Scat play refers to the practice of excreting and/or eating faeces; giving a whole new meaning to the term ‘sexual appetite’. Some take pleasure in its smell, its taste, its sight, or how it feels, while others get turned by its taboo status.
Ways of Scat Play During Sex
‘Brown showers’ are a popular choice and have quickly taken the place of golden shower, with more and more people converting to the joys of brown showers. It can involve acts such as smearing faeces on the body, defecating on a person’s body, watching a person defecate, or even eating faeces. Many scat players are also able to, and enjoy, controlling the amount, consistency, and smell of their own faeces through changes to their diet.
Some people like to excrete on each other and then have sex, pushing the excretion into private areas, others enjoy licking it off each other, though this can be a potentially dangerous way to play.
There are also submissive and dominative connotations in some scat scenes; scat slaves is a fetish, where the submissive gets excreted on as part of a humiliation process – always make sure your significant has consented to this type of sexual act.
Experimenting with scat play is not something that everyone is open to, but scat porn is more popular than ever, and more and more couples are introducing scat to the bedroom.
Does Scat Play Induce Any Health Risks?
Scat play is not risk-free, but the same can be said of many sexual practices. Eating someone else’s faeces can greatly increase the risk of bacterial and viral infections – to avoid this, use dental dams and focus on playing with it more than digesting it. We recommend avoiding scat if you or your partner have recently suffered from any sort of stomach bug or virus, as it increases the health risks. In the unlikely event that you do get sick, book an appointment with your GP straight away.
Before you and your partner explore the kinky world of scat, make sure you both have been immunised for both Hepatitis A and B, which may also be transmitted through contact with faecal matter. While you are not at high risk of contracting it through scat play, if the person from whom you are eating has it and is bleeding into their colon, there is also a small chance of transmitting HIV if the blood is transferred into your bloodstream. Getting tested regularly would put both of your minds at ease and keep you safe.
This may sound pretty obvious but remember that faeces stink. While cleaning yourself up afterwards, wash thoroughly afterwards – keep an antibacterial soap nearby, using a lot of friction to remove any matter, and/or wash with hot water to kill off any bacteria. Following this, baby wipes or antibacterial wipes can mask the smell a little and will clean away any ‘bits’ you might have missed. While we are on the subject of hygiene; as tempting as it may be, avoid brushing your teeth straight away. Brushing can cause small cuts in the mouth, which increases the risks of gum infections and viruses. Instead, rinse your mouth a few times with antibacterial mouth wash.
How to Enjoy Scat Play More
There are ways to get the most out of scat play, for one, diet is important. As with urine, the foods we eat have a big impact on the final product. Keep in mind the following points:
- Acidic foods and drinks, such as wine and tomatoes, will result in sour and acidic faeces
- Solid and hard to digest food, such as raw vegetables, will also result in a sour flavour as the stomach produces more stomach acid to digest it
- Fish can drastically change the smell of the faeces (and not in a good way)
- Nuts and seed will change the texture and causes sulfuric acid to form in the faeces
- Soft and digestible foods, such as avocados, banana, and cake, are scat play friendly – resulting in a sweeter flavour and better texture
For those who prefer to be squeaky clean, an enema can help loosen things up. There are a number of hand-held enemas on the market that are easy to use and painless – we recommend the Whirling Spray Douche (€18.36, kinky.co.ie). Enemas consist of a small rubber bulb and nozzle; simply fill it up with warm water, pop the nozzle on, slowly slide it into the anus, and gently squeeze the bulb. The water will loosen things up a little and allow you to do your business on your partner’s chest, back or wherever else you like!