How "safe" is it licking feet and having them rub you?

[JohnRice]

Well, I'm not a doctor and I don't want to pretend playing one on this board. Just sharing a bit of my life experience and what I've gleaned from it.

As for mouthwash, it can very much so cause problems. Big problems. I learned that the hard way trying to medically treat myself. As I mentioned, (not something I've ever mentioned on a public forum), I have a tendency to get throat infections. It's like strep throat, but not strep. If you go in complaining of a throat infection, the first thing they will assume is step and they'll test you for it. After that, the likely candidate is rectal bacteria.
As much as I like the idea of eating a guy's ass, I very easily get a throat infection from it.
It can last up to 30 days. Be physically very draining. Bouts of nausea. Not fun.

Weak antibiotics aren't strong enough to handle rectal bacteria. Some Docs were savvy and 'knew' what my problem was and went to the stronger stuff. Others, following the general protocol of keeping as much of the good stuff away from the public since antibiotics are far too over used and becoming ineffective.

So silly me decided since I could not get the strong stuff, I'd treat myself with mouthwash.
And used enough of it to sterilize my throat, leaving it as an open oasis for oral thrush to set in. Something that does not much happen to healthy individuals. Bad news. -Worst week of my life. Self inflicted.

I learned my lesson. If you want to treat your throat, use salt water -or a bit of hydrogen peroxide in water- as a gargle. That's it. Leave the mouthwash to keeping your breathe sweet and minty.Just with the use of a proper gargle, you can cut down on the length and severity of a throat infection. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.

Weakling that I am, I gave up rimming as my favorite hobby and switched to feet. Nice, lovely tasty men feet. LOVE IT. LOVE IT. LOVE IT. -Never had a problem other than the 2 incidents I mentioned. So by avoiding the specifics of those 2 events, I've not had a problem since.

-And Djdevilct is definitely onto something when he says it eating dirty feet can be 'jarring' to your system. In fact, I went a very long stretch of my twenties without any physical contact what so ever with other guys. And the first time I got an infection, it was SO strong. Mentioning this to the Doc at the gay clinic (God bless gay health providers!) the doc remarked that part of my problem was likely the fact that my immune system was such virgin territory. You don't want to go through life protecting yourself from common bug contact. It may seem contrary, but having your body fight off bacteria helps keep your immune system strong. The only contradiction of this is: so long as the bacteria is of the type that the immune system can win. And without help. Trust me OdorEater, if you go through life successfully isolating yourself from any germ contact, you are putting yourself in as much risk -or more- than you would be by eating feet.

For the most part, the contact you will have with feet are the sort that your immune system will beat like a cheap rented suit. So get out there and save your immune system.
Eat feet 7 days a week and call me in the morning.

[OdorEater]

More, more information and shared experience---love it! THANK YOU once again from the bottoms of my bare feet.

John, I'm not sure if you saw my post before your latest one, but here's the gist:

Some guy (not here) told me this:

"It isn't totally safe, sadly. Best to lick clean feet. Worse tho is if they walk around barefoot n a house with pets you do risk hepatitis. To the licker beware."

Any thoughts on that? It sure doesn't sound nice...is that a risk only if they have pets in the house? And why?

I got a 3-series vaccination for hep. in college, I think that was for B?

And what about if you wash dirty "carrier" feet with soap and hot water, would that kill the hep?

And would there be any risk for that if a man rubbed his bare feet all over your body, especially all over your dick and balls? (again, would washing the feet first prevent anything there?)

[djdevilct]

OdorEater, the type of medical information you're asking about is too important to consult a message board of anonymous strangers. If you are uncomfortable talking with a doctor about transmission of diseases from dirty feet, including animal feces, I suggest you google it online and look for reputable medical sources with information given by professionals.. not those opinion-based "medical" sites where regular people give their uneducated personal experiences. The info is easy to find with some simple research skills. Good luck!

[JohnRice]

I agree, OdorEater should do some research through reputable medical websites. Consulting with a doctor would be a reasonably good thing as well. Staying healthy is an interactive process. Good diet. Reduce stress. Exercise. All that good stuff.

At the same time, I think his request here is reasonable. Questions regarding licking feet are not standard issues for the majority of the population. Most people aren't licking feet if they're licking anything. And if so, only in passing. And even more rare to lick a foot that is either cheesy, or even less likely, dirty. It's just not happening. So it is neither on their radar or the radar of most health professionals. They have more pressing issues to occupy their time.

I just Googled "Licking Feet Heath Risk" and of the first 7 pages there was practically NOTHING relevant to OdorEater's questions. And nothing that contradicted my relatively uninformed comments. The closest relevant comment in that cursory Google search, Dan Savage reply to the above question. And he did consult a Doctor before giving his reply:

"According to my pal Nance's very cute doctah-boyfriend, Dr. Barak Gaster--whose first name means "lightening, shining, gleaming" in Hebrew--the fungus responsible for athlete's foot can't grow in your mouth. Of course, not all funky feet are suffering from athlete's foot, but I wanted the doc to address a worst-case scenario. "They [the fungi] like it cool, they don't like it hot--and it's hot in your mouth and cool near your feet, at least comparatively. There are minimal, if any, health risks from licking dirty feet." For "dirty feet" please read: sweaty, sock-skanky feet. Don't go licking and sucking the toes of someone who's been padding around barefoot in a sex club, or mucking out horse stalls without wearing boots. Go for funky, avoid filth."

