Thermometer too far inside

Discussion started elsewhere so I'd like to transport it into here :

Has anyone made the experience that the thermometer was too far pushed in so there was trouble to get it removed?

I don't push it too deep, and it isn't possible as well (maybe I'm too small) to push it all way in.

Would like to read your impressions.

If you put the thermometer too far, l am afraid you might cause some damages and end up in the next hospital.

If you insert the rectal.thermomter to far in you can cause internal damage and you would end up in the hospital having to most likely Have surgery to remove it and fix the damages it may have caused.

When taking a rectal temperature with a glass rectal thermometer, apply light pressure on the non-entry end until some resistance is felt which indicates the silvery tip has reached its destination. The length of entry depends on the longitudinal dimension of the rectal interior and the angle of the glass rectal thermometer in relation to the person having the rectal temperature taken with the 35 to 45 degree angle being ideal. It is hard to conceive that a glass rectal thermometer be "lost" in this circumstance.

It is dangerous to push the rectal thermometer in too deep. To be safe, please follow directions on how far to insert the rectal thermometer. I follow directions.

As others have said, it can be dangerous to push it in too far.

How far it goes in depends on the type of thermometer. I believe the old fashioned glass mercury thermometers said to insert one to two inches into the rectum. It really only needed to be in the rectum; further wasn't better. The only advantage of inserting further is that it was less likely to fall out if more of the weight of in was internal than external. But pushing far enough to meet resistance was too far.

The newer Geratherm glass thermometers are more of an anal than rectal thermometer. You just insert the tip into the anus. You don't insert beyond the 'shoulder' of the thermometer.

One must be VERY cautious in inserting the thermometer. Two inches is more than sufficient..any further and one risks injury. Play but play safe!!!

I use a Thermapen MK4 instant read thermometer. It has a nice sharp point on the metal probe and is easy to insert into the liver between the lower ribs on the right side. That way I don't have to worry about inserting the thermometer too far.

With a digital thermometer, it can only go in so far. But I never had an issue even with a mercury thermometer

I never had the problem that it was too far inserted.

But sometimes before i inserted the full lenght of the thermometer into my rectum, only a little bit of the end was showing outside my butt.

I insert it only so deep as possible without any pain and how far it slides easily in.

The most importend for the rectal measuring is the position where you be with your body, a good lieing or standing position!

It must slide easy inside, newer do it to fast and stop when any resistance.

I've almost lost a thermometer, because my gf shoved it in so far. With modern thermometers, that would be difficult to do. Even a glass Geratherm thermometer would take some work to insert that deep. I've read about objects being retrieved from the gut. The embarrassment should be the least of your worries. Imagine the medical costs, inconvenience, time spent out of work, etc. Having to explain the what, how, and why, to your boss, might even be a career breaker. My guess is that your family physician might encourage you to seek "professional counseling," as well. ( Which amounts basically to some social worker or psychologist telling you that you have repressed sexual feelings and hostility toward your mother, and for a few thousand dollars, spent on therapy, you can be relieved of your enduring trauma). Not a story with a happy ending.

I like to insert the thermometer as deep as possible. But I NEVER insert it by force. Just very slowly, gently and carefully without any real pressure on it. I simply let it find its way inside more or less by itself.

How deep it is possible to get it in can be different from time to time depending on the position and how relaxed you are during the insertion. It has notthing to do with if you are small or big, short or tall. Everyone is individual and if it is a stop one must respect it.

However the few times it happens it´s really wonderful to watch the thermometer sliding deeply inside so that it´s nearly fully inserted.

Only once I was afraid to loose it when I we were playing and I took the temperature of my friend. He was very well greased and so was the thermometer. With only 1 centimeter or 1/2 inch protruding from his rectum it was suddenly difficult to get a grip with my fingers around it. It was too slippery and when I touched it, it was only pushed even further inside him. Luckelly with a small, thin towel between my fingers and the very short part of the thermometer which was still outside him I managed to get it safely out of him. He was luckelly unknowing about the hole incident. He was relaxed, it didn´t hurt and he enjoyed it as usual. But at that time I was afraid it might have ended with a trip to the doctor... Since then I don´t let it go too far inside. And NEVER with force.

