removing the infected skin would also remove the infection. ( for example surgery )
This centuries old practice is disproved by the opinion of a biochemists ( alleged -source?) who speculates urine doesn’t do what lotion “treatments” do ( Only effective 15% of the time after 42 days in a row!? ) Obviously “Science” has not been very helpful so far…
In fact, 15% sounds like a placebo, so anything should work better… I am sure placebo controlled studies would show salt water, soap, hand lotion, and talc worked better than the so called snake oil “Cure” which is supposed to be scientific. ( It’s legal to call it a treatment at under 15% after 42 days??? )
Review the actual question, does it cure athlete’s foot? ( Are people selling 85% useless treatment experts? Witch doctors get 55% touching people!!! ) If it only improves skin, as a solvent, will gasoline work???
Again, I have never had the condition, but everyone who has, I tell this to, and where “Medicine” fails 85% statistically (!) Urine succeeds.
Vulture pee is different, but no vulture wrote in to ask about athletes foot either… If you have evidence, then bring it foreword. Why in the absence of any science, are you jumping to conclusions?
Urea can be made synthetically, but is also a natural component of urine.
If urine is so sterile and such an excellent killer of bacteria, why do people get urinary tract infections?! Yes, people have used it. Yes, it can be useful against athelete’s foot. But is it a miracle cure and antibiotic? No, obviously it isn’t.
I don’t know what to make of your claim, but I do know that Bernd Heinrich, of the University of Vermont zoology department, states in his book Why We Run: A Natural History that vultures will excrete down their legs as a cooling mechanism. As I understand it, the evaporation of liquid in the slimy ooze does the same job for vultures’ legs that sweat does for us.
Now there’s a testimonial. Except the people who tried it without success probably aren’t trumpeting their experience from the rooftops.
This urine therapy bit sounds like it relies on the X-Y formula. I did X, and Y happened - therfore X caused Y. Only Y might well have happened for another reason. Which is one of the myriad reasons not to rely on testimonials in health care.
And vultures don’t get athlete’s foot.
Voila! Eat vegetables and cure your athlete’s foot.
Or maybe the secret is to perch in trees and eat carrion.
I had athletsfoot, then I let my dog lick my toes…I nolonger have athletsfoot. I’ve concluded that dog saliva is a natural anti-bacterial substance…
Well, you actually mean “anti-fungal.” Of course, this would lead to some making the connection of “I’m not having oral sex with my dog, I’m just treating this nasty yeast infection…oh God!..a little to the left…”
The voice of experience? 
Hey Jackmannii, if you wanna say it proper like, it’s Post hoc ergo propter hoc
Will the test be open notes?
Hasn’t seen the hit "cute vulture"movie, Happyfeet of Death.
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