The most "ingenious" way to hydrate yourself!

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I'm sitting here watching Man, Woman, Wild for the first time. I'm seeing the most unusual method and maybe the most ingenious way to hydrate yourself.

How about an Enima? Has anybody else seen this?
 
Seems a little inconvenient to me. I mean, I have an access hole on the other end of the system that I don't have to remove clothing or use special equipment to access. Maybe it's just me though.
 
The more traditional route to hydration has better means of handling pathogens than the "Southern" route. Yes, colon/lower intestine is very absorbant, but it isn't nearly as well equipped to kill pathogens as the stomach. That is my take on that.
 
I know, I would much rather try the other end too!

As for Bear, that doesn't suprise me. Won't be long before he figures out another more "ingenious" way.

While we're on the subject does anybody have any other ways of hydrating (without going through the back door)?
 
From page 152 of "when there is no doctor" from hesperian.org (great book if you dont have it, free download from publisher if you want to check it out). Rehydration therapy. Either:
1L water with approx 1/2t salt and 8 t sugar

OR

1L water with approx 1/2t salt and 8 t powdered cereal grains (rice, wheat, corn, or even mashed potatoes)
 
Jello dissolved in water as a drink works. I've used it on people who were hypothermic or dehydrated.
 
i hate to say this but if your truly dehydrated (you will probably be passed out lol) the fastest way to rehydrate is definitely through the intestines. they absorb the water much much faster. i saw it occur a couple times in the army at ft polk, definitely not pretty but its effective. after seeing it, it was always easy for me to remember to drink water lol. In a life threatening situation anything is possible as a last ditch effort to save yourself or someone but i don't think i would use dirty water for sure
 
Don't mean to hi-jack the thred but does any one know what that big orange folder was they used in that episode of man woman wild.
 
I think I remember reading back in the '80s about a family that were lost at sea after their yacht sank. The mother was a nurse, and instituted seawater enemas as a means of absorbing water. I don't know how successful this would be, so I'll just stay away from boats, thank you...:eek:
 
We would tell people in the Army that if we couldn't get this IV in we would stick the tube up your ass and step on the bag. Luckily we always hit a vein.
 
Starlight1967 said:
I think I remember reading back in the '80s about a family that were lost at sea after their yacht sank. The mother was a nurse, and instituted seawater enemas as a means of absorbing water. I don't know how successful this would be, so I'll just stay away from boats, thank you...:eek:
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Definitely a life saver and out in the open sea, fairly sterile.

spoolup said:
From page 152 of "when there is no doctor" from hesperian.org (great book if you dont have it, free download from publisher if you want to check it out). Rehydration therapy. Either:
1L water with approx 1/2t salt and 8 t sugar

OR

1L water with approx 1/2t salt and 8 t powdered cereal grains (rice, wheat, corn, or even mashed potatoes)
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If the dehydration has dysentry as a contributor or even a side effect, powdered starches will add a whole bunch of medical problems. The fibre content will tear and ulcerate an already damaged intestinal system.

On a side note, the French deliver a large proportion of medicines in Pessary form. By bypassing the Hepatic Portal Vein, far less medicine is needed for the same effect. Similarly, the famous "Sherry Enema" has been noted as being responsible for a number of Alcoholic Poisoning incidents.
 
Codger_64 said:
The more traditional route to hydration has better means of handling pathogens than the "Southern" route. Yes, colon/lower intestine is very absorbant, but it isn't nearly as well equipped to kill pathogens as the stomach. That is my take on that.
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Also, I'd miss the fizzing in my Coke. :D
 
It works! I just tried it out in the bathroom and it made a big mess, but I feel great! I used coffee! Afterward some walmart employees came in the bathroom as I was washing up and were freaking out when they found the mess. I told them it must have been someone else. :D
 
If you plan on using it often, just leave the hose hanging out your @$$ and tell everyone it's your tail. :thumbup: Don't forget the cork though, otherwise you'll leave a drippy trail. :p
 
I was wondering about any more "normal" ways to generate water out at sea or remote beach. I've done the solar still, and saw a really cool variant of it on Dual Survival.

The only other ways I can think is collecting rain water, or trying to dig in front/behind the dunes. Any other ideas?
 
Just got back from FT Polk and the heat was unbearable. The threat of a camelbak enema was enough to keep most guys hydrating the traditional way.
 
defaultuser said:
Thanks a lot for that!!!
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No sweat, they really are great books. I found out about them reading another book "deep winter" by Tom Sherry, he is working on the 4th online. Just search deep winter blog. They really are great books. Learned alot reading a great book, is not heard often anymore.
 
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