▁anal ▁area . ▁ ▁As ▁with ▁all ▁anal ▁sexual ▁activity , ▁the ▁anal ▁be ads ▁and ▁the ▁rect um ▁should ▁be ▁well - lub ric ated ▁with ▁a ▁sexual ▁lub ric ant ▁intended ▁for ▁ ▁anal ▁sex . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁do ▁this ▁as ▁the ▁rect um ▁can ▁be ▁easily ▁ri pped , ▁torn ▁or ▁injured . ▁Anal ▁sex ▁to ys ▁should ▁be ▁well ▁was hed ▁with ▁warm ▁so apy ▁water ▁and ▁left ▁to ▁dry ▁naturally ▁after ▁use . ▁ ▁Alternatively , ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁placed ▁inside ▁a ▁cond om , ▁which ▁is ▁recommended ▁if ▁they ▁are ▁shared ▁with ▁a ▁partner . ▁ ▁Care ▁must ▁also ▁be ▁taken ▁to ▁count ▁the ▁be ads ▁before ▁and ▁after ▁use ▁to ▁ensure ▁they ▁are ▁all ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁an us . ▁String ▁have ▁reported ly ▁broken ▁during ▁inten se ▁rect al ▁movements . ▁ ▁If ▁a ▁be ad ▁gets ▁stuck ▁in ▁the ▁rect um ▁and ▁cannot ▁be ▁exp elled ▁naturally , ▁medical ▁inter vention ▁may ▁be ▁necessary . ▁ ▁Saf ety ▁ ▁If ▁the ▁be ads ▁are ▁thread ed ▁onto ▁a ▁string , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁por ous ▁material , ▁they ▁cannot ▁be ▁fully ▁dis in fect ed . ▁They ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁shared ▁between ▁partners ▁without ▁using ▁a ▁physical ▁bar rier ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁late x ▁or ▁ne op rene ▁cond om ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁fa ec es . ▁Sh aring ▁un ster il ized ▁anal ▁to ys ▁can ▁expose ▁users ▁to ▁various ▁sex ually ▁transm itted ▁dise ases . ▁