Porn as Pain Management?!

'Seriously?!'
Everyone's stunned by this. Well, why not?
 It's crazy, but it's not!

Watched 'Grey's Anatomy'. & there was this scene whereby this guy who was lying in the hospital doing nothing but watched porn the whole day to relieve his pain. 'Why not give him painkillers?' Everyone would ask. Well, he was allergic to all sorts of painkillers anyone could imagine in the world.

This sounded so crazy, I google-ed about it.
http://www.ehow.com/how-does_5267793_do-endorphins-relieve-pain.html
The human body's natural pain killers - endorphins - are likened to codeine or morphine for the reaction they generate within the body. Endorphins not only relieve pain but bring about a temporary sense of well-being.

Apparently, endorphins are produced by the pituitary glands and hypothalamus during exercise, pain, and excitement & etc.

So this guy watched porn to stimulate the release of endorphins to help relieve his pain!

I learn something new today. :)