DEAR DR. GOTT: A friend of mine cut his thumb on a piece of glass, and it bled profusely.
His daughter took a piece of white bread and held it on the cut. The blood clotted and stopped the bleeding. Can you comment on this? How did the bread work, and would you recommend this as a remedy for a deep cut?
DEAR READER: I can’t say I would recommend it for a deep cut because I have never heard of such a process. Readers do write in about all sorts of home remedies, but this one is truly a new one to me.
Bread contains sodium, calcium, niacin, iron, B vitamins, folic acid, soy flour, wheat gluten and a host of other nutritious ingredients. One or a combination of ingredients might have clotting capabilities, or direct pressure from the bread on the wound was effective. In any event, all is well that ends well. Thank you for writing.
