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Scientists Discover Hot Water NOT Pee Is Best Jellyfish Sting Remedy

Scientists Discover Hot Water NOT Pee Is Best Jellyfish Sting Remedy

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Finally, your friends can stop peeing on you!
There are many, MANY home remedies floating around the beaches of America for jellyfish sting treatment.
Pee….baking soda and vinegar…pee…heat and ice…pee.
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego wanted to find the BEST remedy, especially for jellyfish stings in North American waters, where they are rare.
What did they find as the best treatment???
Simple hot water and topical creams!
So the most common sense solution for jellyfish stings….is the best?!
The most important factor about jellyfish stings, however, are the venom sacs, which should be removed with care.
Avoiding damage to the sac as well as wiping them away with a towel can work wonders for recovering from stings.
But again…NO PEE!!!! So keep it in your pants!

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Jun 22, 2012 11:00am PDT

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