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Woman uses urine as eyewash: Doctors issue strict warning
The Avenue Mail
|June 28, 2025
A recent social media post promoting the use of urine as an eye wash has raised serious concerns among medical professionals.
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Doctors are warning the public that urine is not safe for eye care and can lead to harm, including irritation, infection, and even vision loss.
The video, posted by Nupur Pittie, a self-described "medicine-free life coach" from Pune, shows her pouring urine into two eye wash cups and using them to rinse her eyes.
In the Instagram video, Pittie claimed that the first urine of the morning could relieve symptoms like eye redness, dryness, and irritation.
She explained that the process involves collecting fresh urine, filling the eye cups, and blinking several times while the eyes are submerged in it.
However, medical experts strongly disagree.
"NEVER! NEVER! NEVER DO THIS! Urine always belongs in the toilet-never elsewhere. Don't harm yourself," warned Dr. Jaison Philip, a urologist, in a post on X.
He added that while the pH of normal human urine ranges from 5.5 to 6.5 (acidic), the ideal pH for eye wash solutions is around 7.4 (alkaline). "Using urine as an eyewash can cause anything from inflammation to vision loss," he wrote.
This story is from the June 28, 2025 edition of The Avenue Mail.
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