In the 1800s, "tobacco smoke enemas" were used to treat what?

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In the 1800s, "tobacco smoke enemas" were used to treat what?

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Last updated Dec 30 2023.
Originally posted Dec 29 2023 3:19 PM.

pehinhota

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pehinhota

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Tobacco smoke enemas were considered a successful treatment for cholera and were recommended as an alternative remedy to opium. The exact procedure varied, and in some instances a pint of boiling, tobacco-infused water was administered into the intestines.

https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2022/04/10-strange-medical-practices-from-history/#:~:text=Tobacco%20smoke%20enemas%20were%20considered,was%20administered%20into%20the%20intestines.

Dec 29 2023, 5:15 PM

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Typhoid fever and cholera.

https://bcmj.org/special-feature/special-feature-tobacco-smoke-enemas

Smoke enemas also were used to resuscitate drowned victims!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoke_enema

Response last updated by BigTriviaDawg on Dec 29 2023.
Dec 29 2023, 3:23 PM

In the 1800s, "tobacco smoke enemas" were used to treat what?

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