Talk:Rectal desalination

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Considering that seawater has a higher salt concentration that human body fluids it seems to me that the seawater is going to increase dehydration as water is drawn out of the body until the concentration of salt is the same in the rectum and the body.

In fact, an epsom salt enema is often used before surgical procedures because the added bulk of the water from diluting the salt solution aids evacuation. Jaerik (talk) 01:06, 10 May 2008 (UTC)