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A rectal or anal dilator is a medical device similar to a
A rectal or anal dilator is a medical device similar to a speculum The term speculum, Latin for "mirror", and its plural specula, may refer to:
* ''Speculum'' (journal), a journal of medieval studies published by the Medieval Academy of America
* Speculum (medical), a medical tool used for examining body cavities ...
designed to open and relax the internal
Internal may refer to:
*Internality as a concept in behavioural economics
*Neijia, internal styles of Chinese martial arts
*Neigong or "internal skills", a type of exercise in meditation associated with Daoism
* ''Internal'' (album) by Safia, 2016 ...
/external anal sphincter
The external anal sphincter (or sphincter ani externus) is an oval tube of skeletal muscle fibers. Distally, it is adherent to the skin surrounding the margin of the anus. It exhibits a resting state of tonical contraction and also contracts duri ...
and rectum
The rectum (: rectums or recta) is the final straight portion of the large intestine in humans and some other mammals, and the gut in others. Before expulsion through the anus or cloaca, the rectum stores the feces temporarily. The adult ...
in order to facilitate medical inspection or relieve constipation
Constipation is a bowel dysfunction that makes bowel movements infrequent or hard to pass. The Human feces, stool is often hard and dry. Other symptoms may include abdominal pain, bloating, and feeling as if one has not completely passed the ...
. One early version of a rectal dilator was Dr. Young's Ideal Rectal Dilators, invented in 1892.
Rectal dilators are also used as sex toy
A sex toy is an object or device that is primarily used to facilitate sexual pleasure, such as a dildo, artificial vagina or vibrator. Many popular sex toys are designed to resemble human genitals, and may be vibrating or non-vibrating. The ...
s.
See also
* Anal plug, a medical device for treating anal incontinence *Butt plug
A butt plug is a sex toy that is designed to be inserted into the rectum for sexual pleasure. They often have a flanged end to prevent the device from being lost inside the rectum.
History
Rectal dilators were originally designed for therapeut ...
, a sex toy resembling an anal dilator
* Proctoscope, another medical device inserted anally
* Vaginal dilator
A vaginal dilator (sometimes called a vaginal trainer) is an instrument used to gently stretch the vagina. They are used when the vagina has become narrowed (vaginal stenosis), such as after brachytherapy for gynecologic cancers, and as therapy f ...
, an equivalent device for dilating the vagina
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