In ancient Egypt there was a sacred duty: to ensure the good health of the pharaoh.
If the pharaoh felt that he had eaten too much or that he had intestinal problems, he only had to call his anal guardian.
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The "proctologist" was in charge of problems such as hemorrhoids, but another of his functions was to empty the pharaoh's intestines when he had eaten so much food that it made digestion difficult.
The guardian of the sacred anus inserted a cannula and blew hot water on it to open his rectum.
And not only the pharaohs used this technique, so did other ancient Egyptians of lesser rank, but instead of a cannula, a rod or reed was used through which water was pumped into the patient's intestines.
