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If I had to survive on bad water for several days (say I fell in a canyon with no water) would enemas of the bad water actually keep me from dying of dehydration and not give me diarrhea? I heard of a family lost at sea with a hydration bladder was able to survive this way.
Submitted by: David - Stevensville, MT
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Well, you do indeed absorb water from your colon. When you get an enema, say one that involves plain water, some of that water will be absorbed. How much depends on...
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