Isn't it the urea in pee that makes it beneficial?
----- Original Message -----
From: James Osbourne, Holmes
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 11:20 AM
Subject: RE: CS>Weird skin infections? Fishermen ?
Gloves?
I worked on a trawler out of San Francisco for a few months. My hands got
pretty tough, but they were not wet for days at a time. No one told me about
the self-medication.
Another report of the benefits of topical pee. Other reports say it is
excellent for burns, including severe burns. I think the reports of systemic
benefits from PO consumption are probably true too, but I just haven't yet
gotten up to quaffing a nice warm foaming golden glass with breakfast.
When you think about it though, your own urine is a lot safer than a raw
oyster.
James-Osbourne: Holmes
-----Original Message-----
From: Wayne Fugitt [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 9:06 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: CS>Weird skin infections? Fishermen ?
Morning James,
Maybe it is not a pathogen, but an allergic reaction to fish stuff. Do
all workers get it, or only some of them?
Maybe it is not the fish but the water. Has anyone looked into that?
A lot of things are happening when one keeps his hands wet all the time.
The cell walls will weaken and break. Any bacteria has an open door.
Bacteria cannot penetrate a healthy cell wall, or a dry cell. When the
skin stays wet for extended periods, natures defenses have been destroyed.
If we had any old commercial fishermen on the list, they would have
chimed in by now.
While I have not lived the life of a commercial fisherman, I did in fact
work on a shrimp boat one summer. The guys I was working with had many years
experience and wisdom to draw from.
We did in fact have trouble with our hands from time to time. Of course
the salt water was more harsh and toxic than fresh water.
This does not necessarily mean more bacterial per cu cm.
The only solution was to toughen the hands as much as possible and allow
them to dry at frequent intervals.
There was one other solution that was recommended and had proven itself
over the years to toughen the hands and make them more resistant to infection.
The treatment was cheap, effective, and readily available.
Everyone ready for this.......... Urinate on the hands several times per
day.
Wayne
