There are basically two reasons to clean out before playing. First of all, a lot of guys don't like the idea of their partners or themselves coming into contact with shit. The second, is that depending on what you've been eating, it can be quite abrasive and make both the walls of the rectum and sometimes the skin of the hand sensitive. Recently, very hi-tech methods of cleaning out have been developed, including a suppository which foams, fills you with carbon-dioxide, and somehow allows you to expel more effectively than with other methods. I'm not going to describe these, as I have absolutely no personal experience of them, and what I've heard second hand, has led me to doubt their worth.

I'm going to stick to describing the good old fashioned method of douching. This involves repeatedly filling the rectum with water, and expelling it and any material in there. The simplest equipment for this is a small hand shower which has had the shower head removed, leaving the end of the hose clear. The end of the hose must be carefully smoothed, ensuring that there are no sharp edges which might damage the fragile tissues. The more advanced system, is the shower shot, which attaches to the end of a fixed shower hose. It's easily inserted and allows much more simple control of the filling up process. One drawback can be, that some bathrooms have no toilet. The result is that whatever comes out with the water, will end up in the bath, and there may be a bit of a clean-up operation needed.

An alternative, which doesn't rely on a fixed water supply, is to use a bulb douche. This consists of a large rubber or silicon bulb with a long firm tube, which can be used to squirt water into the rectum. Its advantage is that it's easily transportable, doesn't rely on compatible plumbing (this is a particular concern for international travelers) and can also be used to deeply lubricate a hole. Some guys are able to clean out simply be repeatedly filled and emptying over a short period of time. As with all things though, individuals vary. Some guys find that cleaning out thoroughly a couple of hours ahead of time, then briefly repeating the process shortly before play begins, works best for them.

Be aware of the sort of things you eat for a day or so before the action is due to take place. Many guys find that increasing their fiber intake makes the cleaning out job easier, even though there tends to be more to clean out. Some guys also prefer to fast on the day of play, on the basis that after they've cleaned out, there's less in there to make an appearance later. This has some element of truth to it, but due to the great length of the gut, in the normal course of events it's never completely empty, so the possibility of repeat cleaning being necessary is always there.

If you have difficulty getting clean enough, it's worth filling yourself partially, holding it, and lying down or even raising the hips slightly. This allows gravity to work in your favor, and moves the water more deeply into the gut. You'll find that expelling after deep filling will take longer, and water will continue to make its way down for some time, but once you're used to it, you'll learn to know when its all out. Doing this repeatedly over a period of a couple of hours, with 15-20 min breaks, will in most guys clean out deeply and effectively.

It's also worth taking a moment to think about the shape of the gut, and where it lies in the abdomen. Tracing the route upward from the anus, the rectum generally slopes toward the guy's left, kinks slightly, and moves up the left hand side of the body as the descending colon until it turns a corner more or less under the bottom of the rib cage. Lying on your left side will again help gravity to help in the cleaning process, by letting the water enter the descending colon more easily.  No matter how careful the cleaning out, nothing can guarantee cleanliness, especially with deep or heavy fisting.  No real fister will be phased by this, and will simply scoop it out and carry on. Wishing to be as clean as possible is understandable and reasonable, but fisting really isn't an activity for anyone who is paranoid about coming into contact with shit.

taken from The Art of Fisting - Jack Morin, Ph.D.

Introduction to Fisting – 1  First, a loose definition (Taken from 'The Art of Fisting' by Jack Morin, Ph.D)

Fisting is the process of inserting a hand or hands into the anus or vagina. I have no experience with vaginal fisting, and since this is a predominantly gay site, all information should be taken to refer to male/male anal fisting only, however this shouldn't lead you to assume that heterosexual fisting doesn't occur. Fisting has a long history. The earliest reference I've come across, was from circa 200BC in India, where a test of relaxation during meditation was for a priest to insert his hand in the anus of his charges. The likelihood is that fisting has gone on for most of man's history, but only now has it become a subject which has gained a degree of general awareness. It is still a subject which provokes extreme negative reactions among those who don't practice it.

A fister, could be said to have two things to come out about. First, about being gay and second, about being into fisting. Many friends will be judgmental about this choice, but these judgments are often based of assumptions which are false to fact, and based on common misconceptions, some of which are listed and answered below. A guy who gets fisted, will end up with a sloppy hole, which isn't worth screwing. It's true that when learning to be fisted, a guy will learn to accept more into his hole than others, and that he will learn to relax and open his hole. But this doesn't mean that when he chooses to, he can't tighten his hole as much as he wants to. I recently heard of a fisting bottom who while being screwed by a guy, was told that he was surprisingly tight given his love of being fisted. The fistee clenched his hole to demonstrate how tight he could be, and did so so tightly, that it caused the guy screwing him, significant pain.

If you get fisted, you'll be unable to control your bowel movements later in life!
This is simply untrue. Learning to take a fist, is more than anything else, about learning conscious control over what your hole is doing. I've known of guys in their seventies, who have been fisted literally for decades, who still have total control over their bowel movements, while those around them of the same age are beginning to experience difficulties, without ever even having been fucked. If you get fisted, you're bound to do some damage inside that's going to cause long term health problems. When fisting is done properly, the risk of injury is much lower than for many other everyday activities like the playing of sports. It is important that both parties should have good communication between them, and that the top listens both to the bottoms verbal and non-verbal language. If this happens, injury is extremely unlikely.

