Daskilyn MonroeOct 28
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Breathing Through Our Butts Declared Safe After First Human Trial

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Breathing Through Our Butts Declared Safe After First Human Trial

The first application of enteral ventilation—aka breathing through the bum—to humans proved the technique is safe.

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Oct 23 at 6:52pmBuffer
Show threadGrinch-stanOct 23
@404mediaco @bearofroses
Show threadW6KMEOct 23
@404mediaco Quoting the article... "The technique proves a backdoor..."
Show threadStumpy The MuttOct 23
@404mediaco So the phrase "drop your pants and take a deep breath" is about to have new meaning?
Show threadBradley SchaeferOct 23
@404mediaco how much fluid is it going to take to keep a person oxygenated over a period of time? Do they have to keep it circulating in your colon somehow?
Show threadErgative AbsolutiveOct 23

@404mediaco Very cool. But also '27 healthy male volunteers', eh?

Caroline Criado Perez would have something to say about that.

Show threadPeterOct 23
@404mediaco @LoganFive 👆on #ButtholeDay, a coincidence? I think not
Show threadAlex Lubertozzi 🇺🇦Oct 23
@404mediaco Well, people have been talking out their asses forever, so yeah, that tracks.
Show threadnoodleOct 23

@404mediaco
Link to study for those interested. Cool to see this in humans after being vaguely aware of the porcine studies.

https://www.cell.com/med/abstract/S2666-6340(25)00314-9

Show threadDave MuthOct 24

@404mediaco @lisamelton Thx! Good article.

'The technique proves a backdoor “to provide partial oxygen support while allowing the lungs to rest,” he added.'

May be crucial in future, after more viruses. And thank Apollo we can't smell through our butts.