Today’s Headline of the Day appeared in Slate several days ago: The Enema of Your Enemy is Your Friend The article, by Emily Walker, explains only slightly more mundanely that “Fecal transplants could be a cheap and effective treatment for gastrointestinal disorders”. (Thanks to investigator Rebecca Skloot for bringing this to our attention.) (Our Headline […]
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ICKY: Enema with Garden Hose
“Kendi Kendine Lavman Uygulamasina Bağli Kolorektal Perforasyon” [Colorectal Perforation Due to Self Administered Retrograde Enema with Garden Hose], Tugba Topcul, Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg, 2003, vol. 9, no. 4, 2003, pp. 297–9. The author, at Akcakoca State Hospital, Duzce, reports [AIR 16:1]: We report a case of colorectal perforation due to self administered retrograde […]
Downside to coffee enemas, free
Coffee enemas, the treatment of kings (or at least of some of their progeny), are not panaceas, hints a new study. The publisher’s web site makes a generous offer. It says: “Proctocolitis caused by coffee enemas FREE“. Here’s a screen capture: The study is: “Proctocolitis caused by coffee enemas,” Keum B, Jeen YT, Park SC, […]