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Analingus: Cuidados y Precauciones
Ya que el ano está intimamente relacionado con la defecación, mucha gente piensa que el contacto con este invitablemente incluye contacto con las heces fecales. Hay una pequeña posibilidad de que esto pase, pero con una buena higiene y para mayor comodidad de la pareja, con un baño antes de una relación anal, estos temores deberán ser removidos.
El ano, el canal anal y el recto casi no contienen resíduos fecales, ya que la mayor parte de la materia fecal es mantenida arriba del recto, en el colom descendente. Cuando estas heces bajan al recto, es cuando sentimos la urgencia de ir al baño, el resto del tiempo, mientras no sentimos ésta urgencia, solo tendremos una mínima o ninguna cantidad de pequeños resíduos que son fácilmente removibles con el baño.
La conexión con las Infecciones
Ya que el tracto digestivo contiene millones de bacterias que ayudan en la digestión, es importante mantener una buena higiene de ésta área. Si la bacteria E.Coli por ejemplo tiene contacto con la vagina o la uretra, la mujer puede desarrollar una infección vaginal o urinaria. Por eso, la principal recomendación es que nada que haya tenido contacto directo con el ano, debe tocar la vulva o la vagina.
El tracto digestivo también puede contener micro-organismos que se pueden esparcir durante el acto de analingus. Entre ellos:
- Otras bacterias. Shigella y Salmonella, pueden causar diarrea can cause acute and often vicious diarrhea, and it's possible for someone with mild symptoms to transmit the infection to someone else who develops severe symptoms.
- Intestinal parasites, notably Giardia lamblia, and amoebas, both of which cause diarrhea.
- Viruses, notably HIV (the AIDS virus) and the one that causes hepatitis A. HIV typically spreads through blood-to-blood contact. Anal tissue bleeds easily, particularly in the estimated one-third of American adults who have hemorrhoids. (These varicose veins of the anal canal sometimes cause pain, but frequently do not, so affected individuals may not know they have them.) If HIV-contaminated blood enters the mouth of a someone who has a minor injury -- bleeding gums, for example -- the infection might be transmitted.
Fun Without Fear
Because infections such as HIV can be transmitted during analingus, it's crucial that lovers who play this way take prudent precautions:
- Wash thoroughly. Before any sexual encounter involving oral-anal play, the area around and inside the anus should be carefully washed with soap and water.
- Consider showering together. Washing is good, but showering together is even better. Not only is it sensual foreplay, but you can both make sure everything is clean and ready to go.
- Consider an enema. For an extra margin of hygiene safety, the recipient might want to try an enema before washing. Enemas rinse the rectum and anal canal, removing most traces of fecal material. They're easy to use, especially the disposable enemas available over the counter from pharmacies. Simply insert the flexible nozzle into the anus while on your hands and knees and gently squeeze the bottle, pushing the fluid into the rectum. After a few minutes, sit on the toilet and allow the fluid to drain out. The bottle can be refilled with warm water and reused.
- Dam it. Dental dams are thick sheets of latex rubber that work like a condom, acting as a physical barrier between the anus and the mouth. They may feel awkward to use at first, but, like condoms, they can be incorporated into analingus easily with a little practice and a sense of humor. Dental dams are available at most pharmacies, or you can simply buy unlubricated condoms or latex gloves and cut them into flat sheets. In a pinch, you can also use plastic food wrap. To heighten pleasure, massage a little sexual lubricant into your lover's anus before applying the dam.
- Rinse after. After analingus without a dam, be sure to rinse your mouth with an antiseptic mouthwash or, at the very least, water.
In truly monogamous couples, where both people are confident that neither has hepatitis, HIV or intestinal parasites, the only real risk of analingus is contact with digestive bacteria -- and enemas and careful washing virtually eliminates this. According to Dr. Morin, for healthy, monogamous couples who practice careful anal hygiene, the risk of analingus causing infection or illness is "extremely low." Consider your situation carefully. Discuss it. Then decide for yourselves the appropriate level of precautions you want to take.
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