That explains this smell.
Mammals can breathe through their intestines (2021)
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Re: Mammals can breathe through their intestines (2021)
#82> Because they are highly dense, perfluorocarbons can also help flush mucus out of the intestine > Introducing oxygen to the intestines would probably kill the microbes involved in digestion Combining these two for any significant amount of time seems like a recipe for microbiota dysbiosis. It would be interesting to somehow determine if most of the oxygen is absorbed in the small or large intestine. Mucus is what ke…
People have no idea how important the microbiome is to their health. At the very least, one should make a "backup" of the microbiome so it can be repopulated later in case something goes pear-shaped. Messing with stuff can cause all kinds of endotoxin / auto-immune issues.
I love the thought that one's gut should have an off-site backup for DR purposes.
Re: Mammals can breathe through their intestines (2021)
#83In a funny light, I can see this being used as a performance enhancing drug in free-dive competitions. I wonder if the one's with perfluorocarbons had to have the perfluorocarbons constantly cycled out, or if it was just an injection of a certain amount. Imagine a free diver being able to go down deeper with an extra tank of oxygen in the trunk.
Re: Mammals can breathe through their intestines (2021)
#84This reminds me of the scene in The Abyss where the rat is forced to breathe in oxygen-rich perfluorocarbons[1]. I think this idea of introducing oxygen through perfluorocarbons has been explored but not sure it’s made much headway in humans to date [2]. This paper seems like a clever idea to introduce the liquid anally where oxygen can diffuse through the linings, and to also use same liquid (because of its viscosit…
I don't have the source but the navy tried something similar for allowing scuba divers to fill there lungs with oxygen rich liquid I don't think it was perfluorocarbons but the ended canceling the project because while they could oxygenated someone they were unable to exchange out carbon and ultimately the person they experimented on (yes human experiment) died from CO2 toxicity. Id be interested to see how long they…
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Re: Mammals can breathe through their intestines (2021)
#85This reminds me of the scene in The Abyss where the rat is forced to breathe in oxygen-rich perfluorocarbons[1]. I think this idea of introducing oxygen through perfluorocarbons has been explored but not sure it’s made much headway in humans to date [2]. This paper seems like a clever idea to introduce the liquid anally where oxygen can diffuse through the linings, and to also use same liquid (because of its viscosit…
The fact that it was an actual rat actually submerged in actual perfluorocarbons and actually breathing the stuff still blows my mind.
I remember seeing a picture of a rat in a tube lab breathing this type of liquid circa 1981. Mind was also blown.
Re: Mammals can breathe through their intestines (2021)
#86This reminds me of the scene in The Abyss where the rat is forced to breathe in oxygen-rich perfluorocarbons[1]. I think this idea of introducing oxygen through perfluorocarbons has been explored but not sure it’s made much headway in humans to date [2]. This paper seems like a clever idea to introduce the liquid anally where oxygen can diffuse through the linings, and to also use same liquid (because of its viscosit…
I don't have the source but the navy tried something similar for allowing scuba divers to fill there lungs with oxygen rich liquid I don't think it was perfluorocarbons but the ended canceling the project because while they could oxygenated someone they were unable to exchange out carbon and ultimately the person they experimented on (yes human experiment) died from CO2 toxicity. Id be interested to see how long they…
Any chance of a source on this?
People dying during research like this is definitely on the extreme end of things.
Re: Mammals can breathe through their intestines (2021)
#87This reminds me of the scene in The Abyss where the rat is forced to breathe in oxygen-rich perfluorocarbons[1]. I think this idea of introducing oxygen through perfluorocarbons has been explored but not sure it’s made much headway in humans to date [2]. This paper seems like a clever idea to introduce the liquid anally where oxygen can diffuse through the linings, and to also use same liquid (because of its viscosit…
I don't have the source but the navy tried something similar for allowing scuba divers to fill there lungs with oxygen rich liquid I don't think it was perfluorocarbons but the ended canceling the project because while they could oxygenated someone they were unable to exchange out carbon and ultimately the person they experimented on (yes human experiment) died from CO2 toxicity. Id be interested to see how long they…
If I recall correctly, similar experiment have been tried lately, where the subject survive. (maybe because they were shorter than the navy's one)
However, the subjects stated afterward that they felt adequately oxygenated, but also were on the verge of panic due to the constant feeling of drowning induce by having your lungs filled with liquid.
None of them felt like they would be able to do any kind of productive task in this state.
Re: Mammals can breathe through their intestines (2021)
#88Lots of talk about absorbing oxygen but little discussion about releasing carbon dioxide, or if releasing CO2 is even required with anal ventilation.
Also, as anyone who has had a colonoscopy can tell you, inflating the colon is on the painful side of uncomfortable.
Re: Mammals can breathe through their intestines (2021)
#89serious question, how does one exhale through their intestine? like do they have a scuba gear like machine?