What are proven ways to get rid of a jellyfish sting?

Answer 1

Peeing on it is suppose to make it feel better. Did you ever see that episode of Friends? Hahaha, that was a funny episode.

Answer 2

Rinse the affected area with salt water or don’t rinse it at all. Do not rinse the involved area of skin with fresh water, because it will further activate nematocysts and worsen the reaction. Apply acetic acid 5% (white vinegar). This will inactivate undischarged nematocysts and the toxin and will help to decrease symptoms.

Answer 3

The best thing that worked for me was plain old vinegar. The sting remover crappolla they sell in the dive shops doesn't work.
If you're in a bind and away from civilization, urine will help stop the stinging. (Yucky, but true!)

Answer 4

First of all to all you idiots who answered urine and then made a comment of it being yucky or gross; it just shows your ignorance. Pee from normal healthy human is totally sterile solution and great for those stings. I recall a couple of us guys peeing on wifes foot after she stepped on a sea urchin. Had she not peed in the water she would of been able to pee on herself.

Answer 5

Rub meat tenderizer on the sting.

Answer 6

I was once told that a person should use their own urine to treat this kind of sting.

Answer 7

IF YOU ARE ON THE BEACH AND NEED A QUICK REMEDY, PACK SAND ON THE BODY PART THAT WAS STUNG. ALSO, MOIST (NOT SATURATED) TOBACCO HELPS. BOTH OF THESE DRAW OUT THE TOXINS

Answer 8

oatmeal
make it thick and put it on
and leave it on a few while, then put new stuff on and after a while it should start feeling much better

good luck

Answer 9

I heard that peeing on it helps..kinda nasty,but I hear it really does sooth it.

Answer 10

scrub it with sand or something abraisive. There are still tentacles on your skin.