The sound medical reason being that the surface inside the fundamental, absorbs stuff faster than oral introduction.
This brings to mind a true exchange, between an instructor and course participant, when I first joined SES. It was SES-101, First Aid. These were the days before we'd ever heard of accreditation, anyone with a knowledge of the subject could teach it. The instructor, in this instance, was an ex-Army medic. A top bloke, practical, quick witted and an abundance of common sense.
The top bloke was explaining dehydration and stressing that if a casualty was found suffering from the issue, that they should be given very small quantities of water, to prevent regurgitation, exacerbating the condition. He further said that sucking an ice cube or wet face washer was ideal.
The student, who was an RN, turned out to be a right PIA, who continually tried to demonstrate her superior knowledge and that she was smarter than everyone, interjected that to hasten rehydration, water in small quantities, could be introduced anally.
With absolutely no hesitation, the instructor replied with "I don't advise, when you see your neighbour looking hot and bothered, after mowing his lawn, on a hot day, that you race over and stick the garden hose up his arse."
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