# Is it safe for pornstars to prolapse their buttholes? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 17, 2016, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-for-pornstars-to-prolapse-their-buttholes/760096 "2016-07-17T01:36:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Me\_Billy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@Me\_Billy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Me_Billy)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2016, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-for-pornstars-to-prolapse-their-buttholes/760096/21 "2016-07-17T17:11:02Z")
This should be a no-brainer, but here you go… “Anal fissures” are caused primarily by trauma. The primary symptom of anal fissures is pain during and following bowel movements… > **[How to Heal Anal Fissure Fast: Treatment, Causes, Surgery](https://www.medicinenet.com/anal_fissure/article.htm)** > > Anal fissure (fissures) is a very painful condition caused by trauma to the anus and anal canal, which then cuts or tears the anus and anal canal tissue. These tears can be caused by straining to have a bowel movement, hard stools, and chronic... ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2016, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-for-pornstars-to-prolapse-their-buttholes/760096/22 "2016-07-17T23:09:07Z")
For me, this is basically another sexual practice that I didn’t really need to know about and that doesn’t appeal to me. Rule 34. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-for-pornstars-to-prolapse-their-buttholes/760096/23 "2016-07-18T00:04:58Z")
From the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, more than I suspect anyone on the thread knows about anal prolapse. With illustrations. [https://www.fascrs.org/patients/disease-condition/rectal-prolapse-expanded-version](https://www.fascrs.org/patients/disease-condition/rectal-prolapse-expanded-version) Please be impressed by the pages of Google results, including Images and Video snapshots, I had to skip to find this. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-for-pornstars-to-prolapse-their-buttholes/760096/24 "2016-07-18T00:54:24Z")
Vice did a piece on it [Article](http://www.vice.com/read/a-rosebud-by-any-other-name-would-smell-like-shit) ---
**Author:** ![Hollla\_theMonkeys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@Hollla\_theMonkeys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hollla_theMonkeys)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-for-pornstars-to-prolapse-their-buttholes/760096/25 "2016-07-18T01:48:24Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > For me, this is basically another sexual practice that I didn’t really need to know about and that doesn’t appeal to me. Rule 34. Rule #1: don’t knock it until you try it. :smack: I’m sure that you didn’t know much about sex in general and that it didn’t appeal to you until you tried it. I would imagine that you were then like holy-banana-eating-monkey-turtles!!! This is the hot shit, give me more please! 🆒 Perhaps a little self-exploration or partner-led experimentation around the prolapsability of rectums would have a rather positive impact on your overall comfort level with sexuality and the beauty of the inside of the human body. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-for-pornstars-to-prolapse-their-buttholes/760096/26 "2016-07-18T02:07:21Z")
Implying that because I don’t like a particular fetish I’m ignorant is just flat out rude. I’ve had enough experience with bleeding rectum, hemorrhoids, and anal fissures due to medical issues. Some days my asshole can’t fulfil it’s natural functions without pain, why in the hell would I want anyone fooling around down there and potentially making things worse? There are some things you don’t have to try to know they won’t work out for you. Maybe if I didn’t already have problems in that area “exploring” might have some appeal, but to me it’s like suggesting I drop a heavy object on a toe that is already sore. I also find people who have fetishes in general to be baffling to me, although unquestionably they exist. I mean, seriously, you get aroused by _feet?_ Or balloons? Or the sound of doggie squeak toys? Not my thing, but hey, whatever floats your (their) boat. I just wish the folks who get all hot and bothered by whatever it is didn’t act like those who don’t share their kinks are prudes. As I said, it doesn’t appeal _to me_ - I in no way said anything about it appealing or not to anyone else. If you enjoy it more power to you. ---
**Author:** ![Hollla\_theMonkeys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@Hollla\_theMonkeys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hollla_theMonkeys)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-for-pornstars-to-prolapse-their-buttholes/760096/27 "2016-07-18T02:10:04Z")
Sorry to offend broomy, I was mostly just trying to make the point to each their own :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Hollla\_theMonkeys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@Hollla\_theMonkeys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hollla_theMonkeys)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-for-pornstars-to-prolapse-their-buttholes/760096/28 "2016-07-18T02:14:55Z")
And as far as balloons, feet, squeaky toys and fetishes go, I personally only get aroused when somebody inflates a balloon with their feet, while making squeaky toy noises. However if I’m going to actually climax, there definitely has to be a significant amount of vomit involved. I wish I could just go back to the days of when peanut butter and my best friend did the trick… Life used to be so much more simple! ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-for-pornstars-to-prolapse-their-buttholes/760096/29 "2016-07-18T03:26:49Z")
