That part of the body, like your mouth, has features that greatly reduce the chance of infection because they are the entry and exit points for foreign objects or waste. It is complicated how it all works, but in short your body really needs those parts to bot get infected, so it adapted ways to keep that from happening.
That was the explanation I got from the doc when mine first showed up.
Edit: All hail the rise of the butt bots!
I’d hate my rectum to become bot infected.
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.
A bidet helps. Gentle splash of water vs scratchy paper.
You might want to treat yourself to some better quality paper.
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.
Ah yes, the American dream.
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
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.
Basically blood pressure keeps most things out, and you probably wouldn’t purposely rub a meaty turd in an open wound regardless. I hope.
What about a vegan turd? Heard everything vegan is healthier.
Vegens don’t shit, they absorb 100% of the nutrients and produce zero waste products. They’re basically plant people.
Got it. Hypertension is good if you have hemorrhoids.
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.
asking the real questions
i don’t have an answer but im here for the question
