In my last post, I mentioned that I was using grocery store ginger, and that I thought that it might be old and weak. It stung, but I didn't really understand why it classed as punishment.
I decided to try fermentation, and put a finger in a plastic bag in my refrigerator for a few days. I didn't see any visible changes, no mold or anything, and was concerned that the grocery store product had been cleaned so thoroughly that the fungus or whatever couldn't get established.
To the contrary: it was much hotter than what I've felt previously. Still not torture or anything like, but…very stimulating. Significantly stronger. Single-point sample, though; this may simply be fresher.
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In that earlier post, I also reported that I liked using a small finger, tied with a piece of string, so that I could put it all the way into my rectum.
Turns out, I don't know my own asshole.
I have not, in fact, been pushing the peeled finger all the way in. It's been going in far enough I needed the string to retrieve it, but there was, apparently, still a bit sticking out the anal sphincter.
Today, after letting it go for ten or fifteen minutes, I realized it was not all the way in, and made a point of pushing it the rest of the way.
To my surprise, the burning sensation stopped completely.
Let me say that again: either my rectal tissue seems not to be sensitive to ginger, or secretions within the rectum block the action of the ginger.
All the stinging seems to be limited to the anus and surrounding area.
Can anyone confirm these experiences?