I don't understand why no one has ever taken me up on my theory of wee on the blister?

I have mentioned it everytime blisters come up tsk tsk

__________________
A loser is not the one who runs last in the race. It's the one who sits and watches and who has never tried to run.
Bird in Boots Oh what have I done FLM09

Do you wee on the blisters before or after they burst?
(Actually, isn't urine supposed to alleviate the effects of jellyfish stings?) Attachment 152

__________________
GONE RUNNING

I don't get blisters but I heard wee does the trick personally I wouldn't try it. But I think someone should for scientific purposes.

__________________
A loser is not the one who runs last in the race. It's the one who sits and watches and who has never tried to run.
Bird in Boots Oh what have I done FLM09

Who do we know who has scientific leanings????
Come in A-N-S... Attachment 158

__________________
GONE RUNNING

I'm curious TT - do they use their own wee, or do you have 'magic' wee

(I'm lucky enough to never have had a blister in my two years running, just being nosy)

__________________
Don

I believe it is strictly your own wee

__________________
A loser is not the one who runs last in the race. It's the one who sits and watches and who has never tried to run.
Bird in Boots Oh what have I done FLM09

Good grief, imagine sharing 'wee' - your own sounds bad enough.

__________________
Premiership by the end of the 2009 :D

I run with socks... I walked in my old running shoes without socks and got a blister, but with socks I can run and run and run and run and run.

In my scientific opinion, I believe that there is probably an anti-ceptic quality to urine, from the urea which makes it good for cleaning a wound... BUT I can't think of any other quality of urine that would make it good for treating a blister. I know it works on jellyfish stings because the alkalinity of it neutralises the sting itself...

I think i'll go with popping and compeeding.

__________________
Mr Octopus has taken over, and you will all bow down his awesome power of massage-magic. Bow little ones... Bow.

Isnn't the whole point of a blister that it's a sterile environment for the skin to repair itself in? I very occaisionally suffer from blisters, more from playign football than running (all the twisting n turning) but they never cause me any discomfort, i guess i'm another of the lucky ones!

__________________
Runners Forum Winter Social @ Castle Combe - Been, Gone, a complete success
www.richardsimkiss.co.uk - 'Lady Godiva Half Marathon' Race Report Added 27/10/08

I can't wait for spring to arrive... then my 6 months of blissful flip-flop wearing will be relised... then no blisters from wearing actual shoes. I'd say, if I stopped being such a girl and wearing woefully inpractical shoes... I wouldn't of had this problem! Ohwell. At least I'm alive.

__________________
Mr Octopus has taken over, and you will all bow down his awesome power of massage-magic. Bow little ones... Bow.

Exactly... which is why I would never burst and drain them

__________________
100k on a Crosstrainer.. for the bears
https://www.bmycharity.com/V2/100kcrosstrainerchallenge

I would... that's what savlon is for, and makes them a hella-lot more comfy to walk on... *is from the experience of many an uncomfortable pair of shoes being worn* One day I'll buy a comfy pair of going out shoes.

__________________
Mr Octopus has taken over, and you will all bow down his awesome power of massage-magic. Bow little ones... Bow.

Anyone ever had a blister go septic... when the clear liquid under the skin turns yellow and slimy?Attachment 180
One of the most painful things ever... instantly relieved by bursting the blister.Attachment 181

__________________
GONE RUNNING

Sounds absolutely horrible, Ped!

I always pop blisters, clean the area, and put a plaster on; otherwise they just seem to hang around forever. An emptied blister is completely gone in a couple of days, and you can walk on it without morphine :eek:

Don't really get any now that I use 2-layer socks tho

... or just get bigger and bigger!:eek:

__________________
GONE RUNNING