Happy National Anal Sex Day!

Happy National Anal Sex Day!

Just in time for STI Awareness Week, today marks National Anal Sex Day! Yes, today we celebrate butt sex. Anal sex has certainly been having its hey day. A lot of stigma and miseducation has gone by the way side and event straight men are starting to explore the joys of anal sex with toys (and the occasional pegging session).

Research data has shown that the practice of anal sex has nearly doubled from 26 percent to 41 percent in the last decade. National Anal Sex Day has grown traction and marks a day where men should take a little self care and attention when it comes to their anus. It started in the early 2010s and continues to spark stigma-free conversations about the male body, consent, and sexual health.

Advances in sex toys and lube have also contributed to an increased interested in anal sex. And even straight porn has started to show women rimming and fingering men. The stigma about anal sex being just for gay men is diminishing as more men are becoming aware of the pleasure spots that exist in the anus. Butt stuff just feels good - gay, straight, bi, or whatever.

To douche, or not to douche? The joke goes that a bottom will spend an hour douching before date night. Over-douching can actually cause health issues, and most doctors say that a high fiber diet along with good, thorough shower cleaning with soap (without harsh chemicals) and water works well, and avoiding eating a couple of hours before a date can be enough to prep for anal sex. Warming lubes can also help with getting ready for butt stuff. A slightly higher temperature can relax your sphincter and increase blood flow, allowing tissue to be more pliable for stretching. For those who insist on douching, they now make disposable travel kits you can take with you for anal sex on the go. These kits are easy to use and very small, and portable, making them discreet and easy to take anywhere.

If you aren't used to taking dick and want to start bottoming, there are sex toy kits that you can train your butt on, going from finger size to full size butt plugs. This will train your hole and you can go at your own pace until you can take the power top from the gym.

National Anal Sex Day should be a day when you take a few moments and pay attention to your butt. First, you should make sure you are up on your STI screenings. If you are of a certain age, you should keep to a regular schedule of colonoscopies. You should also take some time and feel around your hole. Make sure there is no pain or discomfort, or irritation. Since we aren't necessarily looking at our hole the entire time, we may not really know what's going on down there. Go exploring and make sure everything is in check.

In honor of this great day, we hope you go out at there and get some great pounding from a good top. Let's go!

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