Talk:Preparation H

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Preparation H uses shark liver oil, which is not a medication, rather it is an unknown substance. Users should be advised of this (but my edit was removed)Lenrodman (talk) 22:03, 22 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Goldmember[edit]

All the Preparation H gags in the Goldmember movie went completely over the head of British audiences because this product isn't marketed there. The equivalent product is Anusol. Despite his familiarity with British culture, Mike Myers (actor) is Canadian. --80.176.142.11 (talk) 21:52, 12 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're wrong, it is available in the UK, marketed by Wyeth Consumer Healthcare UK. The website on the side of the preperation h box says www.preparationh.co.uk , although the website seems to be still under construction. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.141.174.45 (talk) 16:40, 28 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

what ever feels good on the 'whole' is good enough for me =D —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.210.60.185 (talk) 10:34, 4 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Inaccurate statements?[edit]

"This drug [phenylephrine] is more commonly used as a decongestant in cold medications since restricting blood flow in the sinuses will reduce the amount of mucus they create. Since hemorrhoids are caused by inflamed blood vessels, this can reduce their size."

I believe both of these statements are inaccurate. My lay understanding is that decongestants work on congestion, i.e. engorged tissue, not on the production of mucus. What's more, the congestion of colds is primarily a problem of the nasal airway, though decongestants also relieve pressure due to congestion-blocked sinus passages.

Hemorrhoids are not "caused by inflamed blood vessels," but rather by enlarged blood vessels. There might be some interpretations of "inflamed" that would subsume that, but it is misleading. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Blicher (talk • contribs) 00:33, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Proposal to add a new section[edit]

Other uses[edit]

According to bodybuilding.com one of the methods to get rid of excess fluid and stubborn water weight is to rub Preparation H on your stomach before doing cardio or tanning.^[1]

Currently Wikipedia does not allow this due to the website bodybuilding.com being blacklisted, which I do not know why. (Guywithacoolname (talk) 19:32, 26 February 2013 (UTC))[reply]

References

^ "All about water retention". Bodybuilding.com. 2003-10-14.

Final comment inappropriate[edit]

The final comment in this article, suggesting that the current slogan for Preparation H is (my words) a bit lame, is a judgment. It is not a fact or even a theory. It is someone's snide assessment of the manufacturer's choice of slogan to market the product. While I happen to agree with the person who penned that judgment, it does not belong in an article attempting to be factual and neutral. It should be removed. I may be reached at JOHNAMDARNELL atte gemayle dotte commm. (You can figure out the address, I know you can!) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:CD4A:CCD0:C966:919E:34D6:C211 (talk) 01:09, 28 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "All about water retention". Bodybuilding.com. 2003-10-14.

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