Homemade Remedies

[Strider]

I remember having an upset stomach in Europe after eating a lot of pizza one night. There was a vending machine nearby, but it was out of lemon lime soda. I ended up drinking Coke, and while it tasted ridiculously nasty, it did the job.

Just goes to show.

[Kilika]

salt in your belly button? does that really work? i bet its just a psycological thing

purely psycological. But then again...who knows...my great grandma used to tell my dad to do it when he had an upset stomach. It worked everytime....and even with myself. Who knows....?

Oh yeah and for pimples....well not the clusters together. Pop them! Clean them from all that nasty white goo, and then get a bandade and put some neosporin on it! It is an antibacterial gel that is used to clean wounds and heal them faster leaving less if no scar at all! cause all the stuff in a pimple is just bacteria anyway.

[Unknown_Soldier]

Hiccups. put sugar under yer tongue. it works, i swear.

[kikimm]

Oh yeah and for pimples....well not the clusters together. Pop them! Clean them from all that nasty white goo, and then get a bandade and put some neosporin on it! It is an antibacterial gel that is used to clean wounds and heal them faster leaving less if no scar at all! cause all the stuff in a pimple is just bacteria anyway.

Charming.

But anyways...I don't think my family has any "homemade remedies". As far as that goes, it's basically, "deal with it, it'll go away sooner or later."

EDIT: Urg. I'm getting a really bad stomach ache right now...maybe I should try some salt?

[Giga Guess]

Yeah, my family's the same way, but that doesn't stop me from figgering out a few of my own.

[tomothy]

This isn't really a remedy, but do not drink citrus juice before strenuous physical activities (i boffed my heart out learning this). Skinny milk about 15 minutes before sports is the best idea because it is low G.I. and those sports drinks are not good for you at all.

[Rye]

Um... when I drink Poland Spring water immediatly after I first get hiccups, they go away. This usually works for me.

[fire_of_avalon]

If you have an ear ache, heat up some extra virgin olive oil, pour it in, and let it sit for about fifteen minutes. Or use your own pee.

(I've never done the latter, but the former works wonders, actually.)

[Giga Guess]

Apparently, urine nullifies the toxins from a jellyfish sting. *reminisces to that episode of Friends where they visit the ocean cabin....heh...*

[nik0tine]

Apparently, urine nullifies the toxins from a jellyfish sting. *reminisces to that episode of Friends where they visit the ocean cabin....heh...*

So does vinnegar. or so i hear.

[Giga Guess]

Let it be known, I have NO practical knowledge of this! Mostly because I'm so landlocked it hurts.... :shame:

[fire_of_avalon]

So does vinnegar. or so i hear.

That it does. I have personal experience with that one

[Giga Guess]

Eesh. Poor you. I'd think the vinegar would just make the wound BURN! But then uric acid wouldn't tickle either, I suppose.

Didja know that your urine is actually an effective means to clean your wounds. As it's coming out of your body, there are no unknown pathogens, and it's relatively sterile (The ick factor aside). But then, I'm unsure how sound this is, too.

[Chaos]

When one has hiccups, one should hold your breath while swallowing three times. Then say 'purple'. It works.

I just try and cure ailments with a nice mug of milky hot tea. Might not work, but I like tea.

Chaos

[Kilika]

yeah for hiccups i do the same thing. I just take the deepest breath and swallow. It works wonders! But i guess it doesn't work for that guy who has hiccups 24 hours a day. Poor guy....