Better to be 'sceptical' than septicemic...........
Makes sense. I once worked for a company that makes a popular citrus drink, and the only line they did not clean out with a chlorine solution was the “sugar”, which probably was corn syrup. It was explained to me that bacteria couldn’t survive in the dense sugar. It would explode due to osmosis.
My grandmother told me that ages ago.
If this treatment turns out to be effective, it will not be long before other substances will be tried.
I read once that honey has been used for centuries for wounds, so who knows what will come of this.
No big secret that sugar has antibacterial and antifungal qualities. That’s why cookies will keep on the counter, while bread will mold.
In a related story, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has banned the use of sugar for any purpose within the limits of New York City.
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If you don’t have Quick-clot or Celox to staunch a non-arterial bleed, pack as much sugar as you have into the wound and hit it with a pressure bandage. It works......saw it on an episode of Burn Notice (then confirmed by an Army medic).
Honey has been used as an anti-bacterial for bandaging wounds since ancient times.
I don't know if they figured out why it worked, but it did seem to reduce infections and the scars were less noticeable, but that may because of the type of wounds sugar was being used on. In my case it was mid-thickness burns.
I use this sometimes. I live in Sentani, Papua, Indonesia and drugs aren’t always available. Sugar does help.
Basically, take granulated sugar and pack it into the wound as much as possible. Cover with bandage. Change the bandage after 6 hours, using sugar with each change.
I don’t know the mechanics of action, but it does help. Honey does an adequate job, but sugar is better.
Sugar? Possibly.
Pre-WW2, they used glycerin rinse for oral wounds as it killed the germs. Glycerin is a sweetener.
Even if it does work, before long Moochelle will be forcing us to use Sweet N Low instead.
It works. The sugar causes the blood to clot.
Mama’s sugar when she kisses her toddler’s boo boo really does help.
I have been studying sugar cured hams for years; I wonder if this treatment has the potential to make one delicious as well as healthy.
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I remember the use of sugar and I think peroxide for bed ulcers back in the early and mid seventies. Used in nursing homes and some hospitals.
Wine and honey is ancient treatment for wounds and honey is being sold as a healing agent even today.