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A member asked:

Is it bad, if you put a finger into rectum, to satisfy yourself?

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Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

No: It won't harm you

Dr Munshower and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 5/8/2016

3.9k views

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What would a doctor be checking for if he stuck his finger in your rectum 20 years ago?

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My stool gets stuck in rectum I can't push it out I have to manually dig it out with my finger?

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I go toilet every day, stools soft, no pain, but feeling of not being empty (putted the finger in rectum and felt stool being still there). Why?

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I'm constipated. I was able to use lube on my finger to enter my rectum. I pulled out several hard pellets. I did not get them all because they went far up. What does this mean?

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Small bump inside my rectum is itching. I used my finger to check. Doc precribed me Elocom, but he didn't check inside, should I use it?

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