Comment on How come butthole scratches doesn't get infected with poop bacteria ?

fredofredo@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• BagOfHeavyStones@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Who are you who are so wise in the ways of science? :)

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  • miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    We have ourselves a pile of proctologists!

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    • redhorsejacket@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      This sounds like something George Clooney’s character in O Brother Where Art Thou might say.

      Personally, a proverbial pile of proctologists pass as performers called “The Soggy Boggy Boys” perfectly.

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      • vinceman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Honestly I can hear it

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  • Apepollo11@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Bum science, specifically.

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  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    SHE’S A WITCH!

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• Droggelbecher@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Beyond skin infections, what happens when they enter your bloodstream? Id figure that’d happen with a broken hemorrhoid, since it’s basically and open wound that poop just sits on all day

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  • bstix@feddit.dk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Now that is something I’ve never thought about before and also wish I hadn’t read.

    Anyway, I googled it, and hemorrhoids are actually not necessarily open wounds, and if they are, at least the blood is flowing outwards which might hinder the bacteria from getting into the blood stream. The bacteria from the asshole doesn’t survive well outside the intestines, so there’s a low risk of them crawling back up into an open wound.

    However it does happen, and that could cause blood poisoning, which is potentially lethal if untreated. You’d probably want to treat it though because you’d experience severe fever and other clear signs.

    I’ll achieve this knowledge in the “don’t worry about it” folder.

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    • Droggelbecher@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah I’ve since googled it too! The fact that the symptoms are something where it’s obvious there’s something severely wrong and that it’s treatable in hospital reassured me, too. I’ve also realised that it’s similar to toxic shock from a tampon, which I never worry about, but am glad to know is a small possibility. Sorry to worry you/gross you out though!

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