grat_is_not_nice t1_itszbly wrote
Reply to comment by sTroPkIN in TIL Tobacco smoke enemas were used in an attempt to resuscitate victims of near drowning. by sTroPkIN
The vagus nerve is responsible for many autonomic functions, and runs from the brain stem to the colon. Digital rectal stimulation of the vagus nerve has been used to resolve intractable hiccups.
My theory (and I am not a doctor) is that inserting a bellows/pipe stem and introducing air into the rectum can stimulate the vagus nerve, which in some cases was sufficient to trigger a gasping/coughing/breathing response.
It almost certainly failed in many cases, as well ...
proxyproxyomega t1_ittfefq wrote
even funnier, the unnerving part is not the blowing of the smoke up the ass, but whoever thought of it in the first place and how they got there. like, the husband wouldn't have just thought "lets blow smoke up her dying ass, just cause". he would have seen or heard of it before from someone else. and that person would have seen or heard from someone else. or maybe it was common to smoke enema yourself back then, and the rush it gave gave them ideas...
TheSaltyTar t1_ittogj7 wrote
Agreed, that what I ALWAYS wonder about stuff like this. Someone had to be first. Someone thought this and then acted it out.
But consider this.
That someone told someone else.
And that person tried it themselves.
I want to be a fly on the wall for that conversation.
Ahelex t1_itultmd wrote
> But consider this.
> That someone told someone else.
> And that person tried it themselves.
The other person: FOR SCIENCE!
biggy-cheese03 t1_ituigfb wrote
I get really bad hiccups sometimes but man, I’m not shoving my finger up my ass
m_s_phillips t1_itvjs0u wrote
As with tickling, it probably doesn't work if it's your own finger.
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