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Revisiting The Enema King: Louis XIV's Strangest Obsession

1 tim 4 min•17 juli 2026

Today's True Weird Stuff - Revisiting The Enema King: Louis XIV's Strangest Obsession

 

Louis XIV was known as the Sun King, but history gave him another, far less majestic nickname. At Versailles, doctors prescribed them for everything from headaches to digestive problems. Convinced that enemas were the key to good health, Louis XIV received them by the thousands, making enemas both a medical treatment and a status symbol.

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