Is getting sick from rimming just a hazard you have to learn to live with?

[Constantine]

I contracted giardia a few months ago from eating ass. I'm better now but I haven't eaten ass since. For me, eating ass is an essential part of gay sex and it's not something I can go without for much longer. Is there a way to reduce my chances of another stomach bug or is this just part and parcel of enjoying men's bodies?

[KeepItReal]

I contracted giardia a few months ago from eating ass. I'm better now but I haven't eaten ass since. For me, eating ass is an essential part of gay sex and it's not something I can go without for much longer. Is there a way to reduce my chances of another stomach bug or is this just part and parcel of enjoying men's bodies?

Not that I have been able to find. You may want to consider using a dental dam - some of them come in flavors to make the experience better. It creates a thin barrier that can help keep you healthy. https://www.amazon.com/Trust-Dam-15-Pack-Assorted/dp/B000H3A9L0/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=dental+dam&qid=1570372303&sr=8-5

 

You may also want to consider washing out your mouth/gargling with an anticeptic afterwards (gin or vodka will do in a pinch). Mouthwash does not really get the job done. But even alcohol is not very effective in killing parasites.

 

Edited October 6, 2019 by KeepItReal

[KeepItReal]

I contracted giardia a few months ago from eating ass. I'm better now but I haven't eaten ass since. For me, eating ass is an essential part of gay sex and it's not something I can go without for much longer. Is there a way to reduce my chances of another stomach bug or is this just part and parcel of enjoying men's bodies?

Not that I have been able to find. You may want to consider using a dental dam - some of them come in flavors to make the experience better. It creates a thin barrier that can help keep you healthy. https://www.amazon.com/Trust-Dam-15-Pack-Assorted/dp/B000H3A9L0/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=dental+dam&qid=1570372303&sr=8-5

 

You may also want to consider washing out your mouth/gargling with an anticeptic afterwards (gin or vodka will do in a pinch). Mouthwash does not really get the job done. But even alcohol is not very effective in killing parasites.

 

Edited October 6, 2019 by KeepItReal

[+ poolboy48220]

(gin or vodka will do in a pinch).

Yes, they will. I'm going to be smiling about that all day.

[+ poolboy48220]

(gin or vodka will do in a pinch).

Yes, they will. I'm going to be smiling about that all day.

[MscleLovr]

I contracted giardia a few months ago from eating ass.

 

I sympathise @Quincy_7 but are you certain you got it that way? It’s a nasty bug and takes some getting rid of. It’s sometimes found in surface water supply, so if you’ve been hiking in the countryside...

 

“ is this just part and parcel of enjoying men's bodies?”

 

Not necessarily. I have a friend who’s a skilled and voracious rimmer. He’s done this for various men, including me, over the years and never contracted any illness from it.

Edited October 6, 2019 by MscleLovr

[MscleLovr]

I contracted giardia a few months ago from eating ass.

 

I sympathise @Quincy_7 but are you certain you got it that way? It’s a nasty bug and takes some getting rid of. It’s sometimes found in surface water supply, so if you’ve been hiking in the countryside...

 

“ is this just part and parcel of enjoying men's bodies?”

 

Not necessarily. I have a friend who’s a skilled and voracious rimmer. He’s done this for various men, including me, over the years and never contracted any illness from it.

Edited October 6, 2019 by MscleLovr

[+ FrankR]

I sympathise @Quincy_7 but are you certain you got it that way? It’s a nasty bug and takes some getting rid of. It’s sometimes found in surface water supply, so if you’ve been hiking in the countryside...

 

“ is this just part and parcel of enjoying men's bodies?”

 

Not necessarily. I have a friend who’s a skilled and voracious rimmer. He’s done this for various men, including me, over the years and never contracted any illness from it.

Take a look at this - you may find it of interest: http://www.newnownext.com/ive-contracted-my-third-gastrointestinal-parasite-from-rimming-and-i-cant-be-the-only-gay-man-suffering/01/2018/

[+ FrankR]

I sympathise @Quincy_7 but are you certain you got it that way? It’s a nasty bug and takes some getting rid of. It’s sometimes found in surface water supply, so if you’ve been hiking in the countryside...

 

“ is this just part and parcel of enjoying men's bodies?”

