Dedicated to the commentator Lyudmila.
Lyudmila believes that some muck from the lymph nodes goes into the intestines and is thus removed from the body. That is why (according to Lyudmila) there are so many lymph nodes around the intestines.
It reminded me of a story about an antiperspirant deodorant with aluminum, which clogs the excretory ducts of the sweat glands and from this, toxins are less efficiently removed through the lymph.
Both of these statements are completely wrong. Even surreal.
Nothing comes out of the lymph nodes. Through the lymph nodes everything goes only inside and deep into our body directly to the heart. All this stuff. Right in the heart. Are you scared? I don't. This is normal.
The intestines are full of lymph nodes because the intestines are entangled in lymphatic vessels. Through them, fat is pumped from the intestines into the blood. Well, any infection from the intestines is also drawn into the lymph nodes.
The intestine, by the way, is the only place in our body where red blood vessels and white lymphatic vessels lie nearby. The lymphatic vessels are white precisely because a lot of fat flows from the intestines in them.
This fat floats in the lymph in tiny droplets. Much like the fat in milk. That is why milk is white, and the lymph flowing from the intestines is also white. Because of the fat.
Armpits and deodorant are a different story. Sweat glands are generally not connected with lymph nodes.
Is anything harmful excreted through the intestines? Yes, it does. A huge list of various nasty things from the blood is released into the intestinal lumen and then removed to the outside. But lymph has nothing to do with it. All the filth comes out of the blood.
I remember how in the dashing nineties in the hemodialysis department there were not enough dialysis machines, and there was a live line of people who wanted to get on the machine. Then I learned about peritoneal dialysis and about intestinal dialysis. And even about controlled diarrhea, which can remove toxins from the intestines if the kidneys fail.
So life is even more interesting than the fantasies of the commentator Lyudmila.
Lyudmila - hello!
