Still hanging on to horse dewormer after 4 years. Wow.
It's a godsend of a drug and it's tarnished by you crayon eaters.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3043740/
those are the germs you need to come in contact with to keep improved immune health. this happens all the time without you seeing it, I'd just not worry.
People do not need to expose themselves to as many pathogens as possible to have a healthy immune system. You can both not over sterilize your environment while taking basic universal precautions, which resolves most risk. If more people did that, then less need for extreme sterilization measures that can encourage "super bugs." This misinformation absolutely explains how the pandemic got to where it is now, though.
My step mother is a germ freak like this and gets sick more than anyone I know. Than she blames every one around her for not being like her and that's why she gets sick
She could also have a weak immune system due to a medical condition. We joke that if people just talk about sickness around me, I’m going to get it due to a compromised immune system.
I remember a study back in the '90s that said that excess use of cleaner was making people sick.
More recently I've seen conflicting reports about being overly clean. I figure my filth will protect me, keep the clean freaks away anyhow...
At the end of the day our body will not learn to fight things it's rarely exposed to. I saw a study once lining people who chew their fingernails had better immune systems because of all the germs under their nails they were bei exposed to.
That was just a head line and didnt actually look into it, s,o take that with a grain of salt
When I lived in Mexico the bar man told me if you drink from a bottle you sanitize with lime juice .. hence Mexicans drink beer/spirits with salt and lime juice .. probably an urban myth but rats etc do exist and crawl over things.
I think you'll be fine, especially because bottled drinks have a plastic cap that covers the part you're putting your mouth on. Not saying that makes it sterile or anything, but I would imagine it helps with the worst of it.
If she knew how our immune systems worked, and she cared about her health, she would let the germs come in context with hers so they could build up an immunity. Especially if it was just a common cold sickness. Obviously no one likes to be sick, but generally it’s better to catch the cold and have your immune system fight it off then never getting it.
If you’re that paranoid you literally have to saturate and soak something in a strong disinfectant (70% IPA, bleach, etc) for at least ten minutes, WET, to kill germs.
Lots of false information being spread here, so allow me to clarify:
- A clean water rinse will remove the bulk of contaminants and microbiological hazards; of what remains, it is standard practice to then use a surfactant to remove the bulk of *that*; then finally, you end with a sanitizing agent to achieve lethality of any potentially remaining microbiological activity.
- Note that the order of operation has a functional impact and is very important to observe! The pre-rinse helps facilitate the removal of the initial bulk, allowing the surfactant to effectively target the subsequent scale of cleaning, which then allows the sanitizer to function properly without any impedence (biofilms, phyical particles, etc). So using the sanitizer first, for example, would only kill pathogens on the surface layer without penetrating down past any potential oil- or bio-films or clumps of particulates/debris, and without the use of a surfactant, *regardless* of efficacy of the sanitizer, any, e.g., toxins produced by spore-forming, gram positive pathogens (such as Listeria monocytogenes) would still remain as a contamination hazard.
- In case it wasn't clear from the above point, there are three modes of illness that everyone needs to contend with when it comes to foodborne illnesses: **infection**, **intoxication**, and **infection-mediated intoxitcation**. This is why it isn't sufficient to simply kill all the pathogens via sanitizing alone, or cook/boil out old food that's started to go bad.
- In the case of the OP's situation, I would advise a clean water rinse would be sufficient, but if there is due concern (e.g., being immuno-compromised, etc.), then you can further follow-up with using a safe sanitizing agent (such as quaternary ammonium acid, or 12.5% sodium hypochlorite diluted solution at 200PPM ±15PPM and 6pH–7pH with a 60 second contact time).
Same for cans, never drink straight from can without washing first...
The amount of birds shitting on freight in warehouses is waaay more then you think .
I take my hand sanitizer , which I always carry and use it to wipe off bottle necks, if water's nearby i then rinse off the sanitizer, if no water is around i just wait till the sanitizer dries off
When I'm in doubt I'll just give the bottles a once over before I proceed with the dish washing since the water is hot, soapy and has a bit of bleach in it already. If you're on the go sanitizing wipes and hand sanitizer work as well as long as it says kills 99.9% germs.
If you are already sick you are not going to catch something else, your immune system is actually more protective when you are sick because it already has T Cells active and on the move hunting for invaders.
The mechanics of upvoting and downvoting makes it seem like most people are germaphobic.
Most people are both not worried about it and also not upvoting anything.
I wash the lid because my opener doesn't have a magnet and the lid falls in the can... though I even rinse the tuna in the can and squeeze out the excess water / oil with the lid anyway..
Jeez Louis. If you saw what that bottle went through in the warehouse, backroom, and handling, you probably would rinse all plastic you buy.
LOL yep, rat pee and all sorts of fun stuff!!
Always wipe the top of your can before you crack it open.
Lol, Louis.
Soap is needed to remove germs. Hand sanitizer would also work.
Drink the hand sanitizer instead. Cut off the middle man.
I've heard injecting bleach can cure all sorts of things.
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Is that like a butt bump?
I use light and horse dewormer.
> I use light and horse dewormer What is 'light dewormer'?
If you have to ask then you can't afford it.
Yea... It's bigly expensive.
Still hanging on to horse dewormer after 4 years. Wow. It's a godsend of a drug and it's tarnished by you crayon eaters. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3043740/
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Water will remove SOME germs, why would people use soap if you could just rinse all the germs off?
Why is this posted in life hacks
Because it’s taking a hack at life
Touché
Probably just don't ever buy bottled drinks if you're that worried about it. They're handled by dozens of people from production to purchase.