 

Not necessarily. I have a friend who’s a skilled and voracious rimmer. He’s done this for various men, including me, over the years and never contracted any illness from it.

Take a look at this - you may find it of interest: http://www.newnownext.com/ive-contracted-my-third-gastrointestinal-parasite-from-rimming-and-i-cant-be-the-only-gay-man-suffering/01/2018/

[Guest]

I contracted giardia a few months ago from eating ass. I'm better now but I haven't eaten ass since. For me, eating ass is an essential part of gay sex and it's not something I can go without for much longer. Is there a way to reduce my chances of another stomach bug or is this just part and parcel of enjoying men's bodies?

There are lots of parasites and bacteria one can get from rimming, and there is no "Truvada" or PrEP which will protect you from any of them. Some are rare but pretty nasty. People who don't travel outside the US/Canada/Western Europe are less likely to carry the really funky stuff (plenty of Giardia in the US, though), but you don't know who the person you're rimming has been with. I guess a dental dam would probably help, but I suspect that would take the fun you get out of rimming. Or am I wrong on that?

[Monarchy79]

Just consider it to be one of the “occupational hazards”, of sex.

 

Every act of sex has a “catch”.

[marylander1940]

I contracted giardia a few months ago from eating ass. I'm better now but I haven't eaten ass since. For me, eating ass is an essential part of gay sex and it's not something I can go without for much longer. Is there a way to reduce my chances of another stomach bug or is this just part and parcel of enjoying men's bodies?

 

Do you have an idea of who were your partners (paid or hookups)? did any of them recently visited other countries?

 

There are lots of parasites and bacteria one can get from rimming, and there is no "Truvada" or PrEP which will protect you from any of them. Some are rare but pretty nasty. People who don't travel outside the US/Canada/Western Europe are less likely to carry the really funky stuff (plenty of Giardia in the US, though), but you don't know who the person you're rimming has been with. I guess a dental dam would probably help, but I suspect that would take the fun you get out of rimming. Or am I wrong on that?

 

How long do you wait to rim your boyfriend after he's back from visiting his family in South America?

Edited October 6, 2019 by marylander1940

[Monarchy79]

Not to get all scientific here, but I think it that areas with poor water filtration systems could be a potentially greater risk.

 

I remember a friend of mine caught an infection from eating bad butt, and his doctor first asked him was he drinking “well water”.

[Constantine]

I sympathise @Quincy_7 but are you certain you got it that way? It’s a nasty bug and takes some getting rid of. It’s sometimes found in surface water supply, so if you’ve been hiking in the countryside...

 

“ is this just part and parcel of enjoying men's bodies?”

 

Not necessarily. I have a friend who’s a skilled and voracious rimmer. He’s done this for various men, including me, over the years and never contracted any illness from it.

 

Yes I'm certain it was from rimming. I hadn't done anything else that would qualify as a risk factor. I can't tell which escort I caught the bug from but if I had to guess I'd say one of the Brazilian boys I saw, just because of the poor hygiene they've got over there. I guess it's less of a risk to only rim white boys.

[LivingnLA]

I guess it's less of a risk to only rim white boys.

 

That's a false assumption. Skin color has nothing to do with it. Access to safe drinking water, healthcare, and safe food are helpful, but getting sick from rimming is real. Like it or not, our ass is for waste release. A dental dam is recommended for any oral anal contact.

 

http://www.newnownext.com/ive-contracted-my-third-gastrointestinal-parasite-from-rimming-and-i-cant-be-the-only-gay-man-suffering/01/2018/

 

http://advocatesaz.org/2012/01/03/sti-awareness-intestinal-parasites/

[Monarchy79]

Yes I'm certain it was from rimming. I hadn't done anything else that would qualify as a risk factor. I can't tell which escort I caught the bug from but if I had to guess I'd say one of the Brazilian boys I saw, just because of the poor hygiene they've got over there. I guess it's less of a risk to only rim white boys.

 

You do know that “white” is a race, but not an ethnicity... so there are “white” Brazilian guys..

 

Secondly, if claims that water and sewage systems (based) on location, contribute to the possibility of someone catching these infections, the countries and cities in europe have some of the worst water systems, meaning that eating the most authentic in European white ass could be of the highest risk... ???

 

I also find it funny how one can be so ignorant as to make such a statement as you made, as about 35 years ago, it was considered to be extremely dangerous (stereotypically) to have sex with a gay white man, rimming or otherwise...

