Mammals can breathe through anus in emergencies, Japanese study finds
The Japan Times | 5/15/2021
A study by a team of Japanese scientists has shown it is possible for mammals to absorb oxygen via the anus.
Intrigued by how certain sea creatures breathe through their intestines in emergencies, researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University were able to prove the same was true under experimental circumstances for mice, rats and pigs, publishing their findings in the journal Med on Friday.
They say the finding might also apply to humans who are in respiratory distress when ventilators are not available or inadequate....
...called enteral ventilation via anus, or EVA.
“The rectum has a mesh of fine blood vessels just beneath the surface of its lining, which means that drugs administered through the anus are readily absorbed into the bloodstream,” lead author Ryo Okabe said.
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SOME MAMMALS CAN BREATHE THROUGH THEIR BUTT, SCIENTISTS
Inverse.com | May 14. 2021
...When the {Japanese} research team injected either gaseous or liquid oxygen into the rectums of both rodents and pigs, a procedure known as enteral ventilation via anus (EVA), they found the animals were capable of intestinal breathing.
