# Can You Suck Air Into Your Rectum / Vagina? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 10, 2006, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-suck-air-into-your-rectum-vagina/363816 "2006-07-10T02:48:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Surreal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-suck-air-into-your-rectum-vagina/363816/1 "2006-07-10T02:48:54Z")
Are you able to suck air into your rectum or vagina without utilizing external devices? I once knew someone who was rather proficient at using the muscles of his anus to create a partial vacuum in his rectal cavity, sucking in air that he could later expel through his anus in order to make authentic-sounding “farting” noises. However, I never got a detailed account of his technique for doing this and, to this day, I remain unable to perform this feat. I also understand that there are also certain porn genres that feature women who do something similar using their vaginas. Can you suck air into your body using only your anus / vagina? How do you do it?? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-suck-air-into-your-rectum-vagina/363816/2 "2006-07-10T03:21:47Z")
:::checks user name:::: :::re-reads OP::: yep. It wasn’t just me. ---
**Author:** ![Ins\_Outs\_What-have-yous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8797f3/32.png) [@Ins\_Outs\_What-have-yous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ins_Outs_What-have-yous)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-suck-air-into-your-rectum-vagina/363816/3 "2006-07-10T03:37:14Z")
[Thy Master speaketh about ‘the fartiste’](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_394.html) ---
**Author:** ![bluezooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@bluezooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluezooky)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-suck-air-into-your-rectum-vagina/363816/4 "2006-07-10T03:40:00Z")
> **[Shatkarma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatkarma)** > > The shatkarmas (Sanskrit: षटकर्म ṣaṭkarma, literally six actions), also known as shatkriyas, are a set of Hatha yoga purifications of the body, to prepare for the main work of yoga towards moksha (liberation). These practices, outlined by Svatmarama in the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā as kriya, are Netī, Dhautī, Naulī, Basti, Kapālabhātī, and Trāṭaka. > The Haṭha Ratnavali mentions two additional purifications, Cakri and Gajakarani, criticising the Hatha Yoga Pradipika for only describing the o The shatkar... It’ a fairly standard hatha yoga thing if your full on about your practice, its called kriya or shakikarms. Not a great secret you should find a book fairly easily ---
**Author:** ![Stainz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-suck-air-into-your-rectum-vagina/363816/5 "2006-07-10T17:30:21Z")
My vagina, yes. The other … I’ve never tried. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-suck-air-into-your-rectum-vagina/363816/6 "2006-07-10T18:12:21Z")
It helps if my husband uses his plunger. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-suck-air-into-your-rectum-vagina/363816/7 "2006-07-10T21:14:09Z")
I make quite enough gas as it is. Why would I want to be able to suck in more? ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-suck-air-into-your-rectum-vagina/363816/8 "2006-07-10T21:24:04Z")
[QUOTE=Surreal] Can you suck air into your body using only your anus / vagina? How do you do it?? Thanks. [/QUOTE] Dude, I don’t even _have_ an anus/vagina. I think that’s called a “cloaca.” ---
**Author:** ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-suck-air-into-your-rectum-vagina/363816/9 "2006-07-11T11:31:08Z")
[QUOTE=pravnik] Dude, I don’t even _have_ an anus/vagina. I think that’s called a “cloaca.” [/QUOTE] there… is …a …god… ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-suck-air-into-your-rectum-vagina/363816/10 "2006-07-11T11:39:47Z")
I can suck air in through the tip of my dick. ---
**Author:** ![hlanelee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@hlanelee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hlanelee)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-suck-air-into-your-rectum-vagina/363816/11 "2006-07-11T11:43:52Z")
[QUOTE=Trunk] I can suck air in through the tip of my dick. [/QUOTE] I should know better, but I gotta ask, how did you find out that you had this…skill? ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-suck-air-into-your-rectum-vagina/363816/12 "2006-07-11T12:41:58Z")
[QUOTE=hlanelee] I should know better, but I gotta ask, how did you find out that you had this…skill? [/QUOTE] A bar bet that started with the words, “I bet I can empty that shot glass without touching it with my hands. . .” ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-suck-air-into-your-rectum-vagina/363816/13 "2006-07-11T12:48:19Z")
By the way, I’m kidding. . . but my brother growing up could do the fart trick. He could cut farts that lasted for like 15 seconds. His butt just kind of did it. I think he’d make some sort of vaccuum by inflating and deflating his stomach (that’s just a theory. I can think of about 10 things wrong with that theory without trying). ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-suck-air-into-your-rectum-vagina/363816/14 "2006-07-11T14:54:26Z")
_cheers at the return of **Surreal** _ 😃 No idea. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-suck-air-into-your-rectum-vagina/363816/15 "2006-07-11T20:48:21Z")
[QUOTE=Surreal] Can You Suck Air Into Your Rectum / Vagina? [/QUOTE] Is this some new kind of CPR? ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-suck-air-into-your-rectum-vagina/363816/16 "2006-07-11T21:18:39Z")
It’s at times like this that I feel sorry for the mods. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-suck-air-into-your-rectum-vagina/363816/17 "2006-07-12T03:27:07Z")
I’ve never tried… ok, no. ---
**Author:** ![Buckler\_of\_Swashing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Buckler\_of\_Swashing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buckler_of_Swashing)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-suck-air-into-your-rectum-vagina/363816/18 "2006-07-12T05:55:44Z")
Apparently yes on the latter and no real intention of trying the first. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-suck-air-into-your-rectum-vagina/363816/19 "2006-07-12T15:33:50Z")
Nope, only buttermilk.