# Question about ass to mouth **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 20, 2006, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-ass-to-mouth/365262 "2006-07-20T01:01:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kebert\_Xela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a87d85/32.png) [@Kebert\_Xela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kebert_Xela)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-ass-to-mouth/365262/1 "2006-07-20T01:01:00Z")
Are there any health risks involved with analingus? ---
**Author:** ![antich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7c8e57/32.png) [@antich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antich)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-ass-to-mouth/365262/2 "2006-07-20T01:04:47Z")
Not exactly your answer, but here’s a start - [http://www.straightdope.com/columns/050610.html](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/050610.html) ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-ass-to-mouth/365262/3 "2006-07-20T01:12:27Z")
There’s a lot of bacteria hanging out around the anus. [This Cecil article addresses the issue.](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_220.html) (it’s the second question.) ---
**Author:** ![bleach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bleach/32/3106_2.png) [@bleach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bleach)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2006, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-ass-to-mouth/365262/4 "2006-07-20T01:42:08Z")
This is an answer from [DMT123](http://www.dmt123.com/health-elite/2087.html). > [@](#): > > [A]nalingus (also known as “rimming” or anal oral sex) - kissing, sucking, licking, tonguing the anal opening with the lips and/or tongue - presents a risk for getting or spreading potentially harmful bacteria. Typically, if someone gets these germs, s/he may experience symptoms, including fever, cramping, and diarrhea, rather than easily diagnosed signs of infection. Viruses, including intestinal parasites and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as Herpes, Gonorrhea, Human Papillomavirus (HPV), and Hepatitis, which can infect the anus, also present a risk. It’s also possible to be exposed to blood if there are cuts or tears in the anus, or any traces of bloody feces. While a good washing can help “freshen” the anal opening before analingus, it will not necessarily “rid” the area of germs. ---
**Author:** ![main\_steam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8c91f0/32.png) [@main\_steam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/main_steam)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-ass-to-mouth/365262/5 "2011-07-25T18:10:21Z")
had a fwb as an undergrad, she loved it to the exclusion of vaginal sex ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-ass-to-mouth/365262/6 "2011-07-25T18:48:58Z")
> [@main\_steam](#): > > had a fwb as an undergrad, she loved it to the exclusion of vaginal sex Most zombies do! ---
**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 25, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-ass-to-mouth/365262/7 "2011-07-25T20:19:47Z")
**main stream** , we prefer that old threads only be posted to in order to add substantive factual information. Therefore, I’m closing this. Colibri General Questions Moderator