Published Feb 3, 2005
Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN
12,126 Posts
I had never heard of anyone trying to consume alcohol by way of an enema, till i read this story:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=757&e=3&u=/nm/20050203/od_nm/odd_sherry_dc
Anyone else see this, and is it common???
KEVIN88GT
120 Posts
someone correct me if I'm wrong but isnt alcohol mainly absorbed in the stomach? I guess the colon absorbs it as well as the guy died... go figure..I've never heard of this before...
purplemania, BSN, RN
2,617 Posts
how in the world could anyone absorb that much fluid? Wonder how many times she had to do it and over what period of time to get it all in.
Fiona59
8,343 Posts
I've had a family pour whiskey down a peg tube but never via this route...
bobnurse
449 Posts
we used to give IV fluids per rectum for severe dehydration........
People are absorbing alcohol in many ways now days, Nebulizing alcohol.......What a bunch of retards........
Siouxz2
70 Posts
Yes, the colon can absorb alcohol. I remember my mom telling me years ago that alcoholics used to do this, so that others couldn't smell the booze on their breath.
URO-RN
451 Posts
I had never heard of anyone trying to consume alcohol by way of an enema, till i read this story:http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=757&e=3&u=/nm/20050203/od_nm/odd_sherry_dcAnyone else see this, and is it common???
Okey-dokey.....
Never seen it or heard of it.
Tweety, BSN, RN
35,406 Posts
I guess some people have pickeled brains.
I wonder if the man consented and asked her to do this. I find it hard to imagine she did this without his consent.
Lovely_RN, MSN
1,122 Posts
Wow. I have never heard of this. It would never cross my mind as being something in the realm of the possible.
zenman
1 Article; 2,806 Posts
Why would you bypass the face? Then you can't get sh*t-faced! :chuckle
Why would you bypass the face? Then you can't get sh*t-faced!
According to the article, he had throat problems :stone
southern_rn_brat
215 Posts
when I was using, a friend (also a nurse) and I used to talk about trying cocaine enemas when our noses were so inflamed
a mucous membrane is a mucous membrane is a mucous membrane