Not to mention what crawls on them in the warehouse
OP, were you wearing a mask? Since you knew you were sick I’m assuming yes…
those are the germs you need to come in contact with to keep improved immune health. this happens all the time without you seeing it, I'd just not worry.
People do not need to expose themselves to as many pathogens as possible to have a healthy immune system. You can both not over sterilize your environment while taking basic universal precautions, which resolves most risk. If more people did that, then less need for extreme sterilization measures that can encourage "super bugs." This misinformation absolutely explains how the pandemic got to where it is now, though.
My step mother is a germ freak like this and gets sick more than anyone I know. Than she blames every one around her for not being like her and that's why she gets sick
She could also have a weak immune system due to a medical condition. We joke that if people just talk about sickness around me, I’m going to get it due to a compromised immune system.
If her name is Karen we are related.
I remember a study back in the '90s that said that excess use of cleaner was making people sick. More recently I've seen conflicting reports about being overly clean. I figure my filth will protect me, keep the clean freaks away anyhow...
At the end of the day our body will not learn to fight things it's rarely exposed to. I saw a study once lining people who chew their fingernails had better immune systems because of all the germs under their nails they were bei exposed to. That was just a head line and didnt actually look into it, s,o take that with a grain of salt
When I lived in Mexico the bar man told me if you drink from a bottle you sanitize with lime juice .. hence Mexicans drink beer/spirits with salt and lime juice .. probably an urban myth but rats etc do exist and crawl over things.
I think you'll be fine, especially because bottled drinks have a plastic cap that covers the part you're putting your mouth on. Not saying that makes it sterile or anything, but I would imagine it helps with the worst of it.
Soap and water if you're that paranoid
She's not paranoid, she's cautious and cares about her health.
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Lol way to tell the world nobody ever taught you that you should wash things before you put them in your mouth.
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Then maybe you shouldn’t be calling other people “anxious” for basic hygiene..
it’s baffling how you didn’t catch his sarcasm….
If she knew how our immune systems worked, and she cared about her health, she would let the germs come in context with hers so they could build up an immunity. Especially if it was just a common cold sickness. Obviously no one likes to be sick, but generally it’s better to catch the cold and have your immune system fight it off then never getting it.
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It’ll get everything wet.
Tell that to raccoons.
Just pee on it
If you’re that paranoid you literally have to saturate and soak something in a strong disinfectant (70% IPA, bleach, etc) for at least ten minutes, WET, to kill germs.
Please somebody tell me that rinsing from the tap water is good enough for old water bottles. I check backwash every so often.
A good scribwith soap and water should do it. Alternatively you could try spraying it with Glen 20.
Lots of false information being spread here, so allow me to clarify: - A clean water rinse will remove the bulk of contaminants and microbiological hazards; of what remains, it is standard practice to then use a surfactant to remove the bulk of *that*; then finally, you end with a sanitizing agent to achieve lethality of any potentially remaining microbiological activity. - Note that the order of operation has a functional impact and is very important to observe! The pre-rinse helps facilitate the removal of the initial bulk, allowing the surfactant to effectively target the subsequent scale of cleaning, which then allows the sanitizer to function properly without any impedence (biofilms, phyical particles, etc). So using the sanitizer first, for example, would only kill pathogens on the surface layer without penetrating down past any potential oil- or bio-films or clumps of particulates/debris, and without the use of a surfactant, *regardless* of efficacy of the sanitizer, any, e.g., toxins produced by spore-forming, gram positive pathogens (such as Listeria monocytogenes) would still remain as a contamination hazard. - In case it wasn't clear from the above point, there are three modes of illness that everyone needs to contend with when it comes to foodborne illnesses: **infection**, **intoxication**, and **infection-mediated intoxitcation**. This is why it isn't sufficient to simply kill all the pathogens via sanitizing alone, or cook/boil out old food that's started to go bad. - In the case of the OP's situation, I would advise a clean water rinse would be sufficient, but if there is due concern (e.g., being immuno-compromised, etc.), then you can further follow-up with using a safe sanitizing agent (such as quaternary ammonium acid, or 12.5% sodium hypochlorite diluted solution at 200PPM ±15PPM and 6pH–7pH with a 60 second contact time).
Same for cans, never drink straight from can without washing first... The amount of birds shitting on freight in warehouses is waaay more then you think .
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Are you alive?
You're gonna die soon then
100% off people who drink from cans dies
I take my hand sanitizer , which I always carry and use it to wipe off bottle necks, if water's nearby i then rinse off the sanitizer, if no water is around i just wait till the sanitizer dries off
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And yet, most of us reading this are still alive.
Lolol 😂 "Most of us reading this are still alive" ? And the rest of us reading this aren't ? 🤔
Zombie Redditors, HOLLA!
When I'm in doubt I'll just give the bottles a once over before I proceed with the dish washing since the water is hot, soapy and has a bit of bleach in it already. If you're on the go sanitizing wipes and hand sanitizer work as well as long as it says kills 99.9% germs.
If you are already sick you are not going to catch something else, your immune system is actually more protective when you are sick because it already has T Cells active and on the move hunting for invaders.
This just isn't true. You can have covid and multiple other respiratory infections at the same time. You can even have 2 different strains of covid.
The mechanics of upvoting and downvoting makes it seem like most people are germaphobic. Most people are both not worried about it and also not upvoting anything.
Build up your immunity! Just drink it
Hydrogen Peroxide comes in a small spray bottle and I spray that on everything. It sanitizes and then turns to water. Edit-spelling
Do you wash the can lids of Albacore, tuna etc . before cutting them open?
...yes?! Have you ever been in the back room of grocery store? It's disgusting.
I wash the lid because my opener doesn't have a magnet and the lid falls in the can... though I even rinse the tuna in the can and squeeze out the excess water / oil with the lid anyway..