> [@Hollla\_theMonkeys](#): > > I’m sure that you didn’t know much about sex in general and that it didn’t appeal to you until you tried it. I would imagine that you were then like holy-banana-eating-monkey-turtles!!! This is the hot shit, give me more please! 🆒 > > Perhaps a little self-exploration or partner-led experimentation around the prolapsability of rectums would have a rather positive impact on your overall comfort level with sexuality and the beauty of the inside of the human body. :dubious: **Moderator Note** **Hollla@theMonkeys** , let’s refrain from personal jabs directed at other posters. No warning issued, but don’t do this again. > [@Hollla\_theMonkeys](#): > > And as far as balloons, feet, squeaky toys and fetishes go, I personally only get aroused when somebody inflates a balloon with their feet, while making squeaky toy noises. However if I’m going to actually climax, there definitely has to be a significant amount of vomit involved. I wish I could just go back to the days of when peanut butter and my best friend did the trick… Life used to be so much more simple! From our [rules:](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=7696990#post7696990) > [@](#): > > Are there any forbidden subjects, like sex and drugs? > > Sex: The medical approach is OK, the Penthouse approach is not. If you’re not sure, err on the side of caution and/or contact a staff member before you post. Whether you are joking or not, I think this is getting well beyond even the Penthouse approach. Let’s stick to factual information here, and refrain from detailing your personal proclivities. I would also note that trolling is also against our rules, and can result in an immediate ban. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-for-pornstars-to-prolapse-their-buttholes/760096/30 "2016-07-20T01:23:50Z")
> [@si\_blakely](#): > > I have no interest in the porn as detailed by the OP. > > However, I have suffered from rectal prolapse, and (quite frankly) it is probably the least sexy thing in the world. I, too, have had the “pleasure” of a prolapsed rectum, and the abdominal surgery required to correct it. > [@](#): > > First, one of the side effects of rectal prolapse is mucosa - your butt produces large amounts of clear, jelly-like mucosa for weeks or even months after the prolapse. During this period, you can never, ever, trust a fart. You will end up with soggy underwear. This. Consider the constant risk of a gooey mess in your pants, and the need to perpetually run to the facilities at inconvenient times. > [@](#): > > You also learn to exercise significant sphincter control, not only to avoid the above mentioned sharts, but you have to maintain control during a bowel movement to avoid prolapsing again. So you have to squeeze the faeces out through a constricted sphincter, no fun if you have been somewhat constipated and your hemorrhoids are playing up. Actually, I didn’t realize that was what was going on. I just knew I had troubles. Sometimes it would feel like I needed to go, but after I pushed out, there wasn’t a splash and wasn’t anything left behind in the toilet. > [@](#): > > Finally, rescecting a prolapse is uncomfortable and feels like pushing a lump of fresh meat up your arse. The rectal wall itself has no sensation, so playing with it seems pointless to me. There seem to be two ways it appeals. First, to the watchers, as a demonstration of how extreme the penetration was, how big the guy (or dildo) was. It’s the progression from “gaping”. Second, someone who gets some pleasure from the stretching of the anus is going to need more and more stimulation as the anus gets weaker. > [@](#): > > I actually can’t understand the motivation to do that to yourself on camera for the “entertainment” of other people. I have spent a large proportion of my life ensuring it never happens again. I can only assume that the performers are desperate enough to get paid that they cooperate with the directors instruction. There’s a lot in the porn industry that doesn’t make sense to non-participants. Women likely get into it by doing what their told to make money on the scene, not realizing the future problems they are setting up for. That article from Vice was informative. > [@Hollla\_theMonkeys](#): > > Here’s the next logical question… When one passes on to the next life, my understanding is that they let loose any bodily fluids. If this is the case for someone that suffers from a prolapsed anus during their life… Will they also shoot their inner ass out as well? That would certainly seem like the most likely outcome and a solid deterrent for not wanted to purposefully prolapse your arse. > [@si\_blakely](#): > > First, while voiding at death does occur, it isn’t a given. > > And a prolapsing rectum does actually require effort - the post common cause is excessive straining during a bowel motion. In other words, probably not. This. The rectum doesn’t tend to plop out on it’s own. Rather, the act of trying to expel waste makes it slide out because it loosened from the abdominal wall on the inside. Death makes the sphincter muscles relax, which allows wastes to exit if they are waiting. But the same flaccidity causing the anus to go limp will prevent the colon from prolapsing. There’s nothing to push it out. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-for-pornstars-to-prolapse-their-buttholes/760096/31 "2016-07-20T03:15:15Z")
> [@Hollla\_theMonkeys](#): > > Nearwild, thank you for your helpful, insightful and polite reply. After taking time to thoroughly consider your suggestion, I believe it would be difficult for a single individual to replicate a pleasurable prolapse experience, while accurately measuring and documenting the proper/relevant informarion. You just happen to be in luck with you timing; this week in Cleveland & next week in Philadelphia there just happen to be gatherings of large numbers of people who could self-document…provided they pull their heads back a bit, with the added benefit of pulling their head back potentially _causing_ said prolapse. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-for-pornstars-to-prolapse-their-buttholes/760096/32 "2016-07-20T03:54:50Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > You just happen to be in luck with you timing; this week in Cleveland & next week in Philadelphia there just happen to be gatherings of large numbers of people who could self-document…provided they pull their heads back a bit, with the added benefit of pulling their head back potentially _causing_ said prolapse. **Moderator Note** Let’s refrain from political jabs in General Questions, even if they are directed at both sides. No warning issued, but don’t do this again. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![absurdistan1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/278dde/32.png) [@absurdistan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/absurdistan1)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-for-pornstars-to-prolapse-their-buttholes/760096/33 "2016-08-04T01:20:52Z")
