Pigs and rodents, They have a very interesting mechanism by which they can get oxygen through their anus. owner.

This mechanism, called ‘rectal ventilation’, was discovered in 2021 and its applicability in humans is still being investigated. Come on, breathing from the anus Let’s take a look at how exactly it is possible…

It has been discovered that pigs and rodents can absorb oxygen through their rectums at low oxygen levels.

In the experiment conducted in 2021, pigs and rodents They exposed them to low levels of oxygen.

In experiments in which oxygen-laden gases or liquids are administered into the rectum, animals are used an improvement in oxygen levels It was seen that it was just this; it was not a natural breathing mechanism, but an artificially created process.

So how exactly is this interesting situation possible?

The process of absorbing oxygen from the anus occurs through the thin walls of the intestines. by absorbing oxygen happened. These intestinal tissues, which are normally used to absorb nutrients and drugs, participated in oxygen uptake. To test this mechanism, researchers used two different methods:

• Providing oxygen via gas: Oxygen gas was delivered through a device inserted into the rectum, and the oxygen was absorbed into the blood through the intestines, increasing the animals’ oxygen levels.
• Providing oxygen via liquid: Perfluorodecalin, an oxygen-saturated liquid, was used, and when this liquid was injected into the rectum, the intestines absorbed it, thus introducing oxygen into the bloodstream of the animals.

All these processes thin walls and vessels of the intestines It was thanks to him.

Perhaps someday it will be possible in humans.

A type of breathing method like we just explained is not yet used in humans, but it is thought to be an application that could help patients with breathing problems in the future. Now, more research and study we need

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