Bottoming is a lot of work, most of which occurs before cock even enters hole. Because of this, the majority of the effort goes unappreciated.

Tops (you know, the insertive partner during sex) don’t forgo their beloved morning coffee, subsisting on a strict diet of ice chips and gummy bears. Nor do they endure the grueling preparatory shower, pumping bulbs worth of bathwater into their asses as Chromatica plays just loud enough so their roommates can’t hear.

The prep work is excessive and an unfair expectation that prevents many bottoms from being intimate. But here’s some tea to whet your holes: You’re overdoing it, especially in the douching department. Truth is, douching is not always necessary, especially when you make the effort to eat properly.

To source the integral ingredients of a bottom-friendly diet, I spoke with Daniel O’Shaughnessy, an award-winning nutritionist and author of Naked Nutrition, a forthcoming LGBTQ-focused guide to good health and diet. Let’s dig in.

Know Your Fiber

Fiber is a bottom’s best friend. But fully harnessing its capabilities is more complex than tossing a spoonful of Metamucil into a glass of water––though that’s still a great idea.

“It’s important to understand the different types of fiber, which is determined by how it dissolves in water,” O’Shaughnessy says. “The first, soluble fiber, has metabolic health benefits, supports constipation, and helps prevent things like hemorrhoids. The second, insoluble fiber, works mainly as a bulking agent and helps motility of the colon.”

Soluble fibers are found in foods like oat bran, barley, nuts, seeds, beans, lentils, peas, and most fruits and vegetables. Insoluble fibers can be found in whole grains such as brown rice, wheat bran, nuts, beans, and some vegetables, like cauliflower, potatoes, and green beans. Most plant foods have a combination of both fibers. For example: An apple’s flesh is a soluble fiber, whereas the skin is an insoluble fiber.

As a rule of thumb, you want to limit insoluble fiber 24 hours before you have sex. O’Shaughnessy advises you go easy on the whole grains, switch to white rice instead of brown, and peel your vegetables.

It’s also important to know your “trigger foods” and limit these foods a few days before you have sex. Take extra note of spicy foods, eggs, red meat, caffeine, alcohol, and junk food, as these are common triggers.

“If you’re not used to eating a lot of fiber, then you may want to increase slowly, as it can lead to excess wind, which defeats the point,” O’Shaughnessy says.

Continue to read: https://www.thebody.com/article/anal-sex-diet-guide