It's important that at least one of the pair is experienced!
That way he can guide the less experienced player in the right way to make things work, and can teach techniches both for increased safety, and for increased pleasure. One of the most dangerous scenarios in fisting, is when two fisting virgins decide to 'have a go' without any idea of how to go about it. This seldom works, and often puts both guys off for life. In extreme circumstances, it can cause injury to the bottom. If you're into fisting, you must be kinky about shit. While it's obviously true that the butt is used for shitting, if you're healthy and regular, the rectum is usually empty and surprisingly clean, except immediately before it's ready to be emptied. Part of learning about taking a fist, is learning about the natural rhythms of your body, and how to use them to help ensure cleanliness. The vast majority of guys 'clean out' before fisting, and it's not very often that any unexpected material shows up. When it does, it's easily taken care of and really presents no major problems.

If you take a fist, it's REALLY got to hurt?
When it's done right, the sensation is PURE pleasure. I'm a exclusively a top, and I'm often struck that the pleasure they receive is way beyond anything experienced in other forms of sex. They quite literally often end up in another state of consciousness where all they experience is ecstasy. Of course, if it's done wrongly, fisting can be painful, but so can any form of sex. Pain is usually the result of either lack of good technique, or taking things too quickly. Except with very experienced bottoms, one of the keys is to go slowly and take lots of time.

You've got to take drugs to take a fist?
Simply not true. Fisting scenes can be entirely successful without drugs. Of course many choose to use drugs while fisting, but this again is the case with all forms of sex. Fisting and drugs are not necessarily connected. If drugs are involved, it is important that both the top and the bottom remain clear headed enough to exercise good judgment. If judgment is impaired, problems in the form of injuries can occur, especially if the bottom has taken a substance which depresses the perception of pain. A purely personal view, and one which is not shared by all experienced fisters, is that the best fisting sessions take place where no chemical enhancements are used. The play in a drug free session can be just as wide, deep and extreme as in one where drugs are used. It simply requires that good technique should be used and plenty of time taken.

Fisting is not an activity which suits everyone, but this doesn't mean that it should be stigmatized. As gay or bisexual men, we should recognize that diversity is a positive thing, and that acceptance of the preferences of others, is a sign of maturity and common sense. It's a pity that some people have chosen to adopt fisting as an activity which they can use to make themselves feel morally superior to those who practice it.

Taken from 'The Art of Fisting' by Jack Morin, Ph.D.

One of the essential details during fisting (and for more and more people also during fucking) is to have a clean ass to enter.

You can imagine the mess and embarrassment one would/should have if a finger of cock (or even worse a tongue during rimming) enters the ass and finds some 'turned brown' leftovers of the last meals.

We actually try to combine three things for a good cleaning out:

1. eating well and properly during the last 24 hours
2. Cleaning out before we leave
3. Cleaning out at the scene

One general remark before reading further: You will find here some hints on how I do it, but this can vary from one to another. So try to take your time to find out what suits you best !

I'm not going to comment on the food, that will be for another article. Let's focus on the cleaning: depending on what we ate, we start cleaning some hours in advance. I normally do this about4 hours before I expect the first ffun. So if we are in a bar around 22h30, I suspect I'm widespread around 23h00. So I start cleaning around 18h00. If the time permits of course..

We have at home a Grohe shower-head, and this can easily be detached from the hose. In comes then 'the anal showerhead' which is nothing more then an aluminium tube of around 20Cm's with a couple of small openings at the head of it.

How to proceed? First try to find an agreeable water temperature, and do this before you put it in your ass. Nothing worse then too hot water up yours. It seems that your inner-side can easily be burned by too hot water. Other suggestion: try entering with the water running already. It will help you to get it in.

Once it is in, you can vary on the actions, depending on what you find inside. You can try to open up all the time, and let the water run constantly, and you can try to keep up as much water as you can, and then let it all go at once.

Don't think you are clean in one session. You have to give time to your body to get cleaned. I normally do three rounds at home, and then normally am 'clean'.

OK, when going to a venue, we always continue cleaning out over there. You must think that you spend an hour in your car/train or whatever, and gives your body the time to digest further and again have some left-overs.

Depending on the place we are going, we use our anal douche if we can, or we use our little balloon. This is nothing more then a balloon with a tube, that you can put in your ass. The water that you have in the balloon (you filled it before), you squish out in your ass. Not that effective as the douche, but if you can not use it, the balloon is a good alternative, despite the fact that it takes more time.

One other thing that can happen is that you have still some water leftover from a previous cleaning session. It happened to me in the past that this water came out during a fisting session. Normally with me, it is all clear water, and we don't stop for it. But I can imagine that if it is smelly and brown, you want to clean out again.

Just remember at such moment: This can happen to us all. So no need to be embarrassed. Just explain to your fistingpartner what happened, and schedule a break, so that you can clean out again.

Have FFun !