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Topics: Health
Callum Jones
If you plan on spicing things up in the bedroom, then take care with how you tread as one wrong slip could send you to the emergency room.
To be honest, the ER doctors have likely seen many weird things come through their doors, so it's nothing new for them - except for a WWI bomb lodged in someone's rectum.
That's not something you'd see everyday.
However, sex toys in places they shouldn't be are a dime a dozen, according to a 2023 study, as they make up 95 per cent of emergency trips.
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So if you don't want to end up in that percentage, an expert has advised what to look out for to make sure that doesn't happen.
Kate Shelor, who is an intimacy coach and hypnotherapist, revealed that buying cheap toys can factor into it, which can be pretty unhygienic if you don't look after them properly.
"Silicone, glass, and stainless steel toys can last for years with proper cleaning, but jelly, TPE (thermoplastic elastomers), or cheaper materials break down faster and can trap bacteria," she told the Daily Mail.
"So if it gets sticky, discolored, or smells weird even after washing, it's time to say goodbye."
She added: "You may find super cheap toys at certain international online retailers but be aware that the materials may not truly be body safe. And of course, don't just stick random objects in your body — if it's not designed for internal use, it does not belong inside you."
Shelor went on to explain how using non-anal toys for anal pleasure may lead to a trip to the emergency room.
"The most common one I hear is people using non-anal toys for anal play," she added. "It's vital that you use toys specifically made for anal play. They will have a flanged base and be built for easy removal.
"When you use a toy not meant for anal it can easily get stuck up inside your body, often requiring an emergency room visit! Nobody wants that."
Alicia Davis knowns all about things going wrong with sex toys following a first date that didn't exactly go to plan.
Davis' first date with a guy was going extremely well, and the mood was right for them to take things to the bedroom.
But as she explained in a viral TikTok video, Davis found herself needing medical attention after suffering an 'unfortunate sex mishap'.
Davis revealed that she had been using an anal plug, but what happened next was certainly unfortunate.
Speaking to News.com.au, the 32-year-old said: "All of a sudden it felt like it had fallen out of me."
After searching the sheets and turning the bedroom upside down, Davis had no idea where the NSFW toy had gone.
"So we stopped, and I put my hand down there to discover that it was gone," she added. "We started pulling the doona and the pillows off the bed, looking underneath the bed for it... but it was no where to be found."
The sex toy hadn't 'disappeared'; it was instead lodged inside her, so a trip to the emergency room was certainly required.