I recall this question coming up on Reddit with some regularity (no pun intended). The typical answer I saw was something like “your rectum has a really strong immune system”
Rectum? Damn near killed um
They hate us cuz they anus.
Mine is weekend, that’s why I only get sick during the week.
That’s what I remember reading, too. I think that particular area gets its own lymph node system or something like that. Similar to how our head and neck have their own dedicated system.
Those areas are prone to bacteria, so they get beefed up protections.Something kinda like that. They’re called Peyer’s Patches, and they’re like a base of operations for immune cells. They not only gather there, but they also scout out the bacteria present by reaching through the intestinal lining and pulling some of the stuff through.
Also, a lot of bacteria in our guts aren’t really trying to get into our system. The intestinal epithelium produces mucus to prevent bacteria from getting close to the intestinal lining, and most bacteria are pretty chill with that
Damn, it’s gotta suck to be born an immune cell and get assigned to work out of the butthole for your short life.
It suck to be an immune cell in general. Many disease-causing bacteria have evolved ways to subvert and kill immune cells in spectacular ways. And immune cells generally just have pretty short lifespans to begin with
wtf is that
“Rub onto hands until dry”
Papercut detector
Hand sanitizer
That part of the body, like your mouth, has features that greatly reduce the chance of infection because they are the entry and exit points for foreign objects or waste. It is complicated how it all works, but in short your body really needs those parts to bot get infected, so it adapted ways to keep that from happening.
That was the explanation I got from the doc when mine first showed up.
I’d hate my rectum to become bot infected.
That’s why I use the three sea shells.
Username checks out, it was the first word out of my mouth when I read this question.
Good question though, looking forward to (hopefully) informed answers.
I am not qualified to answer this, but I did once see a similar question asked on Reddit. The best response I saw was from a commenter whose name I can’t remember, else I would credit them.
That commenter said that his infant daughter had required an operation on her rectum. The commenter asked the surgeon how the surgery site could possibly not become infected and was told “the asshole knows how to handle shit.”
That answer seemed reasonable to me and I probably will never forget it.
A bidet helps. Gentle splash of water vs scratchy paper.
You might want to treat yourself to some better quality paper.
I do both, using a bidet just makes sense.
Do you use the shower or do you clean your entire body with paper towels?
Meh, bidets are a lie too. Give yourself an enema, make sure you’re clean inside and out!
Wiping your ass with silk is still significantly more friction than water
Idk, water split the grand canyon, water sounds dangerous. /s
Big, if true
Basically blood pressure keeps most things out, and you probably wouldn’t purposely rub a meaty turd in an open wound regardless. I hope.
What about a vegan turd? Heard everything vegan is healthier.
Even the bacteria doesn’t want to eat your ass.
Probably a lot of us do have infected buttholes, but just don’t realize it. It’s a silent but deadly epidemic.
it’s sterile and I like the taste.
asking the real questions
i don’t have an answer but im here for the question
I’m in my 40s and never had hemeroids. Are they really that common? Or maybe I have and I didn’t know (but surely I would, right??)?
They can be pretty common for certain people. I’ve dealt with hemorrhoids since I was 20, my dad also started getting them pretty young too. They tend to “flare up” if you eat food that irritates them. For me it’s something that I deal with every few months or so. When I get them, I gotta squirt a tube of ointment up my ass and they’re usually gone the next day. It’s a very humbling experience. I came as a poor migrant, no college education and through will and determination I became a self taught engineer about to turn 30 who makes six figures, and I occasionally have to squirt a tube of preparation H ointment up my ass.
Everyone’s got their issues. Be proud that you can take care of yours and it’s not a more significant or public burden.
True true
Ah yes, the American dream.