Lysol Douche

allnurses Guide · Oct 12, 2003

Just found this thread . . . cracking up so loud my husband had to run in and read.

I remember the vinegar and water douches. I lived with my grandmother for awhile and she told me I needed to douche with vinegar. Lordy, I bought all the stuff and did. :confused: Massingil even made a disposable vinegar douche.

Our wound care nurse uses Dakins all the time. Our LTC nurses use carbonated drinks to clean g-tubes.

Douching is such a dumb idea . . . . who thought of it?

And the uncircumcised . . .. oh my goodness . . . .

steph

stevierae · Oct 12, 2003

Originally posted by NICU_Nurse
Makes me clench, too. Not to mention,who wants to SMELL like that down there? Ew. Wonder how often people engaged in oral sex back then- just the thought of it is enough to make me cry.

You know----I hope no one finds this offensive--but I don't think they DID engage in oral sex back then!!!

I have a novel from the '40s in which the characters are doctors and nurses; everyone shies away from this one doctor because of the "unsavory rumors" they have heard about him; the one nurse that will date him has "a bad reputation" and the other nurses shy away from HER; even she sometimes feels "degraded" by "certain unwholesome practices" he "subjects" her to---" finally, one of the doctors, in the middle of an argument hurls the worst possible insult at the "unsavory" doctor--" "Well, at least I don't engage in CUNNILINGUS!!!!"

Swear to God!!

Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN · Oct 12, 2003

Majority of the oral sex back then was a woman doing that to a man. Gee go figure on THAT one....

NICU_Nurse, BSN, RN · Oct 12, 2003

Unwholesome practices he subjects her to? Stevierae, you're reading Mediao! I'm tellin'.

VaKidPN · Oct 12, 2003

I have not laughed this hard in soooooo long.. thanks .:roll

laranadtony · Feb 10, 2005

Yes, it was a common practice back then, according to my mother and grandmother. 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?". Neither of my female ancestors would admit to having done this, but it seems to me that a Lysol douche would be about as pleasant as pouring kerosene over an open wound. OUCH.

I will take a lysol douche right after i get through with the gasoline enema!

ktwlpn, LPN · Feb 10, 2005

I am bumping this thread because I just reviewed it and laughed my self silly.....I especially enjoyed the line about the elephant on her period using a sheep as a tampax so she could swim.....

JVanRN · Feb 10, 2005

I will take a lysol douche right after i get through with the gasoline enema!

:chuckle :chuckle This thread is hilarious and gross at the same time. To think what women did back then for men. But to think there are all kinds of strange things women still subject themselves to in order to please a man. In some ways it's not all that different.

z's playa · Feb 10, 2005

You guys ever hear of ammonia in Buckley's cough syrop?

As for wondering if Lysol douches are ok or not? Was there really a question?

JVanRN · Feb 10, 2005

I think any commercial for Genital Herpes, Laxitives/Constipation, Adult Diapers, and Feminine (spelling?) hygine have got to be the worst. Oh yeah and the ever present "Enzyte Bob" and similar character...I think those are the worst who can forget about him?

Jen,SN · Feb 11, 2005

my fiance just brought up the idea of the potpouri scented lysol....

I'll leave that up to your imaginations....

Nurse Alissa · Feb 11, 2005

my fiance just brought up the idea of the potpouri scented lysol....
I'll leave that up to your imaginations....

:lol_hitti Hehehe! Wont even go there!