Health: Let’s Talk About Rimming
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Or more specifically, some of the health risks that comes with it.
An author over at NewNowNext wants us to know that rimming can put us at risk from parasitic infections such as giardiasis, amoebiasis and/or amoebic dysentery, shigellosis and maybe more. Over the course of four years, the author said he contracted giardiasis twice and amoebiasis once.
The first two infections are said to have been caused by Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba histolytica respectively; both are intestinal parasites which are anaerobic (organisms that do not require oxygen for growth) and protozoan in nature. Shigellosis on the other hand, is caused by a family of bacteria (anaerobic) called Shigella.
How do these infections get transmitted? According to this article, giardiasis and amoebiasis can be passed on to someone through oral-anal sex. Meaning, “if you were rimming your partner (with potential exposure to feces), and they were infected,” then there is a “good chance” you’ll get infected, too. It can also be transmitted through non-sexual means and that’s by ingestion of food (such as shellfish) and drinks (including ice cubes from questionable sources) contaminated by feces.
Patients don’t always experience significant symptoms but if they do, they are likely to suffer from stomach pain, fever, and diarrhea (sometimes bloody) among others. For more information about these infections, read here, here, and here.
Going by the comments, articles, and discussions online (I even saw one as far back as 1999), it seemed parasitic infections caused by oral-anal sex aren’t as uncommon as we might think it is.
For safe oral sex practices, anal hygiene is key not to mention use of dental dams do help reduce the risk of catching STIs and unwanted parasites. In the past, we talked about anal hygiene and the role of ear syringe in preparing one’s ass before anal sex; click here if you wish to revisit the article.
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Rimming…great way to catch all three “heps”, too…A,B and C.
That’s why I always examine the asshole thoroughly before I put my mouth in it. Too many guys out here taking shits and only wiping a few times and having the audacity to let a guy rim them. As a verse top, I always thoroughly clean my ass properly either using warm, soapy water in a fleet bottle or a shower shot. I know some guys who’ve never used an fleet bottle or enema to clean themselves at all smh
Have you ever tried to buy a dental dam? I have not seen a pharmacy that has them. And what I received from a clinic was so thick, as to render it pointless to use. Ordinary plastic wrap, perhaps in two layers, or a “female” condom seem to be the way to go. While the microbes and bacteria can sometimes be good for you, if you have immune-system illness, the ill effect of parasites and stds is magnified. I doubt Truvada prevents that. Even a thorough washing doesn’t seem to be enough. It seems that the mucous membranes immediately begin secreting their musky juices. It is an incredibly erotic thing to do and receive, but it’s best to keep a roll of Saran wrap by your bed.
My brother had amoebiasis and it took over a year to cure it.
I absolutely love rimming a nice clean ass and certainly want it cleaned out beforehand. Sometimes that doesn’t happen, of course, especially with spontaneous encounters.
Actually oral-anal sex is the number one way now that giardia is being transmitted.
I’ve not had infection and certainly wouldn’t rim anyone with GI signs.
I have seen some really good rimming videos (porn) that were hot but the asses looked clean enough to serve a meal on. At a live sex show I saw lesbians place plastic wrap over the pussy before giving it a good licking. I carry a nice piece of plastic wrap with me at various times to use for a good rimming. If I rim I want to stick my tongue in the ass. I guess you can call it the cheap man’s dental dam.
A plastic wrap or dental dam to me would spoil the fun of rimming. The idea is that sharing each other to that extreme is an ultimate expression of trust and love. I wouldn’t just rim anyone, just someone who I am really in love with and know that he is disease free. Tasting each other is a turn on, including that which comes from a guys ass. Same for piss play, if your really into each other the ultimate fun is swallowing each others piss. Some guys even swallow poo, which is almost beyond belief. I say if it turns you on, go 4 it.
Never understood how a man will lick another mans ass and they barely know them. I’ve licked two asses and I’m married to one and have known the other for over 5 years before I even tried.
That don’t mean ass,u can still catch D’s from lick ass.
