Experience and feedback re Sting no more sting relief products

[tkaelin]

Not sure this is the correct forum for this question but I was recently diving Bonaire and there was a sign outside the dive shop (Capt Dons) re treatment for jelly fish stings. I have seen the sign before but new this year was an alternative treatment listed using sting no more which per the instructions seemed much quicker and more effective than the traditional vinegar treatment. I have not heard of this product or seen it advertised as an effective treatment. Some quick google research located the company Home and that it has partnered with VIP Diving on Bonaire to get it distributed - VIP Diving and Sting No More Work Together on the Worldwide Sting Problem - DiveNewswire.

I have had a number of near misses over the years and rather than try to purchase vinegar on each island trip and trying to carry it around this looked like a much better option. I just ordered the spray and cream and looks small enough to pack for trips and to carry in a dry bag on a boat or keep nearby on a shore dive.

I have not heard of this product before and was curious if others have and what the feedback is.

Thanks in advance. TK.

 

[34109411]

a good piss does the job no need to buy anything.

 

[Duke Dive Medicine]

Fact or Fiction?: Urinating on a Jellyfish Sting is an Effective Treatment

It worked for Monica on Friends, but how does the alleged remedy hold up under scientific scrutiny?

www.scientificamerican.com

 

[tursiops]

a good piss does the job no need to buy anything.

Why propagate misinformation, especially medical information?

 

[Reefy]

I've seen a number of similar products, but have never personally used them. Vinegar and hot water has always been my go-to, but I'd be curious to hear your experience with this product if you ever end up actually needing to use it.

 

[34109411]

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Why propagate misinformation, especially medical information?

To sting you

 

[tursiops]

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To sting you

If i see you on the beach with a jelly sting, I'll be sure to follow your advice.

 

[34109411]

honestly my bad i taught it was the way to go. i recall from the mid 2000 and i start diving from dm in mexico. i must be wrong ? Wondering now where the hell i did get that idea .

 

[johnnyrlarsen]

Products​

(SKU 19256344) StingNoMore® MilSpec+ Cream is an excellent product. IT IS A GOOD IDEA to have it on hand in case of jelly fish stings. Especially box jellyfish strings. They have a spray to use initially then followed by use of the cream. I used it on a box jellyfish sting and in a short time the pain was relieved. There is a lot of misinformation on the web regarding treatment. The initial treatment with vinegar is a good start but "StingNoMore" is vital for treatment. The box jelly venom crosses into the blood stream and can cause hemolysis (breakdown) of the red blood cells. Depending on the dose of venom it can lead to life threatening symptoms including elevated potassium in the blood stream from the breakdown of the red blood cells. The vinegar on the sting inactivates the stingers in the tentacles preventing further release of the venom. But it does not stop the venom that is already there from getting into the blood stream. The "StingNoMore" cream crosses through the skin to inactivate the venom.
The box jellyfish in Bonaire come to feed, usually at night when the upwelling of organisms from the deep occurs. I imagine it is the same in other locations but but my experience with them is in Bonaire. And, yes, they are attracted to lights. There are some box jellyfish present in the daytime also, but the majority are present at night. I am an emergency physician just to let you know.

 

[pauldw]

I know someone who went to another country, and they told him to slap marine envenomations with a sandal. So that became a running joke with us. "Slap it with a sandal!"