Yeah, why is that if you wipe to vigorously and get scratches around your butthole, it doesn’t get infected by all the poop ?
Generally “poop bacteria” such as e-coli do not cause skin infections, they thrive in a different environment. Even infections in the anal region are generally caused by skin bacteria such as Staphylococcus.
weariedfae@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
Hank Green asked this about anal fissures and had a bunch of doctors replying. From what I remember your immune system is different in different parts of your body and your body is prepared to handle it down there. Unless your immune system gets compromised then it can get infected.
Winter_Oven@piefed.social 5 hours ago
Oh yeah, this is also the case with our eyeballs, right? They have their own little immune system in there.
Elaine@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Eww that could explain how that Doctors Without Borders guy recovered from Ebola but then they found it still living in his eye.