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So I take a pill, it then sucks all of the water out of
my stomach? No thanks... |
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You have to wonder *how* sucking fluid out of a rat's digestive
tract extends its life and improves its health. |
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To get the ball rolling, I offer this hypothesis: |
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Lab rats tend to die of boredom and insufficient exercise.
Removing fluid (in moderation) from their insides is more like an
attack than a therapy, but because it's a low-level attack it
stimulates the little ratty metabolism to get its act together
without doing any permanent harm, and thereby makes the rat
stronger in a Nietzschean sort of way. |
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In those humans not yet living under controlled lab conditions,
there might be better alternatives to this therapy, involving
purposeful activity. |
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Interesting. Two caveats though: |
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(a) The same research group seems to have published
essentially the same paper twice, a few years apart; that
tells me that they didn't make much progress. |
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(b) They seem to be the only group who have worked on
this. |
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The whole thing looks a bit hokey to me, but interesting
nevertheless. |
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Most ambulances carry this and in much larger
quantity (imagine drinking a charcoal slushy, do it).
Used on patients that may have ingested a
poisonous/toxic liquid. It's a much safer option and
preferred method, for all parties involved, than
having the person vomit. |
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