33 DIY Medical Treatments That Violate Not Just the Hippocratic Oath, But Every Oath Ever Taken

Someone squeezed lemon juice in an unconscious man’s eye

While the state of health care in America is no laughing matter, it’s hard to hold back a chuckle when hearing that a guy was injecting protein powder into his muscles as an alternative to uhh.. consuming the protein powder or injecting steroids. It’s even harder not to laugh when finding out that this was his second time bulking up via this method, causing infection and literal pus to create abscesses in his muscles. 

The medical professionals on Reddit have disclosed some of people’s gnarliest attempts at DIY treatments, and at least one of these stories will change the way you look at a Shop-Vac. 

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