Rectal Swab

I was in an urgent care center once, and the doc told me he wanted to do a rectal swab. I turned onto my stomach and he spread my cheeks and took a large cotton swab and pushed it into my rectum without lubrication. It didn't hurt but it sure got my attention.

What made this procedure necessary??

I had it done once as part of a general check up. the swab my doctor used was pretty small though.

I dont know if this is the same but for what ever reason i had to have a fecal sample taken.

One of the last time I was in a hospital, I had a rectal swab done for MRSA screening, this was a hospital in a large US city so...

Rectal swab is sometimes part of an STD screen. I've had it done once.

I got a rectal swab three times in the hospital over a four day stay a few years ago. I wasn't expecting it but it was fast and didn't hurt. The hospital was checking for drug resistant bacteria or so the nurse said. Not sure why the bacteria would only be in the rectum but I didn't feel like asking her. Each time the nurse came in and had me roll on my side and told me that she was going to "swab my rectum" for bacteria.

My fantasies usually include this. haha. i've had it done once to me. not a big deal at the time but under the right circumstances it would have been erotic as heck.

Ive seen rectal swabs done different times for various reasons

We do rectal swabs for VRE at my facility. Easier than trying to get a stool sample. It shouldn't hurt, either. Just nice and gentle... maybe a little uncomfortable.

The only time I came close to a rectal swab is when getting tested for Group B strep during pregnancy. The doctor just swabs over the anus...nothing goes in. But it is enough to give a little tickle! (And to warn you that someone might try to break into the backdoor!) 😃

Strep b when pregnant. I had to see a different doc too that I'd never met. She did the vaginal swab first and then poked just the tip of the swab into my anus. Didn't hurt but it tickled and it was a bit embarrassing as she had me nude from the waist down and just brought my knees up and apart on the table..no drapes so my vagina is fully exposed. She spread my vagina near the opening to swab then spread my cheeks and kind of stretched my anus before poking it in

MRSA is found via mucas membranes where it colonizes, the Janus is a common place to swab

I've had rectal swabs done a couple of times both done as part of an STD check. Apparently its a routine procedure if you ever had any anal intercourse. The procedure wasn't that bad. Thought it might be uncomfortable but it wasn't really.

The first time I had it done, they just had me lay on my stomach on the exam table, spread the cheeks and they took the swab (was a male nurse). Second time was a male PA and he had me lean over and spread the cheeks and he took the swab.

Anal swab is performed to diagnose gonorrhea and HPV or to screen for anal cancer, not neccessarily among gay men.

My recatl swab hit my prostate, the doctor tried not to notice my hardon

Many times it is to check for unwanted critters in the stool.

My doctor does an anal pap at routine check ups.

Iv'e never had this done by my doctor before but it is a fantasy of mine. I do rectal swab tests on my play patients and they love it!

I was in room with my wife for 9 month pregnancy exam. The doctor was sneaky and did a pelvic exam than just said "bear down" and put his finger and a q tip in her rectum. She was pissed off about it. She said she tried co clench up but he was quick.

Also nurse was in on it because she held my wife's left leg open just as doctor reached for q tip. Nurse was young, pretty and very bitchy. I recall at this visit my wife asked if she needed to remove her panties when nurse gave her the gown and the nurse said real snotty " yeah!"

I ended up jerking off of ride home I was so hot about what I witnessed.

Having had difficulty paying for routine STD testing in NJ, sometimes I went to a clinic in NYC that mostly catered to gay men. Other than the routine (for straight men) tests, they offered throat and rectal cultures if your sexual behavior called for it. I was tempted - all I needed to do was claim unprotected sex with men - but never did. I just stuck with blood, urine and a cheek swab (syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia and HIV) and a physical exam for discharge and signs of herpes or warts.

I've had a brief rectal swab done when staying in the hospital, to check for MRSA. I'm not sure it was inserted into my anus, more so just rubbed over the outside of my anus.

I have heard that hospitals do a rectal swab on admitted patients to check for certain bacteria that might infect other patients. Is this all hospitals now that do this? How often is it done? Only on admission to the hospital or during the entire stay there? Does anyone know why swabbing the rectum is done instead of swab the patient's hands? Why would the bacteria show up there instead of on the hands?

I have heard that hospitals do a rectal swab on admitted patients to check for certain bacteria that might infect other patients. Is this all hospitals now that do this? How often is it done? Only on admission to the hospital or during the entire stay there? Does anyone know why swabbing the rectum is done instead of swab the patient's hands? Why would the bacteria show up there instead of on the hands?

I've never had it in the US, but I understand that either or both a rectal and nasal culture (different swabs) are used prior to admission for elective procedures in the UK.

Not using the hands is because you're finding bacteria that can be washed away or that are present simply by contact and not resident. Nasal and rectal swabs show bacteria that are resident on the patient even if it's not causing a problem. If that bacteria enters a wound caused by, say surgery, it can get out of control.

I have never heard of routine nasal and rectal swabs for culture on admission. I suppose it makes sense for MRSA but not for Clostridium difficile. C diff is a normal gut organism which overgrows after all other organisms are killed off from antibiotics.

They swab you when your pregnant I think it's for strep b but just the outside doesn't go in at all.

I have never heard of routine nasal and rectal swabs for culture on admission. I suppose it makes sense for MRSA but not for Clostridium difficile. C diff is a normal gut organism which overgrows after all other organisms are killed off from antibiotics.

According to my reading, it's a MRSA control protocol only. "Don't bring it in my hospital."

I've had this done once at a Holistic clinic my first wife started going to. She was always trying new things and wanted me to get checked out to see if they could help me with my severe hay fever. I arrived for my appointment and the receptionist had me fill out some forms. After I was finished I was shown to an exam room by the receptionist. It was not at all like a medical doctors, but was quite homey with a few pieces of furniture. Instead of an exam table there was a massage table on one side of the room. After a few minutes the NP came in and and we talked about my allergies and my diet, living habits, etc. Then she said she wanted to get some blood to test and to do some skin patches. After that was done she said she wanted to check the PH of my colon. She explained that it would just take a few seconds and would not be painful at all. She gave me a paper wrap and asked me to remove my pants and underwear and lay on the massage table on my left side. Then she said she was going to insert her finger to do a quick rectal exam and then insert a speculum so she could swab the wall of my rectum. Of course I was turned on by the whole procedure. I had no idea anything like this would be happening. Fortunately she couldn't see my erection. When she was finished she recommended some diet changes and vitamins. I went back for a follow-up a couple weeks later and she repeated the procedure, just as I was hoping.

A rectal swab is a procedure in which a small cotton swab is inserted into the rectum for the purpose of collection a samples to be tested for certain diseases and infections. Various types of viral, bacterial, and parasitic infections may be detected via rectal swab.

Here in the UK at my hospital , if you are admitted via A & E ( Emergency Room ) you are automatically swabbed for MRSA . This is done by the nurse taking a swab from inside your nose .

If you are having a surgery you are also swabbed . Ladies are swabbed in the groin area . I'm not sure if males get swabbed in the groin too . But it's a standard procedure for everyone.