Safer BDSM - Golden Shower

 Golden Showers (GS) (also known as Watersports (WS)) is a quite often mentioned and many questions are asked about it, esp. concerning health issues.

 First of all, what is it about?
 GS is a slang term for the practice of erotic peeing in order to enhance sexual  intimacy. It is sometimes involved in D/s play as an act of humiliation also.

 Why do people do it?
 There are mainly two aspects - some consider it a "dirty" act and esp. that makes it so exciting. The second aspect is that you share something very  intimate with someone you are very close, something you wouldn't do with a  stranger.

 Urine is dirty, isn't it?
 Urine has a peculiar smell that we seem to instinctively shrink from. Our bodies  balance our dissolved minerals by eliminating excesses. We also need to rid  ourselves of a compound called urea. We instinctively know from the odor that, no matter how thirsty we are, drinking urine will render our elimination strategy  useless. But that doesn't make our urine dirty - in fact - urine is nearly sterile  when it leaves our body and one of our medically cleanest body fluids.

 But "nearly sterile" doesn't mean it is completely innocuous - the urine can pick  up bacteria from a urinary infection along the urethra (urogenital tract) (an  infection you sometimes even don't notice). This might be a health aspect to be  considered when you intend to drink another persons urine. Whether Hepatitis  Virus can be transferred or not is still unclear.

 Urine of women, who use the birth control pill, contains female hormones, which  can lead to a partial feminization when being consumed by a man (a strange case  has been documented, Source: Datenschlag.org - Papiertiger).

 Urine is a compound of 99% water, some minerals (mostly salt, some  magnesium, calcium, potassium and phosphate), uric acid, little ammonia and  some vitamin C and B complex. Nothing harmful or toxic.

 Yikes, but it still smells!
 To prevent any "offensive" smell you or your partner shouldn't drink any  alcoholic beverages, coffee or tea a few hours before you want to do it. Also  food with lots of protein causes a lot of byproducts which can cause the odor.  Best is to drink a lot of simple table water a few hours before you want to play.

 A small amount of alcohol can be useful for dissolving inhibitions over what you  plan to do. But large amounts of alcohol detract from the sexual pleasure and  ability.

 The use of your own morning urine is considered a great method of healing  wounds and often recommended by healers/MDs lately.  Some people even  drink their own morning urine as healing portion every morning.  (Consult your  medical professional for their opinion, or do a bit more research  on this practice  before you try it.)

 All in all one can say it is much safer than for example anal sex which has more  risks of infections and injuries.

 A warning anyway, urine is a rather bad environment for HIV viruses (Human  Immunodeficiency Virus), but an HIV/AIDS test should always be done if you  consider things like Golden Showers with your (new) partner. An HIV test can be done  rather anonymously (without visiting your local doctor) when making a blood  donor. They check your blood for HIV viruses and other STDs and infections  and you'll get a document.

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