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So, I know you should always use a condom during anal sex, but if the condom breaks or something happens that you get cum in your anus, should you/is there a way to clean it out? Like, I assume you should get tested for STIs no matter what, but are there additional risks to just waiting for whatever fluids to leave your body on their own when you use the bathroom? Since the semen wouldn't have any place to go like it would if it was vaginal sex - wouldn't it get gross?
Thanks!

Hey 2sea-of-ice2 -- Nope, there no problem with leaving semen in the rectum. It will likely pass naturally with a bowel movement. Because of that, I don't there is a risk of it "getting gross" as that would likely happen at some point in the near future after anal sex. One could also use an enema to clean the anal canal and rectum. As it sounds like you already know, anal sex without a condom or a condom that breaks could be a higher-risk activity for STI transmission, so you should definitely get tested if you're not in a monogamous sexual relationship.

Hope this helps!