sexual hygiene is important for everyone to practice and many types of sexual activity can put you at risk for contracting an unwanted disease. the anal area no matter how clean it may appear is awash in enteric organisms like e. coli and enterobacter -- potential pathogens that are part of the normal intestinal flora. exposure to these germs does not necessarily mean you will contract an illness but no one can dispute that the germs are there. of course there are plenty of (different) germs in the mouth that have disease-causing potential as well. consential practices require a certain amount of consideration for the partner who may be at risk so thorough hygiene before contact is the very least that should be exercised.
how risky is analingus "rimming" of your partner. i have read several different articles on the internet and each generally claim different levels of risk involved in preforming analingus on your partner. . my current partner likes getting his anus rimmed and i am wondering how much risk there is in me contracting something from pleasuring him on the anus? i have preformed it once on him and he had not just washed with soap and water. is washing just before the act important in lowering the risk also?