There are bacteria in your ass that do not belong in your mouth. I was once very sick from this gype of experience..never again.
Thank you for the informative article.
I never rim or eat pussy on the fly. It has to be from a planned encounter. I know I wash my as thouroughly be for a hook up just iut of common decency.
I’m going to be VERY blunt here –like it or not. –Eating out ANY one’s filthy shit hole…where feces and shit clog the intestines, as well as being filled with stink farts, and vile gas….and then your stick you tongue in that hole..no matter how douched you think you are, and you suck the shit remnants out, and you think it is not disgusting, and rife with disease and parasites, as well as last nights corn clogged shit balls…well listen here…, as Judge Judy would loudly say… …. ” ….YOUR AN IDIOT! “
That is the Truth…you should just eat shit…its all the same. An ass is just that an opening that lets out all of the body’s waste….
I must be luck. I’ve been munching on ass for almost 20 years and have never had a problem. I do certainly test for cleanliness prior to getting that sweet hole sloppy wet lol
Another article to scare people. I’ve been sexually active for 25 years and never contracted anything other than a bad cold. Yes I’ve had sex with strangers but I’m still careful. There are ways to know when sucking a dick and licking balls if they are clean. If it’s not, I won’t rim. I always “prepare” before I bottom and won’t let anyone rim me if I’m not clean.
That might just mean that you are a carrier, a typhoid mary spreading disease that you don’t notice because you have a terrific immune system. Think before you dink.
I am sorry, but guys that think like that are the #1 reason that things like STD’s and parasites spread; “If it looks and smells clean, it must BE clean”. BULLSHIT! You must be Superman with bionic vision that can see microbes viruses and parasites!!! You said yourself, “…never contracted anything other than a bad cold. ” PROOF that there was something you didn’t “See” with your bionic vision. IT’S WHAT YOU CANNOT SEE, SMELL, OR TASTE THAT WILL MAKE YOU SICK!
I’m a top. I don’t rim. Rimming makes the sex about the bottom. Did I mention I’m a top? LOL
I don’t think you’re a top, I think you’re a selfish dick, if you care nothing about your partner’s pleasure. Who cares about you getting off? You’re a user.
Agreed, Francis!! His type won’t be in my house, bed, or anywhere else.
As a bi top I love ❤ my ass eaten, and i always fleets my ass out if I know I’m gunna be eaten, most guys see my ass and say its phat and wanna dive in, if its not clean I tell them no, cause I like kissing after they eat me out and I wouldn’t have it, personally I don’t eat ass, cause as a med student I know about those bacteria up there, and most guys and girls dont clean out properly, they think a shit with alittle toilet paper is the way to go, hells no.
It Makes Me Laugh When I See People’s Profiles That Say “No BB/Raw Sex” But They Want To Rim You Or Be Rimmed Themselves, SAFE SEX ONLY???? REALLY??? I Doesn’t Make Any Since To Me How Ass Backward Some Guys Are.
E. Coli and Salminella are other anaerobic bacteria that should have really been mentioned since they are huge culprits of GI infection
I love rimming ass but if I put my nose near ur ass and it’s F.U.N.K.Y I’m not touching ur hole!!!!!!
Wow, you can learn so much, reading these blogs. Well, it certainly gives a whole new meaning to the “clean eating” thing doesn’t it, lol…
For those who enjoy rimming bare, one way to reduce the chance of catching something nasty is to rinse your mouth with a 50-50 solution of 3% hydrogen peroxide and water soon after you’re finished. Swish it around in your mouth and let it foam up and fill your mouth, then spit. Repeat a second time, if you want. This is also a great treatment for those with periodontal issues or bad breath.
Drugstore peroxide contains chemical stabilizers, but you can buy 35% food grade peroxide online that you will need to dilute with water to 1-3% before you use it. Food grade peroxide needs to be stored in the fridge to minimize the degradation process. There is plenty of info online about how to dilute and use food grade hydrogen peroxide safely. Happy rimming!
