sugar for wounds

["April Lee" <adlee@bigfoot.com>]

Hmmm, maybe that's (the caustic nature of iodine tincture) why his entire
wound looked better today when I pulled the bandage off.  The part that
wasn't proud flesh looked like it was healing up (however slowly), while the
proud flesh seemed to be diminishing.  I put the mixture back on and
rewrapped his foot today.  Since it seems to be doing what I want it to, I'm
going to leave it on until Thursday.  I'm hoping it will finally work!
Although, it could simply be a case of keeping the horrible mud off the cut.
I don't know.  It's so much trial and error!  If I have to wrap it again,
I'll use the gentler Betadine solution instead of straight iodine.  Thanks
for the heads-up about it!

---April
   Chattanooga, TN

> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > Tincture of iodine is caustic - it will destroy new epithelial cells
> > as they try to repair the wound.  They have to "swim" in to the wound
> > center to do their job, so a moist environment is helpful for quicker
> > healing.  (It <looks> better if it is dry, but the healing is actually
> > slower).   Betadine is "tamed" iodine, or not a caustic.


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