And on my comments, the comment I made about the Immune system needing contact with germs, that came from a Doctor at Howard Brown.

My comment about what is appropriate to gargle with -and the consequences of what I did instead- came from a eye, nose and throat specialist I was referred to by my Doctor.

My guess is, in terms of a body of information linking foot licking to illness, there isn't going to be a huge body of information. Partly, because there aren't a lot of health risks directly connected to licking feet. If there were and it were a dangerous practice, the body of evidence would be readily available. And what risk there is, the type of germs that would cause bodily harm, those are the same as caused from a multitude of activities beyond foot licking. So the same general caution you'd have there just carries over.

There's not likely to be anything 'new' under the sun other than what foot lickers here can describe. You're welcome to use the Google and prove me wrong.

I'm always open to new information.

[JohnRice]

I am also reminded of a humorous comment an HIV tester said to me, "Your health risks don't kick in until the moment you say to yourself, "....He's HOT."

One would assume that being lucky enough to get some feet generally means there's going to be some huggin' and a kissin'. Maybe some dick lickn'. Ass play. Fuckin' and a suckn'. Of all that, the risk of 'germs' is way, way, way, way higher from the huggn' n kissn' stuff vs. the foot lickn'.

Just sayin'.

[OdorEater]

At the same time, I think his request here is reasonable. Questions regarding licking feet are not standard issues for the majority of the population. Most people aren't licking feet if they're licking anything. And if so, only in passing. And even more rare to lick a foot that is either cheesy, or even less likely, dirty. It's just not happening. So it is neither on their radar or the radar of most health professionals. They have more pressing issues to occupy their time.

Exactly. Thanks for understanding that, John (I'm not saying you wouldn't, DJ, it's just that John has spelled out my reasoning for asking here). I have done some searches, but yes, it's like finding a needle in a haystack to get concrete answers to some of these questions! It'd be nice if there were a 1-800 # to a gay doctor for any questions you had.

"They [the fungi] like it cool, they don't like it hot--and it's hot in your mouth and cool near your feet, at least comparatively. There are minimal, if any, health risks from licking dirty feet."

Interesting, John...I thought feet get "hot", but I guess compared to your mouth, they must not get *that* hot?

For "dirty feet" please read: sweaty, sock-skanky feet. Don't go licking and sucking the toes of someone who's been padding around barefoot in a sex club, or mucking out horse stalls without wearing boots. Go for funky, avoid filth."

"sweaty, sock-skanky feet"...*sigh*...that just warms me right down to my own toes

Yes I would love those kind of "smelly dirty feet", and I am not interested in *filthy* feet, but what about the middle-ground, of just walking around your house barefoot? Where's the judgment there?

I'm feeling better about the fungal stuff, now it's the "hep" that guy brought up that has me wondering, hmmm...

My guess is, in terms of a body of information linking foot licking to illness, there isn't going to be a huge body of information. Partly, because there aren't a lot of health risks directly connected to licking feet. If there were and it were a dangerous practice, the body of evidence would be readily available.

Well, there's this I found linked from the home page of a "dom female feet" site (sorry if I made any guys gag just then, lol), but it's a bit scary...I mean, who likes the word "fatal"? But they don't even say what that could be! Grrrrrr:

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If you like to lick feet or footwear, YOU MUST READ this article!!

If you lick clean and disease free feet there should be no health hazard. if you know differently, please advise us. If you lick dirty feet you are at risk of ingesting parasitic and fungal organism that can do great damage to your health and even cause fatal complications. Among the most common

Ringworm (Tinea) is a contagious fungus infection that can affect the scalp, the body (particularly the groin), the feet (athlete's foot), and the nails. Ringworm has nothing to do with worms, the name is derived from the characteristic red ring that appears on an infected person's skin

Athletes Foot is caused by a fungal infection. The fungus lives on the skin and breeds under warm, moist conditions. Athlete's foot is more common during hot weather and sweaty footwear is usually the culprit

Parasites - There are two major types of parasites that infect the human body, large worm-like parasites and microscopic parasites. About 30% of all parasites are visible to the human eye, the other 70% are microscopic and are invisible to the human eye...

Excessive and compulsive foot licking,or chewing and biting other parts of the body, if it is not psychological., may be a a sign that allergies or some nutrient deficiency is present
Understanding why dogs like to lick human feet, could explain some of these desires. See Dogs Who Love to Lick Human Feet.
Foot fetishism is reviewed at Wikepedia's Foot fetishism

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And "parasites"? Eck...

One would assume that being lucky enough to get some feet generally means there's going to be some huggin' and a kissin'. Maybe some dick lickn'. Ass play. Fuckin' and a suckn'. Of all that, the risk of 'germs' is way, way, way, way higher from the huggn' n kissn' stuff vs. the foot lickn'.

Just sayin'.

Wait wait, I understand "kissin' ", but "huggin' "?? I think you just threw that in there for the rhthym of the wording? (one would hope, lol)

Thanks John for the info on your sources, and again for adding more here.