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This may be medical disinfo. Listerine was long considered a great remedy and preventative care against flus and colds for a long time. This was lobbied against
by waych 4y ago
This may be medical disinfo. Listerine was long considered a great remedy and preventative care against flus and colds for a long time. This was lobbied against, they were sued and the ftc made them stop advertising as such.
- astrange 4y agoWhy would a mouthwash be effective against a virus in your nose? Using alcoholic mouthwash is bad for the same reason taking antibiotics is - and you may actually want to take oral probiotics for the same reason the ones you eat are healthy. Though I don't know the current state of evidence for them.
- thematrixturtle 4y ago"Disinfo" by who, exactly? Mouthwash is a very American phenomenon though, AFAIK it's not used as commonly anywhere else in the world. Which suggests at least part of its American popularity is due to marketing.
- bennysomething 4y agoI'm not in America and I use it twice a day, non alcoholic one though. Dentists have all told me it's good to use. is it not!?
- eptcyka 4y agoMy dentist has told me it's useless.