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Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,090
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,090
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The Accidental Lab Rat
TITLE: When a painful error leads to positive and unexected results
BACKGROUND:
I was doing the prep-work for a dinner tonight (which I will not attend, for reasons discussed below). The prep-work included the cleaning, seeding and dicing of two jalepeno chilis. Upon completion, I washed my hands thoroughly.
METHODOLOGY:
I had to use the restroom, which requires my use of a catheter,..., and you can imagine what happened (and how my urethral nerves are reacting right now ). The Silver-Lining in this story is that with a little research, it became clear that there have been peer-reviewd medical studies on this very issue as it relates to people who suffer from neurogenic bladder (urinary control issues). And the data from these studies indicate a significant reduction in the need to urinate (times per day) and an increase in bladder retention.
RESULTS:
Urologists have concluded that Capsaicin (the chemical in chilis that makes them hot) can have a positive impact on urological incontinance.
DISCUSSION:
Hard to believe,..., but it is true.
Ouch, now I will just wait for the impact to fade.
LOL
LITERATURE REVIEWED:
Just Google these words to read the studies: capsaicin urethra catheter
-Vic
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