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Most people said they use a bulb enema or a shower head/hose. Here’s what people said they use to douche. One person said, “I am also into fisting and ass play so this helps decrease the risk of foreign material that could cause even more tearing or cuts internally.”

It helps prevent tearing or cuts caused by fisting.

As one person put it, “If you’re bottoming, you have to be clean.”

It’s part of the expectation if you’re a bottom.

It makes you more inviting to a partner.

It helps people loosen up and relax their butt.

It helps prevent bad smells during sex.

It helps keep sex going and helps prevent having to stop sex because of poop.

It helps prevent awkward interactions or feelings.

“Poop is a bone killer,” said one person.

It helps prevent “mood killing” accidents.

“I like my ass rimmed and a top doesn’t like to lick my munt unless it’s clean! I like to rub coconut oil on it after so there’s a cute flavor on it too,” said one participant.

It’s better for rimming or being able to switch back and forth from anal to oral.

One person said, “Being clean makes it more pleasurable so that I’m not paranoid thinking about making a mess.”

It helps reduce anxiety, be more relaxed, or reduce their insecurities during sex.

Another said, “No one wants chocolate covered dick.”

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“Nobody wants a code brown,” said one person. There were about 13 different types of reasons given. Why do you douche? Their responses were similar-but not the same-as the reasons given about why people prefer it when partners douche. We asked bottoms who douche the same question. “I douche if I know my diet hasn’t been that great – or if I’m nervous about my date.” -Survey participant For bottoms who douche – why? A doctor told me to let my body cleanse itself.It’s natural for there to be some poop during sex.Taking fiber supplements is better than douching.You don’t need to do it to have pleasurable sex.The top reason: “Because I’m not having sex right now!” The other reasons were (in no particular order): There were many reasons why people said they don’t douche. 28% said that they douche “sometimes.” For bottoms who do NOT douche – why? Most bottom and versatile people said that they douche (58%). All you need is a good bowel movement, and all will be fine.” -Survey participant For bottoms & versatile partners: Do YOU douche? “I think it’s invasive and not necessary. It’s more “authentic” if partners don’t douche.Some people said they didn’t care if their partners douched, or preferred their partners not to douche. “I douche 95% of the time if I plan to bottom.” -Survey participant Why do you NOT prefer it when partners douche? It enables people to have sex longer, without worry about poop showing up.It helps people feel relaxed and less worried about making a mess.It is more hygienic and comes with less risk of ingesting bacteria during rimming.It is better for rimming or going between anal play and oral sex.It is less messy, and prevents “mood killing accidents.” As one person said, “If shit shows up, the fun is over.”.In no particular order, people prefer it when partners douche because… There were about six different types of reasons that people gave for why they prefer it when their partners douche. Why do you prefer it when partners douche? Some said they didn’t care (11%), didn’t know if their partners douched (10%), or outright didn’t prefer partners to douche (1%). Most people said they preferred it when partners douched (78%). “Don’t spray your guts out, boo!” -Survey participant Do you prefer it when your partners douche? Fifty percent (50%) said that they “usually” douche. Only 2% reported topping only 23% reported exclusive bottoming the majority (75%) said they were versatile. “Douche so you don’t feel self-conscious, but don’t get too much in your head if something happens anyway.” -Survey participant Who participated?Ī total of 163 people took the survey. (In other words, our survey results suffer from response bias.)

Also, it’s likely that people who took the survey are people with anal douching experience or people who felt they had something to say about anal douching. By no means is this survey representative of our entire community or San Francisco. We posted this anonymous questionnaire to a convenient sample of people in our networks. “If shit shows up, the fun is over.” -Survey participantįirst, a few notes about the survey. Here’s what you had to say about anal douching. In addition to our anal douching infographic and article about anal douching safety for gay men, we present the results of our anal douching survey. And since it’s connected to our sex lives and sexual health, we thought it deserved a closer look. We don’t often talk about anal douching, but know it’s something many of us do in the privacy of our bathrooms.

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