One remedy for corns was the ashes of a dead bird, while medieval Brits used raw meat bandages for hard skin on the feet. Ancient humans did some gross things to keep their feet healthy Foot issues can usually be healed by experts these days, but hundreds of years ago ancient humans took matters into their own hands (Image: Getty Images)

Painful feet have been an issue since time began, with corns and infections haunting primitive humans . But before a podiatrist was even a thing, there were some odd practices carried out by Romans and Egyptians to ease cracked heels and infected feet. ‌

By the Middle Ages, Europeans had moved on to binding their feet in mouldy bread which, while smelling absolutely foul, might well have been effective in healing wounds due to the penicilli

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