What’s the weirdest “home remedy” you’ve heard from a patient? Do you just nod and think, “Sure, drinking 10

Question: What’s the weirdest “home remedy” you’ve heard from a patient? Do you just nod and think, “Sure, drinking 10 cups of tea will fix that” or secretly panic inside?
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Asked by Corey to Kip H on 19 Dec 2024.
- Kip Heath answered on 19 Dec 2024:
  
  I’m quite lucky that no-one has said anything really bad like that to me. The scariest one I’ve heard was during COVID when there was a suggestion that injecting bleach would cure it. I can’t think of a single reason to ever inject bleach.
  
  It’s also important to remember with home remedies is that sometimes people are desperate. If I had cancer and someone told me that drinking 10 cups of tea a day would save my life? I might give it a go anyway as it isn’t going to make things worse.

Question: What’s the weirdest “home remedy” you’ve heard from a patient? Do you just nod and think, “Sure, drinking 10 cups of tea will fix that” or secretly panic inside?