As a porn performer I have my routine of keep my mouth clean especially the tongue. I follow the same oral cleansing suggested by the dentist: flossing, thoroughly brush and mouth wash. If I am the one to be rimmed, I douche with anticipation and I make sure to be totally empty and clean.
Do not floss before sex— it caused gums to bleed which opens the blood transfer to your partner
What is a problem we getting from riming?
Forget about the article, how do I find the cute guy in the background?!
Rimming, while not common for me, is a “yes” with good buds if we both feel “empty” and after some anal play and sudsing in the shower before we hit the bed. Never have douched; not in the plans. I never rim on a first time meeting. That’s for when we become good buds. After years, no issues to date.
I once got Giardia a little over a year ago, and yes, it’s quite miserable. Pure liquid diarrhea, which ended up putting me into the hospital. Although, even back then I seldom rimmed ass, but I did quite a bit of fingering. Now I am very careful about rimming or fingering anyone, however it can be quite a turn on. If I finger anyone, I make sure that I never put my fingers into my mouth, or rim anyone who I don’t know. The one exception is my trusting boyfriend/lover. He also is very careful, and would let me know if he ever thought he was at risk. Giardia though can be cured by a medication called Flagyl. Once they found out what the parasite was it only took about 3 days and I was back to normal. Anal sex is not the only way it is transmitted though. It can also be caused by unclean food sources, dirty water, and even from surfaces that might be contaminated with feces. I believe animals can also carry it as well, and pass it on to humans.
Oh fuck…If I want to eat ass I will know immediately if it is clean by the smell or lack of it.
Love eatin a hot boy ass and will do so when I know it’s clean…If not, I send him on his way!
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Your more-recent article on anal douching contradicts your advice here. Rimming is a crap shoot. The right guy may fix all your digestive problems by providing you with microbes you are missing. The wrong guy will give you amoebas, and any number of other parasites.
Sex is basically meant to happen within relationships, guys, so think about settling down, at least temporarily instead of hooking up. It should give the sex time to improve. Note that eating in restaurants is also a risk for parasites. Avoid uncooked food, salads, anything that could be contaminated. It can take a very long time to get rid of parasites. It took someone I know many months to be rid of amoebas.
By all means, inspect and sniff that ass first. Make sure it is appetizing, at the least, and clean, for certain, as in, clean it yourself. Rimming is not the first stop on the highway of lovemaking, more like the next-to-last.
I’ve never rimmed anyone but I’ve been rimmed before and it doesn’t do anything for me sexually, it just tickles me. I can’t relax to enjoy it and too preoccupied thinking about he hygiene of it and how I could bring myself to kiss the person rimming me, to enjoy the whole thing! I keep a clean hole but no amount of douching or soap in the world is going to kill the germs in one’s rectum and I know of close friends who rimmed and acquired parasites and ended up in the hospital. It’s a very gross thing to do and I would like to meet the person who started this bizarre behavior?
I love riding a hot ass and getting rimmed! Never caught anything yet. But if there is a chance that there’s going to be some butt munching at a guy’s place, there is nothing like showering together to clean things up!
I am VERY careful and selective, yet I ended up with a parasite. Fucking Yuk! Explosive diarrhea, losing control of my bowels and 2 rounds of Flagyl finally knocked it out, but damn, it is nasty. Have fun, get naked but be careful men!
As a bisexual married man I am shocked you gold card gays are such nellys about rimming…as a ff bottom I clean out deep…nothing like a good tounge punch on the dirt box to get my motor humming
Let’s not forget anal warts, which that virus (HPV) is also very contagious. And anal warts are so easy to “find” on yourself…feel around your washed hole, and if small (or large) hard protrusions are on your anus (or in your hole) and are hard to the touch (and feel like cauliflower) then you might have anal warts. Play show and tell with your doc, and get over being embarrassed. If you’re old enough to have sex, you’re old enough to talk frankly with your doc.
As for me, if a guy has anal warts, he’s out the door. I’ve had them, got rid of them, and have my doc checks me twice a year. I don’t plan on getting them again. Knowledge is power! Way too many guys are clueless they have anal warts. Talk to your doc!