Lysol Douche

[bellasalsera]

A senior member of mamily, whom I suspect is in the early stages of Alzeimer's, told me today that her "hips were hurting" so she gave herself a Lysol Douche. She said that she had used it during the 40's as birth-control, and she thought this might make her feel better. She said she is feeling better now. I am really afraid that she is going to hurt herself. She said that she didn't use very much, but I am still worried. Ever heard of this?

[ceecel.dee, MSN, RN]

Originally posted by mjlrn97

In fact, I once saw an ad in an old Reader's Digest advertising Lysol douche, which depicted an angry housewife turning away from her husband and said something like this: "Laura's marriage is suffering from a new coldness. Could it be that she needs to be fresher?".

[Repat]

Thanks for the giggles - I NEEDED that!!

[renerian, BSN, RN]

Tide ?? Wow that gave me a good laugh.

renerian

[Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN]

Bottom line on the Lysol thing: if i can mop my floor with it, i'm not mopping any part of my body with it.

I would think that Lysol-fresh scent would be a major sex mood killer. When i smell Lysol, i think "funeral home".

As for Tide, my skin is allergic to that, i'd hate to see the reaction that the nether regions would have to it.

As Lysol being used for a supposed birth control, it could be worse i guess. Women in ancient egypt used crocodile dung. Maybe that's where the phrase "full of sh*t" came from?

[gwenith, BSN, RN]

I don't know what is more disturbing the ad or the place I got it from http://www.mum.org/index.html - actually a good site - just the name..........

But apparently douching with detergent in common in parts of Africa among the sex workers. There is a practice of "dry sex" and it has been quoted as one of the main reasons for the rapid spread of AIDS in the heterosexual community due to the increase in lady partsl trauma.

[imenid37]

My mother-in-law was told by her mother-in-law back in the 1950's she should douche w/ LYSOL. She used it STRAIGHT, not diluted OUCH!!! She says she only tried it once.

[Noney]

Oh Gwenith!! You do get around the net. First german Media and now this menstrual site. I'm starting to wonder. LOL. :roll :roll :roll

Noney:eek:

[caffine addict]

CLEAN AND PINE SMELLING ????????

TOOTHPASTE OR THE DOUCH ????????

COMMENTS ABOUT BOOBIES ON ANOTHER THREAD !!!!!!!!

CPR DUMMIES WITH THEIR NAKED BUMS IN THE AIR ?????????

WHO WAS DOING DRUG DESTRUCTION TODAY ???????

"ONLY ON ALLNURSES.COM"

I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING - OW!! " MY STOMACH HURTS"

[sanakruz, ADN]

OMG-

Gwenith- this is out RAGEOUS!

Lysol had competition- Gotta find an ad for a product with a nurse on the bottle-

Lestoil?

Nope....

[SmilingBluEyes]

i can't believe my eyes.

just when i think things can't be more outrageous

someone here proves me WRONG.

good GRIEF.

[fourbirds4me]

My mother tells a story about when I was born (1967) that they uses a small pitcher with water and lysol to splash the perineum after voiding. She says the nurses had premeasured amounts of lysol they would add to the pitcher and then the patient would add water.

Not ancient history.... just sub-ancient.....LOL

I would also like to add that the original brown bottle lysol was labeled as a disenfectant and what I remember of it (and I sure it had changed since the douche add)wasn't particularly sudsy or effective as a cleaner.:uhoh21:

[NICU_Nurse, BSN, RN]

This is true- read the book "Pink Think". It's a feminist look at advertising and marketing ploys of that day- VERY interesting. Here's another ad (the first one *is* legit, btw):