Is it true that human urine cures athlete's foot? I heard that soldiers in WW I or II tried this solution.

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Very possible. Traditional remedies for athlete's foot include the claim that urine is very effective at killing athlete's foot. Urea, the "active ingredient" in urine, is already used in many drugs and treatments made by pharmaceutical companies to treat athlete's foot. This controversial treatment method recommends urinating on the infected area once a day in the shower. According to supporters, urine therapy not only kills existing fungi, it prevents new fungi from growing in the infected area.
Go figure.

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I heard it takes the itch away. Same for jelly fish stings! Pretty gross huh?

Yes.your own!

My ex husband told me about this 10 yrs ago.. he was also in the military and one of the corpman told him about this.

I don't know for fact but, I have heard that since urine is such a sterile liquid that it will actually prevent athletes foot, as long as you are willing to urinate on your feet. Feel free I guess but it sounds pretty nasty to me.

That's nasty to think about it,i don't know if it is true or not.

I've heard from several people that it works. And unless you have a massive UTI, there's nothing "nasty" about your own urine. After all, it can keep you alive when there's no other source of water (but I'll just make sure I have my Arrowhead with me at all times.)
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I'm a nurse.

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