It's a fact that the rectum can absorb some amount of nutrients.

So, a person should probably be able to live for quite some time while only absorbing nutrients via enema, right?

Can it be done?

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[–] 11 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

You can breathe through your rectum, too, technically; but it's not fast enough at getting oxygen in your system to keep you from suffocating.

I am suspecting that eating food that way may have the same issue. It almost certainly would not break up normal food enough without saliva, chewing, and stomach acids, limiting thr nutrients you can absorb, too.

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