Drink cranberry juice to prevent UTIs?
Hold your breath to halt your hiccups?
Lets see, shall we?
But baking soda is not the best choice.
Better to grab adifferent throw in of antacid, like Tums or Maalox.
Witch hazel is an astringent, meaning it dries out and temporarily tightens skin or other tissues.
it’s possible for you to also buy wipes or pads that are already treated with witch hazel.
But does it actually help nausea?
There is some evidence that ginger root may help with nausea from pregnancy or after anesthesia.
Itdoesnt seem to help nearly as much with nausea that comes from illness.
But ginger ale may not contain real ginger root at all, or the dose might be very small.
you might have a cold and a fever at the same time.
You also cant bring down a fever by fasting, even if you wanted to.
So is the rumor true?
As for prevention, the jury is still out.
(Peeing after sexdoes not make the list, either.)
But is the aloe really doing anything special?
Aloe provides a moist covering to the wound, which helps healing.
After that, you might apply aloe vera cream or antibiotic ointment.
Your clothes should go into the washing machine, if possible.
With that understood, its a lot easier to figure out which poison ivy remedies make sense.
Should you pour vinegar on your shins immediately after touching the plant?
It wont do anything to remove the oil, and might even spread it.
But if youre looking for studies to support the idea, theredoesnt seem to be anything out there.
Sex can sometimescause cramping all on its own, especially if the cervix is touched during sex.
So this one falls squarely into the try it and see category.
If sex (partnered or solo) helps your cramps, then great!
But if it doesnt, that doesnt mean anything is wrong.
Clinical research on hiccups focuses on people who have recurrent or intractable courses of hiccups.
Treating that condition tends to sort out the hiccups.
So, do these cureswork?
We dont know for sure.
But now you have a few more to try the next time you have hiccups.
