it's sterile and I like the taste.
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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.
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.
Even the bacteria doesn't want to eat your ass.
This is a genuine question I've wondered about a lot. Kudos for oddly realistic originality.
Probably a lot of us do have infected buttholes, but just don't realize it. It's a silent but deadly epidemic.
Underrated comment.
Fairly sure it's because of the difference in environment. Gut bacteria tend to be anaerobic fermenting species, whereas the external part and blood are more aerobic. It's been a while since i did physiology and microbio tho, someone correct me if I'm wrong.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abscess
maybe less common due to adaptive immunity to familiar bacteria
could still happen. and stds are an obvious example.
kind of unrelated, but hemorrhoids are only common because something like 95% of people don't eat the (already low) recommended amount of fiber. eat lots of fiber, people.
I am vegan with no shortage of fiber and get hemorrhoids regularly. IMO the diet argument is a lie. The true issue is the stress brought upon the working class through capitalism.
Hmm I thought sitting in my ass all day long had more to do with it
no, it's mainly from people not eating enough fiber which causes them to be constipated and have to push too hard for too long on the toilet.
My fiber game skyrocketed when i discovered jackfruit.
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