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Nearly 1 in 5 urinary tract infections linked to contaminated meat (medicalxpress.com)

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[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago

        Don’t put dirty objects up your hoohah
Men: Wash your gentlemen bits (and your butthole/crack) every day; two or three times if needed

[-] biofaust@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

As an Italian I wonder: how do you manage that, not to say do it comfortably, without a bidet?

[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Either via the shower, or using sanitary wipes (e.g. Dude Wipes) when a shower is not available. In a pinch, a wet paper towel will help too.

[+] EditsHisComments@lemmy.world -13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Seriously. Sex is already dirty, help your partner by maintaining your hygiene. But seriously wash any raw meat you buy or butcher, and be careful of who cooks your food.

Edit: People assuming I don't keep a clean kitchen and that I wash raw meat under a running faucet.

[-] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 40 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Washing meat is really just a good way to spread contamination around your kitchen, and mess up the meat. Wash your hands and prep surfaces, keep a clean kitchen, and cook the meat properly.

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 months ago

I only learned that "Washing" meat was a thing from people saying "Washing your meat is actually bad". I never knew anyone to do this, and it sounds absurd to me.

[-] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

Washing meat is pretty common in Chinese cooking. It’s not done over the tap however. Meat is fully immersed in cold water and soaked for a while, then pulled out, squeezed to drip-dry, then the water discarded. This helps to wash off any juices or blood and results in a cleaner taste. It can also help improve marinade results and further improve flavour (ostensibly by reducing the amount of off flavours).

[-] EditsHisComments@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

That's very similar to what I meant lol. Not sure why everyone assumes it's bad to do. Like with a lot of things, there's a right way and a wrong way to do it.

[-] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

Some people do run the tap over a piece of meat and splash juices all over the place, contaminating the kitchen.

[-] EditsHisComments@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yeah that's definitely the wrong way

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Oh damn, that makes a lot more sense. I feel like there should be a different word than "Washing" for that, haha

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Think of it this way

You don’t get sick from the bacteria, you get sick from their excretions
Their excretions are on the outer surface (prove this to yourself by letting a piece of meat rot and see that it gets slimy on the outside)
Therefore removing the excretions from the outer surface can make a piece of meat safer. Washing seems like it would do that

It can seem very compelling, it can seem like it ought to be true. It used to be commonly recommended.

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

I think 1 is inaccurate -- bacteria themselves (not just their excretions) can make you sick.

I think the idea is that the bacteria are supposed to be too cold to multiply and make their excretions by the time you cook the meat (and thus kill them off), so unless the meat is already spoiled, cooking alone would be fine.