Unless you want to die Subnautica 2then you must have an overview of health management. Medical gel pouches and first aid kits are vital to your survival, and if you want to live another day under the sea, then you'll need this guide.
We have the locations and crafting recipes you need to know about healing items to increase your chances of survival. Read this guide and get the answers you're looking for to survive!

How to add energy to your base in Subnautica 2 (offline oxygen production)
In Subnautica 2, keeping your base connected to a secure power source ensures that your oxygen production never goes offline.
Medical Gel Bag location in Subnautica 2
A medical gel bag is found almost everywhere in the starting area Subnautica 2. You can often find this medical material growing in the small caves around the Lifepod. Its closest occurrence can be found in the cave directly below the Lifepod:
Once you exit the Lifepod door, look underwater and you should see a round hole in the ground, directly below the Lifepod. Go through the hole and enter the cave, at the bottom of which you will find a pink plant with a green orb in the middle.
The green ball is a medical gel bag. You can lift it with your bare hands as it requires no tools. Be careful though once you harvest the medical gel pouch, move away from the plant as a toxic gas will explode out of the plant and will damage you slightly.
More of these plants are available in nearby caves. It's worth noting that you can also harvest the pink, fleshy flowers around the Medical Gel Sac with the Survival Multitool. These are Acidic Raion Pouches and you can use them to make basic batteries and fine acids.
How to craft basic and upgraded first aid kits in Subnautica 2
First aid kits can be made by the manufacturer and each requires a different set of materials:
- Basic First Aid Kit can be made from x1 Fiber and gives +50 HP.
- Enhanced First Kit can be crafted with x1 Fiber and x1 Medical Gel Sac and provides +100 HP.
First aid kits are the best sources of health regeneration Subnautica 2but you can too regain some health by eating certain ready mealsincluding Threemoon Temaki and Pavlova, which restore +15 and +10 HP respectively.
You can still find first aid kit items while exploring abandoned bases in the ocean!