Submitted 10 hours ago by anistorian@lemmy.world to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
Yeah, why is that if you wipe to vigorously and get scratches around your butthole, it doesn’t get infected by all the poop ?
Hank Green asked this about anal fissures and had a bunch of doctors replying. From what I remember your immune system is different in different parts of your body and your body is prepared to handle it down there. Unless your immune system gets compromised then it can get infected.
Oh yeah, this is also the case with our eyeballs, right? They have their own little immune system in there.
Eww that could explain how that Doctors Without Borders guy recovered from Ebola but then they found it still living in his eye.
Generally “poop bacteria” such as e-coli do not cause skin infections, they thrive in a different environment. Even infections in the anal region are generally caused by skin bacteria such as Staphylococcus.
Who are you who are so wise in the ways of science? :)
We have ourselves a pile of proctologists!
Bum science, specifically.
SHE’S A WITCH!
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
The gist of it is thicker skin, stronger immune system presence down there, higher blood flow down there.
The skin on your body isn't uniform; it's at varying textures and thicknesses in different parts, and its absorbency varies in different parts, as well.
The skin around your anus is very resistant to infection due to its particular mixture of these properties.
Just messaging so I can return and check answers here. I’m curious as well.
Just messaging so I can remember to save comments in the future
What are you wiping with???
80 grit
rookie move, you start at 100 and move up to higher numbers until smooth.
Oh my pkcell
He doesn’t know how to use the three shells.
Dry paper is abrasive.
You would stop getting butthole scratches if you started using a bidet. Gah. Americans are so gross.
Explain to me how not using a bidet is an American thing? I’ve traveled to many countries and rarely seen a bidet. I know several Americans who use bidets, myself included. Just got back from Europe actually, where I witnessed zero bidets. Glad I took my portable one.
Because America is an easy target. Half the country demonstrated beyond doubt that they’re too stupid to be in charge of a pet rock. We’re low hanging fruit because of that. I can’t say I disagree either.
China just has a hole in the ground. Toilet paper is optional.
bidets are slowly catching on in America! my parents got one like seven years ago, and if I didn’t live in an apartment, I’d get one too lol. they’re rare (and there’s none in most businesses) but eventually we’ll get there
You can get a bidet that attaches to virtually any toilet for like $30. Pretty easy to install/uninstall in most cases too. Check out Luxe bidets. I’ve had good luck with them.
signature look of European superiority
Buy better toilet rolls, quilted ultra soft from good brands. Your butthole will thank you.
Tell that to my workplace. They have the worst toilet paper in there. I won’t pass on an opportunity to poop on the job, best possible use of my time.
For a while I took my own toilet paper to work it was that bad
Seconded.
Also, a bidet. Your butthole will thank you.
Certainly would make getting those blumpkins more pleasant
Do you wipe with a cheese grater?
I don’t understand how you are scratching you brown eye when you wipe.
People still not using a bidet in 2025… smh
I always forget to bring my bidet with me when I go on a trip!
If you’re joking, you should buy a portable bidet and keep it in your luggage.
Bidet pulled out of the race late 2024. Read the news.
home ownership is a faraway dream for a lot of people, and apartments generally won’t let you install one :(
:|
When the tissue you're wiping with gets torn, you need to use another one, not continue with the torn one. That'll probably reduce the chance of scratches I think.
But unless the TP turns red to signal you’re done, how do you know? ;-)
Seriously. Wipe until the brown turns red.
swordgeek@lemmy.ca 15 minutes ago
It can happen. And when it does, it can be horrendously painful and hard to treat.