# Anal bleaching **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 7, 2017, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-bleaching/792975 "2017-08-07T04:16:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![UCBearcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/77aa72/32.png) [@UCBearcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UCBearcats)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-bleaching/792975/1 "2017-08-07T04:16:17Z")
Does anal bleaching prior to analingus reduce the risk of disease? ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-bleaching/792975/2 "2017-08-07T04:24:42Z")
Need answer fast? ---
**Author:** ![UCBearcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/77aa72/32.png) [@UCBearcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UCBearcats)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-bleaching/792975/3 "2017-08-07T04:27:25Z")
> [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#): > > Need answer fast? No rush. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-bleaching/792975/4 "2017-08-07T15:19:58Z")
Assume for a moment that anal bleaching did kill every nasty bug it touched. But bleaching only takes place on the outer area – the skin, not the area past the sphincter. Also, as soon as the person takes a dump, all the inside bacteria is back outside. Therefore, if one were to do anal bleaching as a sort of foreplay (immediately before,) and be very careful to keep the tongue from poking too far up in there, one _might_ experience a reduction in the amount of bacteria reaching the mouth. Of course, given the assortment of warm, moist places coming into contact with each other, not to mention constantly contaminated things like hands, even eliminating one source of bacteria entirely might not have any real benefit. Not to mention that the bleaching agents can irritate the skin (and of course, the tongue) and make them _more_ susceptible to infection. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-bleaching/792975/5 "2017-08-07T15:22:02Z")
Star light, star bright, last star I bleach tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-bleaching/792975/6 "2017-08-07T15:27:08Z")
Two previous threads on the topic, including one poll. > **[Is anal bleaching for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=436744)** > > Anal Bleaching After having read the article, I must conclude that no, it’s not for me. Despite their assertion that the phenomenon now goes far beyond “the young jet set and the detail-oriented gay community.” Any dopers feel that this process... > **[Anal bleaching: Have you? Would you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=542297)** > > Anal Bleaching. Yes, it’s true, it’s out there, people are doing it, and some are experiencing significant side effects and complications. Others swear it is the best thing since sliced bread, and are proud to show the results to friends and... ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-bleaching/792975/7 "2017-08-07T15:29:04Z")
Pouring household bleach on the anus in question would kill most of the bacteria. However, it might also kill the mood. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-bleaching/792975/8 "2017-08-07T16:27:09Z")
You should spit after you do _that_, just to be safe. Or, bleach your tongue. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-bleaching/792975/9 "2017-08-08T02:29:42Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Two previous threads on the topic, including one poll. > > [Is anal bleaching for you? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=436744) > > [Anal bleaching: Have you? Would you? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=542297) :rolleyes: gah not another anal bleaching thread. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=832798](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=832798) **Qadgop the Mercotan** : should I be inquiring into why you started two different anal bleaching threads (with more or less the same OP) within two years? Did you forget about the previous thread, or you just really like the subject a lot?😕 ---
**Author:** ![Weisshund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba8739/32.png) [@Weisshund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weisshund)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-bleaching/792975/10 "2017-08-08T02:44:39Z")
What is with this recent fascination with pouring bleach on someones ass? Id assume it eliminates the risk of disease simply because said victim has caved your skull in after the fact ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-bleaching/792975/11 "2017-08-08T03:50:47Z")
> [@Eddie The Horrible](#): > > :rolleyes: gah not another anal bleaching thread. > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=832798](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=832798) > > **Qadgop the Mercotan** : should I be inquiring into why you started two different anal bleaching threads (with more or less the same OP) within two years? > Did you forget about the previous thread, or you just really like the subject a lot?😕 Did you not read the 2nd thread? That was started after polling was activated, providing a means for the collection of better data. I am a medical _scientist_. That means when better methods for gathering better data become available, I use them. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-bleaching/792975/12 "2017-08-08T04:55:27Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Did you not read the 2nd thread? I must confess I didn’t get around to that. I admit my anal bLeaching cravenness here, and commend your assiduity in what I’m sure is diligent research that I will soon undertake to peruse ETA: ok that was an unfortunate typo, leaving out that “L”. (or have I inadvertently just now invented the next “craze”?) 😮 ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-bleaching/792975/13 "2017-08-08T05:02:58Z")
AIUI anal bleaching is usually done for skin color and may not involve bleach per se. Any disinfectant will, you know, reduce your odds of infection, but whether meaningfully or not, I have no idea. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2017, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-bleaching/792975/14 "2017-08-10T14:28:39Z")
> [@outlierrn](#): > > AIUI anal bleaching is usually done for skin color and may not involve bleach per se. Many chemicals are used, but the word “bleach” is used to mean “lighten the color.” There is no use of chlorine bleach, like what you would use on laundry, and which is often used for disinfection. The OP is most likely confused about the multiple uses of the word.