William Beaumont

Bowmont's central conclusion was that food quantity matters more than food quality. Bowmont's research was documented in his book "The Physiology of Digestion." William Beaumont identified St. Martin's stomach fistula as a scientific opportunity to study human digestion directly. Dr. Beaumont conducted longitudinal digestive research on a single human subject over the course of decades. Beaumont offered material incentives including schooling for St. Martin's children and housing to secure continued participation in his experiments. William Bowmont conducted decades of research on stomach physiology. Beaumont published a comprehensive book, the final two-thirds of which contain detailed experimental documentation of his findings. Dr. William Beaumont was only 25 years old when he treated St Martin's gunshot wound. Dr. Beaumont applied two herbal remedies — aloe vera and myrrh — to the gunshot wound. Beaumont conducted experiments by securing food to silk threads and inserting them through the stomach opening.