Edited October 7, 2019 by Monarchy79

[Monarchy79]

Yes I'm certain it was from rimming. I hadn't done anything else that would qualify as a risk factor. I can't tell which escort I caught the bug from but if I had to guess I'd say one of the Brazilian boys I saw, just because of the poor hygiene they've got over there. I guess it's less of a risk to only rim white boys.

 

 

“Poor hygiene they have over there”

 

Really!?!?

 

The last stereotype I’ve heard of people who have poor hygiene were actually Frenchmen...

 

And it’s not appropriate to make blanket statements about them either...

 

I wonder if any of these Brazilians you appropriate and use for “entertainment” know what you REALLY think of them? ?

 

SHEESH

[+ Just Sayin]

I got giardia maybe 20 years ago and it took me a long time to get rid of it after multiple antibiotic treatments; and I'm not sure of the source--it could have been bad water, bad food or rimming; I haven't had it since, but I believe the OP answered his own question: this is just part and parcel of enjoying men's bodies

[Becket]

Yes I'm certain it was from rimming. I hadn't done anything else that would qualify as a risk factor. I can't tell which escort I caught the bug from but if I had to guess I'd say one of the Brazilian boys I saw, just because of the poor hygiene they've got over there. I guess it's less of a risk to only rim white boys.

 

I understand what the OP meant here. I didn't take it as overtly racist and I didn't think we in all of our PC-ness need to jump all over him, IMHO.

[MscleLovr]

thencountiees and cities in europe have some of the worst water systems,

 

I understand Americans taking pride in their country but this statement is not true. As giardia was mentioned originally, I agree with the statement by @Unicorn (“plenty of Giardia in the US”)

 

It’s worth noting that the US draws 70% of its consumption of freshwater from surface supply whereas the figure for Europe is 35%. Of the amount taken from surface supply in Europe, it’s estimated that fully 50% is taken in the European part of Russia.

 

Of course, the taste of water in the home varies in Europe and many people, like me, have installed a domestic filtration system and also consume bottled mineral water.

[Guest]

How long do you wait to rim your boyfriend after he's back from visiting his family in South America?

Knowing what I know about what diseases one can acquire by rimming, you can bet that I've never rimmed anyone.

[Cooper]

Not sure if this still holds true but it did in NY, if you’re diagnosed with Giardia you’ll get a call from the Health Dept asking you all sorts of personal questions.

[Monarchy79]

I understand what the OP meant here. I didn't take it as overtly racist and I didn't think we in all of our PC-ness need to jump all over him, IMHO.

 

I find it ironic that if someone caught a disease from a white dude, they would never ever make a mass generalization about white men. It just never happens. They’d just chalk it up as an individual experience. Other races don’t get that luxury.

 

Bull&@$” like this is how racial generalizations are made. And what people fail to understand is that for every other race, one person’s experience seems to result in “statistical” proof that “all”, of “those” people fall into a specific category (from hygiene, disease infestations, dick size, and intelligence)

 

Soon enough, people will assume that all Brazilians have poor hygiene, which is what the OP alluded to specifically in his post.

 

Generalizations aren’t cool.

Ass is ass, clean is clean, and dirty is dirty, and all three of those descriptions fall under EVERY ethnic group.

[Monarchy79]

Knowing what I know about what diseases one can acquire by rimming, you can bet that I've never rimmed anyone.

I understand Americans taking pride in their country but this statement is not true. As giardia was mentioned originally, I agree with the statement by @Unicorn (“plenty of Giardia in the US”)

 

It’s worth noting that the US draws 70% of its consumption of freshwater from surface supply whereas the figure for Europe is 35%. Of the amount taken from surface supply in Europe, it’s estimated that fully 50% is taken in the European part of Russia.

 

Of course, the taste of water in the home varies in Europe and many people, like me, have installed a domestic filtration system and also consume bottled mineral water.

 

If out of what I wrote, you picked that specific statement to address, you totally missed the full meaning of my posting....

or was that purposeful deflection ???

[+ robear]

On the dental dam theme, plastic wrap also works fine and is usually more readily available. A drop of lube on the receiver's side enhances the experience. (Obviously don't mix up "sides".) No, it's not the same. But it is safer.