Ok, this gets tricky, try to keep up with me. I'm a 19 year old male, with hemophilia, and i smoke like 3-4 cigs a day. otherwise, I'm pretty much a health guy.
so, i get strep throat, and my mom has this idea to put some vodka on a paper towel, and wrap it around my neck. im thinking what the hey, and i do it.
so, it kinda works, but two days later i have a huge bruise on my neck, and under my tounge all the blood vessels are shot and such.
I'm wondering if, for one, anyone knows why the vodka wrapped around a paper towel helped my strep throat more then any antibiotic my doctor prescribed, and two, why did i get a bruise afterwards? my mom said i cant do that paper towel anymore, but she really doesn't know why, she said its some kind of bad reaction. can anyone give me a more scientific explanation? and id prefer more of an answer then, "your a hemophiliac." Thank You All.
2007-02-19 02:34:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anton 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
I am taking a guess based on my knowledge of chemistry , not Vodka but I imagine the vodka being a stronger solution was meant to "pull" the infection out with the strong solution so the absorption of your body fluid and the pull on the already fragile capillaries in someone with hemophelia, would cause bruising at the capillary level.
Other than that explanation I don't know but they used to use mustard poltices for the same thing-to pull the infection out.
It is a physical law that weaker solutions travel to a stronger solution thus bringing the blood to the surface.
2007-02-19 04:43:15 · answer #1 · answered by yudavilla 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe the strong alcohol content of vodka is the culprit and may have caused the redness of your skin in the affected part of your body! Remember, alcohol when applied on skin can give a burning sensation! The best solution to your throat problem - quit smoking! You are too young anyway for you to have picked up this undesirable habit!
2007-02-19 10:41:25 · answer #2 · answered by Sami V 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no Idea why you had such a reaction to the Vodka, probably the Hemophilia.
Next time for a sore throat or mouth problems of any sort. Swish with Hydrogen Peroxide. It will heal any kind of oral problems.
It was recommended to me by my Dr. years ago when I had strep. It is excellent for keeping healthy gums also.
2007-02-19 10:57:35 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