• An Original Thought@lemmy.ml
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    6 days ago

    Better than dying perhaps, but the perpetual feeling of wanting to breathe but being unable to is horrendous.

    Would we still feel that desire to “breathe” via our lungs if we’re otherwise getting oxygen though?

    you’re also still going to use that and produce carbon dioxide. Where is that going to go if you have respiratory failure?

    Maybe the same channel? It did appear to be an enema of some sort, so the evacuation route might be the same. Farting contests might be about to get really intense.

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      Maybe the same channel? It did appear to be an enema of some sort, so the evacuation route might be the same. Farting contests might be about to get really intense.

      The butt being able to absorb the oxygen doesn’t really also mean that there’s a mechanism for the butt to expel the carbon dioxide though. We do that through our lungs by exhaling and we clearly don’t expel enough carbon dioxide through non-exhaling methods to keep up with the amount we need to exhale.

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        That does raise a good point. I don’t know human biology well enough to give an educated answer though. If oxygen can be absorbed rectally via this fluid, perhaps the fluid can exchange CO2 the same way though? Or maybe via a different fluid? Bit rough on the ass but any port in a storm I suppose.

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      I would bet that you would have something equivalent to a phantom limb syndrome but for the diaphragm. I can’t imagine something so hardwired and subconscious goes away just because the basic chemical need is satisfied.