I don’t see how actual physical injury can be sexy. I feel bad for those poor girls (and guys, I’m sure). Disturbing… I like anal, both in real life and in porn. In moderation, with lube, and not to the point of causing injury. ---
**Author:** ![spamforbrains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@spamforbrains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spamforbrains)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-for-pornstars-to-prolapse-their-buttholes/760096/34 "2016-08-04T02:13:57Z")
The whole fecal incontinence thing many prolapse victims experience would kind of be a problem for most people. It’s also a rather unpleasant condition overall and impairs the quality of life of victims. From [Rectal Prolapse Expanded Version | ASCRS](https://www.fascrs.org/patients/disease-condition/rectal-prolapse-expanded-version) "Once a prolapse is apparent, fecal incontinence (inability to control gas, liquid or solid BM) occurs in 50-75% of cases and is likely due to a number of factors. The anal sphincter is a structure made of a number of muscles that allow one to hold on to their stool when they have the urge to move their bowels. When the rectum is prolapsed, it has gone past the anal sphincter, and this allows stool and mucus to pass in an uncontrolled fashion. Pelvic nerve damage (pudendal nerve) has been shown in many patients with prolapse. The pudendal nerve contributes to the control of the anal sphincter and damage can result from direct trauma (birthing injury), chronic diseases such as diabetes, and from back injury or surgery. The anal sphincter is constantly stretched by the prolapse itself, adding an additional risk factor for incontinence. Upwards of 25% to 50% of patients will report constipation. Constipation associated with prolapse may result from the bunching up of the rectum, creating a blockage that is made worse with straining, generalized coordination problems with the entire pelvic floor, and problems with the ability of the colon to move stool forward at a normal rate. It is not unusual for some patients to even note both bouts of constipation and incontinence as well. Over time, prolapsed rectal mucosa may become thickened and ulcerated causing significant bleeding. Rarely, the prolapse becomes stuck or “incarcerated” outside the anus – a situation that could require emergent surgery." I have trouble believing anyone can deliberately and on purpose create a rectal prolapse? I suspect these “porn stars” are victims of a serious medical condition and are being exploited rather than seeking medical help. They probably experience quite a bit of pain and discomfort and don’t enjoy what they are doing. But that’s probably true for what most porn stars, particularly the women, experience while making the films. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-for-pornstars-to-prolapse-their-buttholes/760096/35 "2016-08-04T03:38:11Z")
I really, really wish I hadn’t googled “prolapsed rectum”. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-for-pornstars-to-prolapse-their-buttholes/760096/36 "2016-08-04T06:34:14Z")
I’ve seen this kind of stuff before and that infamous weighlifting prolapse rectum picture, in that one it was the largest I’ve ever seen and supposedly the guy had to just stand in that position till the paramedics arrived. Honestly if I have bad diarrhea for a couple days its so painful after continued wiping and such, I don’t understand how anyone can take anal sex repeatedly, especially if we’re talking to the point of rectal prolapse and not be in some serious pain, I’d think they’d be sleeping on their stomach for a week. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-for-pornstars-to-prolapse-their-buttholes/760096/37 "2016-08-04T10:38:55Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > I really, really wish I hadn’t googled “prolapsed rectum”. ☹ Wait till you see the banner ads you get served. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-for-pornstars-to-prolapse-their-buttholes/760096/38 "2016-08-05T00:41:32Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Wait till you see the banner ads you get served. You think I was stupid enough to click on any of the pictures? I’ll take your word for it! ---
**Author:** ![spamforbrains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@spamforbrains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spamforbrains)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-for-pornstars-to-prolapse-their-buttholes/760096/39 "2016-08-05T01:43:50Z")
> [@](#): > > I don’t understand how anyone can take anal sex repeatedly, especially if we’re talking to the point of rectal prolapse and not be in some serious pain, I’d think they’d be sleeping on their stomach for a week. Normal anal sex doesn’t cause physical damage. They must be doing something extremely painful and extreme, over and over again, to cause this kind of physical damage. And I doubt any normal male would enjoy anal sex with a prolapsed person- no tightness going on. Most rectal prolapses are caused by either childbirth injuries or severe chronic constipation. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-for-pornstars-to-prolapse-their-buttholes/760096.md?page=1)