A medical condition where the body becomes poisoned by its own metabolic waste products or toxic substances it produces internally.
From 'autointoxicant' (self-poison) + '-ation' (process). Popular in early 20th century medicine, the theory suggested that accumulated gut toxins could poison the whole body.
Victorian doctors believed autointoxication from constipation caused almost everything from wrinkles to insanity—they were partly wrong, but intestinal health really does matter for overall wellbeing.
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