In the long history of mankind, people around the world have been keen on "relieving in bed". Not long ago, there was news that a woman in Guangdong had drunk intestinal tea for two years, causing her intestines to turn black.

In the long history of mankind, people around the world have been keen on "relieving in bed". /Youtube video screenshot

Do you believe the nonsense of "relieving stool and clearing intestinal poison"?

Not long ago, there was news that a woman in Guangdong had drunk intestinal tea for two years, causing her intestines to turn black. The woman's original intention was very simple, she just wanted to treat constipation, but unexpectedly, the intestinal tea, which is known as "treatment", almost killed her.

In the past decade, the concepts of "exhausting the perched stool and losing weight" and "exhausting the perched stool and detoxifying" have been raging on the land of China. The intestinal clear tea, weight loss tea, enzyme , and enzyme on the market are in the reality of "clearing the wallet".

Why is the concept of "shouting" a scam? As the name suggests, the last stool is "the poop that lasts overnight" and "the long-term accumulation of poop".

But the reality is that all poop in the human body is premature stool.

All poop in the human body is premature stool.

Dict Lilac gave a concise science popularization: "After we eat food, it takes 6 to 10 hours to digest and absorb the stomach and small intestine; the remaining part enters the colon, and the remaining water and some electrolytes are here. It took about 20 hours to absorb it at this time; in the end, it can reach the rectum and become a molded poop. "

So is there any poop in colon that cannot "run away" smoothly? There must be some, but it does not cause any serious damage to the human body. On the contrary, if excretion is too frequent, the human body will have problems such as water and electrolyte disorders and dehydration. In the long run, it will also damage the intestinal nerves.

However, "theory of the last scheming" is not a new contemporary scam. In fact, in the long history of mankind, people around the world have been keen on "relieving in bed".

This refers to an extremely ancient intestinal SPA - enema.

The word "enema" in Latin means "injection". What are you noting? Water, milk, spices, herbs, honey, beer, wine, vegetable juice, coffee... all look delicious, right? In fact, these things are nothing.

enema, killing all kinds of human diseases in one go. /Medieval illustration

However, ancient people did not want to lose weight or cure constipation.

, but to catch all kinds of diseases in one go - headache, tuberculosis , edema, mental depression, colds and fever. Nothing can't be solved by enema. If it doesn't work once, then do it a few more times.

The oldest enema therapy, from Ancient Egypt . According to papyrus documents, around 1500 BC, , , the ancient Egyptians began to clean the intestines. The doctor will push the herbs directly into the patient's anus, and then let the patient "ejaculate" and excrete toxins in the body.

In response to this, Ancient Greek Historical historian HerodotusH wrote: "The ancient Egyptians named this toxin 'Corre', which is the culprit of various diseases."

About 1500 BC, It became popular for ancient Egyptians to clean the intestines.

It is said that the ancient Egyptians' enema inspiration came from their "divine bird" ibis. Ibis will use their long mouth to send river water into their anus and then defecate.

Ancient Egyptians regarded the anus as the gateway to "disease". Therefore, the Pharaoh set up specialized intestinal doctors and respectfully called them "Anal Guardians".

In the 3rd century BC, the father of European medicine and a famous ancient Greek doctor, Hippocrates , once again emphasized the importance of "defecation". He believed that all diseases come from the intestines.

At the same time, Hippocrates proposed the "humor theory", believing that the human body is a system composed of four body fluids: blood, mucus (phlegm), yellow bile (yellow bile) and black bile (black bile). . If you get sick, it means that the human "body fluid" is unbalanced .

, and the intestines are clean, the excess black bile can be discharged from the anus.

Hippocrates believes that all diseases come from the intestine./Science Photo Library

Hippocrates' famous "fever therapy" is to pour hot milk into the anus and then let people expel poop and body fluids.

We know that there is a famous saying in traditional Chinese medicine: " disease enters from the mouth"; then, the wisdom of medieval Europeans was "treating diseases enters from the anus".

html After the 115th century, enema has developed into a daily "health preservation method".

Legend, the French King Louis XIV has made about enema about 2,000 times in his life. To stay healthy, Louis XIV can make enemas 2 to 3 times a day.

King Louis XIV of France made about enema 2,000 times in his life. /Wikipedia

French writer Molière 's satirical comedy "Mr. Without Disease", satirized the "enema phenomenon" that was popular in French society at that time.

The hero Algon is a suspicious patient. Although he is healthy, he is firmly dominated by the "fear of disease". In this way, the doctor grabbed Argon so hard that he asked him to go for an enema all day long.

The doctor's catchphrase is: "Fill the intestines, then release a blood, and then urge it to urinate it; add another blood, then urge it to urinate it to urinate it."

Let's take a look at the enema instruments at that time.

The early enema tool was called "enema balloon". It is said to be made from animal bladder and looks quite similar to today's injection syringes. One end is a nozzle and the other end is a core rod.

enema instrument. /Wikiepedia

also has a large-volume enema device equipped with a box pump, which looks like a bicycle pump. These enemas are usually made of metal.

So, why are people all over the world keen on defecation for thousands of years?

Maybe we can find the answer from Freud 's theory "anal desire period". Freud believes that young children aged 1 to 2 mainly get pleasure from defecation until their mental structure develops to the next period - the genital stage.

In this way, the reason why "detoxification" can be evergreen and never grow old may be the second. Humans enjoy the process of defecation and receive spiritual relaxation - this is the most important thing.

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