Contents:
- Medical Video: Sex Q And A: Sex After Anal Fissures?
- Why can't anal sex be done carelessly?
- When can you have sex after surgery?
- What needs to be considered when having anal sex after surgery?
Medical Video: Sex Q And A: Sex After Anal Fissures?
For some couples, anal sex is a challenging alternative to reaching a climax. However, sex through the anus cannot be done carelessly especially if you have just recovered from surgery. Sex after surgery, especially anal, needs to be done with the doctor's approval. So, when can you have sex after surgery?
Why can't anal sex be done carelessly?
All basic sexual activities cannot be done carelessly for the health of your body and intimate organs. But compared to vaginal sex, anal sex is more risky if done without proper preparation.
Because the anus does not have natural lubrication like the vagina has. In addition, the tissue in the anus is not covered by a thick layer of dead skin cells like the outer tissue of the anus ring to protect it from infection. That's why anus tissue is actually easy to tear when rubbed. Never mind that the penetration is too rough or too fast, mediocre penetration is still at risk of tearing the inner tissues of the anus if not assisted with sex lubricants. This allows bacteria and viruses to enter the bloodstream, making them vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases.
Moreover, quoted from WebMD, having vaginal sex after anal sex can also cause vaginal and bladder tract infections. This is because the anus is full of bacteria. Even if you and your partner do not have a genital infection or sexually transmitted disease, bacteria that live naturally in the anus potentially infect the partner who receives it.
When can you have sex after surgery?
Most experts say anal sex is not safe to do right after surgery taking into account all the possibilities above. Doctors generally advise you not to have sex for 6 weeks, both anal and vaginal.
However, the right decision to have anal sex will also depend on the location of your surgery. If the surgery is done not in place related to the genitals and abdomen, for example in the shoulder or arm, the length of time for abstinence from sex may be shorter than 6 weeks. You can have sex again within 1 week.
But if the location of the surgery is around the abdomen or intimate area, such as appendicitis, the doctor may advise you to delay having sex for more than 6 weeks. Why so? Because usually the pressure and movement carried out during intercourse will slow the healing of your internal organs.
It's best not to have sex after surgery before the doctor allows it. Basically, the decision to immediately return to sex after surgery will be based on your physical abilities and location of surgery. If you have surgery on the rectum, anus, or large intestine, the doctor will continue to monitor your condition to state when it is right to have sex again, especially anal sex.
What needs to be considered when having anal sex after surgery?
If you have been allowed to return to having sex after surgery, then what needs to be considered is maintaining cleanliness.
Try to apply safe sex by using a condom. This is done to prevent bacteria in the surgical wound from moving to the partner and infecting them. In addition, try to immediately dispose of condoms that have been used to prevent accidental transmission of infection.
Don't be shy and embarrassed to ask your doctor when you can have sex again. The doctor will help tell how and when sex, especially anal sex, can be done after surgery.
