30 Jun 20 Shocking Ways Common Illnesses Were Treated In The Past

There are few things more inconvenient than coming down with a common illness. It doesn’t matter whether it’s an annoying cough or a bit of sunburn from spending too much time in the midday heat, when there’s something wrong with us, even if it’s minor, we usually want to do something about it.

Whenever we feel a headache coming on, it’s natural to reach for paracetamol. Or, if we’ve got a sore throat, we buy a soothing chamomile tea. Worst case scenario, we’ll take a trip to our doctor for antibiotics. But in the not-so-distant past, common ailments were treated very, very differently!

How Do You Treat Common Illnesses?

From potentially life-threatening operations to truly disgusting medicines, until the latter half of the twentieth century, many common illnesses were treated in shocking ways. Once you’ve discovered what they were, you’ll feel much less sorry for yourself the next time you’re feeling poorly…

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