Cryosurgery (cryotherapy) is the use of extreme cold in surgery to destroy abnormal or diseased tissue.The term comes from the Greek words cryo (ÎºÏÏÎ¿) (icy cold) and surgery (cheirourgiki â ÏÎµÎ¹ÏÎ¿ÏÏÎ³Î¹ÎºÎ®) meaning hand work or handiwork. mixture of dimethyl ether and propane is used in some preparations such as Dr. Scholl's Freeze Away. The mixture is stored in an aerosol spray type container at room temperature and drops to â41 Â°C (â42 Â°F) when dispensed. The mixture is often dispensed into a straw with a cotton-tipped swab.
Many people remember waiting an hour, half an hour, or at least 20 minutes after having had lunch before they could get back into the swimming pool. In Cuba, children are told they must wait three hours to swim after eating.
Claim: Those who go swimming less than one hour after eating will be taken by a cramp and drown. Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2001] I was a kid in the 1960s, and I used to hear the âDonât go swimming for an hour after you eat or youâll get crampsâ exhortation from my mother.