Outdated hygiene practices that are anything but clean

Eagle Poop for Labor Pain Relief? Yikes!

Childbirth has always been a pain (literally!), but back in the Middle Ages, the methods for easing that pain were, well, kinda out there. One of these involved slathering eagle poop mixed with rosewater on a woman’s thighs during labor. Yeah, you read that right.

Midwives swore by this remedy, hoping to make the process a bit easier. Whether it actually helped is debatable, but the smell definitely wouldn’t have improved the experience. Talk about a crappy situation!