It all started from TikTok
It may sound strange to somebody and even more to girls that some guys may have a boner when they poop. Could this be true? For most people, this is another weird fact but for others, this isn’t anything totally new. Will girls be jealous because their guys turn on by the loo?
Anyway, the whole question started with a TikTok video that’s so far racked up an astounding 2.4 million views. The clip shows the user Brandon Ball making a thumbs up, with the caption, “Wait till girls find out that guys get bon[n]ers when they poop”.
Anyway, this isn’t the only user who experienced a boner on the toilet because another TikToker admitted it happened to him the same thing.
But what do experts say? According to Jesse N. Mills, associate clinical professor of urology and director of The Men’s Clinic at the University of California Los Angeles, it definitely can happen. “Men can get erections during bowel movements because the pressure it takes to push out stool increases blood flow through the penis”, he said.
It’s not something people usually talk about and we don’t know how often it happens but why would it happen? Dr. Mills calls it a “vascular phenomenon”, The vascular system, or the circulatory system, consists of vessels that carry blood and fluid through the body, delivering oxygen and nutrients to body tissues and removing tissue waste matter.
“Anatomically speaking, there is no reason a person can’t have an erection and a bowel movement at the same time”, Dr. Bohl, from the digital men’s health clinic Roman, says. “In fact, getting an erection and having a bowel movement use the same part of the nervous system, the parasympathetic nervous system”. The parasympathetic nervous system is sometimes called the ‘rest and digest’ or ‘feed and breed’ system and controls functions such as sexual arousal, digestion, defecation, the production of saliva, and tears, he explains.
Dr. Bohl attributes the possibility of a boner during pooping to a few different causes. “The first reason could be timing. There’s actually a wide range when it comes to how often people have bowel movements, anywhere from 3 times a day to 3 times a week is often considered ‘normal'”, he explains. “So if you’re one of the people who goes multiple times a day, there’s an increased chance you’ll get an erection at the same time”. This is even more likely if you have bowel movements first thing after waking in the morning when guys typically experience “morning wood”.
Another reason is the wandering mind. “Many people consider having a bowel movement a peaceful, isolated time”, says Dr. Bohl. “If you’re sitting there for a long time and letting your mind wander, and your mind starts thinking about arousing topics, you may find yourself with an erection”.
Moreover, there’s the fact that some people may find the act of having a bowel movement itself to be arousing, continues Dr. Bohl, who adds that “the prostate gland sits very close to the rectum inside the body. And massaging or otherwise stimulating the prostate gland can be pleasurable for some men. Depending on the bowel movement, the position the person is sitting in, and how sensitive the person is to prostate stimulation, having a bowel movement could result in sexual arousal and an erection”.
In addition, getting a boner while pooping might be related to a sexual fetish centered around feces. “This type of fetish is called coprophilia”, says Dr. Bohl.
Both doctors agree that getting a boner while pooping isn’t dangerous, nor is it clinically significant. Getting an occasional boner while taking a poop is just one of those weird and wonderful things our bodies can do.
Source health.com
