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My wife was ill earlier during the first wave. She literally gargled TCP (the chemical, not the protocol. Handshakes are illegal.) and couldn't taste it. If you
by lordnacho 6y ago
My wife was ill earlier during the first wave. She literally gargled TCP (the chemical, not the protocol. Handshakes are illegal.) and couldn't taste it. If you've ever been around this chemical you know how strong it smells, people can smell it across the house. That's when we suspected Covid. Couldn't get a test until months later, and it was negative. But still suspect it.
- pertymcpert 6y agoShe took an anti-gen test?
- lordnacho 6y agoAn antibody test, yes
- dekhn 6y agoWhy would you gargle TCP? [edit: this was a confusion between an antiseptic whose name is TCP, and a chemical which is acronymmed as TCP. The former is mostly phenol (which I wouldn't recommend drinking, but apparently has been approved for that), the latter is a dangerous industrial solvent which you should not drink.
- roywiggins 6y agoAs a sore throat remedy probably.
- arcticbull 6y ago"TCP is recognized in California as a human carcinogen, and extensive animal studies have shown that it causes cancer. Short term exposure to TCP can cause throat and eye irritation and can affect muscle coordination and concentration. Long term exposure can affect body weight and kidney function." Doesn't sound like something one should gargle tho.
- chrisseaton 6y agoIt's literally the intended correct medical use. https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/files/pil.3917.pdf https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/files/pil.3917.pdf > TCP is recognized in California as a human carcinogen, and extensive animal studies have shown that it causes cancer. They also say that about coffee in California.
- dekhn 6y agoYou don't want to drink this, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1,2,3-Trichloropropane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1,2,3-Trichloropropane and the data supporting it is far better than coffee. (the california law is stupid, but some of the things it lists actually are dangerous).
- laumars 6y agoDifferent TCP. Unsurprisingly, those 3 letters are used in a variety of applications, often in overlapping domains.
- chrisseaton 6y agoShould be able to guess which given that we're talking about gargling it for its antiseptic qualities.
- dekhn 6y agoI've never heard of TCP, I don't think it's marketed in the US at all.
- DanBC 6y agoIt's a traditional antiseptic introduced in the UK in the 1920s. It has a strong, somewhat medicinal, smell. I gargled it once, and regretted it because it tastes foul. http://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/303079/new-antiseptic-tcp-not-the-same-as-the-original-you-grew-up-with http://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/303079/new-antiseptic-tcp... https://www.wilko.com/en-uk/tcp-antiseptic-liquid-200ml/p/0213999?gclid=CjwKCAjwn9v7BRBqEiwAbq1Ey-DYYCy9Yd-97lvpAaBnSZyJRh9N9ghRdVEdofwEyE_nhMAnES66axoCwpUQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds https://www.wilko.com/en-uk/tcp-antiseptic-liquid-200ml/p/02...
- chrisseaton 6y agoThat's what it's for. https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/files/pil.3917.pdf https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/files/pil.3917.pdf
- dekhn 6y agoIs that the same thing? I'm talking about this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1,2,3-Trichloropropane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1,2,3-Trichloropropane you're talking about this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP_(antiseptic) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP_(antiseptic) Based on the context, I now think the person was gargling the antiseptic called TCP, which is really phenol (a totally different chemical from TCP). So I think I understand the confusion now. When using TLAs for chemicals, it's often better to write out the full chemical name instead. When I say "IPA" I mean isopropyl alcohol but everything thinks I mean beer.
- TeMPOraL 6y ago> When I say "IPA" I mean isopropyl alcohol but everything thinks I mean beer. Somewhere around April/May, everyone in my circles and all their dogs were suddenly talking about "IPA". I was very, very confused until I eventually figured out they didn't mean the beer.
- mr_custard 6y agoIt's just one of those things where the different context between countries doesn't translate well. In the UK, if you say "TCP" everybody knows that you're talking about the antiseptic phenolic liquid that can be used for gargling but never swallowed. It's present in most househould medicine cabinets. It's important to note here, given that the subject is loss of the sense of taste and smell, that this stuff absolutely reeks.
- roywiggins 6y agoTCP (the antiseptic) is more of a brand name. It was named after a chemical but doesn't contain that chemical at all anymore; "TCP" in this context is just referring to the brand name. If you gargle TCP you're gargling whatever whatever mixture of phenols they put in it now, not trichlorophenylmethyliodosalicyl.
- jbay808 6y agoI've done this on a dental surgeon's recommendation. It's really unpleasant and tastes revolting but it's effective.
- throwaway_pdp09 6y agoEffective for what?
- jbay808 6y agoKilling anything in your mouth that might try to start an infection. And making your next meal less enjoyable.
- anoncake 6y agoTo test your sense of taste?
- BlueScreenDeath 6y agoI was confused also!
- glouwbug 6y agoTCP is a bit easier on the throat than UDP
- exabrial 6y agoSame thing here. Very mild case. I had a .5 degree fever for a day (normally I'm 97.5 in the morning and 98.4 in the evening). I coughed like three times. But the sense of smell was completely removed for 4ish days. I have some eucalyptus/tea tree/menthol shampoo that smells _very very_ strongly. When I couldn't smell that anymore it was the craziest sensation. No other symptoms to really speak of. This also appeared later.
- disiplus 6y agoi too had a mild case at the end of august. the smell is still not back. i have a small baby and cannot smell when the diaper needs changing.
- fivre 6y agoi saw this and, echoing many of the other commenters, thought it was a _different_ TCP chemical, in this case, a relatively obscure drug similar to PCP https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenocyclidine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenocyclidine i was VERY confused for a second
- secondcoming 6y ago> Handshakes are illegal Ha!
- iso947 6y agoI’m glad that was picked out. So subtle yet actually maybe exclaim out loud in this hotel lobby. I have a mask on and there are very few here so hopefully I haven’t endangered anyone, but something so sublime deserves an applause.
- ljf 6y agoA test months later would be negative (if it was a swab) they are only accurate in the first week or so. The antibody tests are fraught with issues, and if you fight the virus with your T cells rather than B cells, the antibody test won't pick that up and you'll show as negative.