I had an uncomfortable rectal thermometer experience when I was in Summer Camp, probably 12 years old. One of the PE councilors was Kristin, who had nursing experience. She conducted exercises and swimming activities during the morning hours, but could always be found tending the first aid station for most of the day. She was really pretty, and all of the guys had a crush on her. Even though she was probably 15 years older. When I first joined camp, the guys that had been going there for a while all said to never go to the first aid station complaining of being sick from the heat unless you really meant it. I don't know why, but I never asked them the reason for saying that. I just figured you might get in trouble for faking being sick or some other reason to stay in the air conditioning. Well one day about 5 weeks into camp, it became extremely hot and balmy, as we were near the coast. Our afternoon exercise councilor was this guy named Carl. He was a pompous fucking dick that would push us to the point of passing out doing stupid shit like push ups and trail running. I could usually take the heat okay, but on this day I just got so sick I puked my guts out running trail. I looked white as a sheet, so Carl told me to go see Kristin immediately. A couple of the other kids looked concerned after Carl told me this. I made my way to the first aid hut which was a short walk from the end of the trail. I told Kristin I was really nauseous and had vomited on the trail. She could see I was sweating profusely and took my shirt and shorts off. I was embarrassed because now all I had on were my underwear and socks. Little did I know that those were about to be pulled down too. Kristin commented "my God, you're white as a ghost!" She had me get on the exam table and quickly applied some ice packs to my chest and legs. There was a curtain on rails surrounding the exam table like you see in a hospital, and Kristin pulled it closed. I saw her open a drawer in the medicine cabinet and take out a red plastic case and a jar of Vaseline. Still it didn't occur to me what was about to happen. Kristin put on a pair of purple latex gloves and got a couple tissues and alcohol packets handy. She looked down at me and said "I need to get your temperature sweetheart, but I'm going to have to take it in your bottom okay." I pleaded with Kristin not to take it that way but she insisted it had to be taken that way because I might've had a heatstroke. I was terrified of being naked in front of a pretty female, but she told me not to worry about that. I about started crying when she pulled my underwear down around my knees. I looked anxiously behind me to see her shaking down a glass thermometer with a thick bulb. She plunged it down into the Vaseline and brought it back out with a thick dollop on the end. She calmly asked me to turn and face the wall and bring my knees to my chest. I whimpered and did as she said. Then in one swift motion, I felt my butt cheeks being parted and a cold invasive tingling going deep up my rectum. I yelped a little and winced. My that was really uncomfortable, just like being in the doctor's office and having a nurse take my temperature when I was only 3 year old. Kristin stuck that thermometer really far up my butt. Almost as far as it would go because I could feel her gloved finger and thumb at my butt crack holding it in place. It felt like it might break if I tried to move the least bit because it was stuck so far in. I wanted her to take it out so bad. I kept asking her if it was about over and she kept telling me "just a couple more minutes honey, I promise." It felt like it was taking forever, then she placed a tissue at my crack and slowly withdrew the thermometer. She wiped it off with some clean tissue and an alcohol wipe, then held it up to the light and read it. She said "you're gonna be just fine darling." She helped me pull my drawers back up and get dressed, then got me some ice cream. They called my Mom to come pick me up. Kristin told my mom that my temperature got up to 102.2F and that I got really close to having a heat stroke. She made no mention how she took my temperature though. The camp director was cursing and yelling at Carl in the cabin office next door. On the way home I could feel my butt was a little sore. I was too embarrassed to mention what Kristin did to me, but I figured she did it for my own good. I wasn't embarrassed as much when I found out she was actually a registered nurse. I always thought nurses were use to seeing naked people and sticking things up people's butts, and you shouldn't be embarrassed when it happens. I returned to camp a week later, but I never told the guys about my experience.

Thankfully that never happened to me. Only mom or pediatrician typically inserted it. I did it myself once or twice in my early teens harmlessly experimenting, but it didn't do nothing for me.

@Slim88 ,

I enjoyed very much your story. Very exciting. But it seems to me the thermometer was NOT too far inserted, especialy as you say Kristin was a RN.

Possible breakage of a glass thermometer while it's inside is certainly a concern. That would be disastrous, to say the least. This is why I only use instruments designed for the purpose and never use one with thin walls like a candy thermometer. Not worth the risk!

@ Slim88

Kristin probably inserted the thermometer a lot further up your rectum than what's routine to try to get your core temperature reading. I've used it on unconscious heat stroke victims with a narrow flexible temperature probe that's inserted 5-6 inches. This typically doesn't hurt. The older method was done with a glass rectal thermometer or rigid temperature probe which can be moderately uncomfortable, especially for children or smaller individuals. Kristin probably inserted the thermometer about 3- 1/2". I'm sure it probably didn't feel too nice, but she took it that way for an important reason. It also sounds like she did it safely by keeping you still and holding the thermometer steady in your bottom.

I've mentioned this before, but you can never be too careful. If your partner is going to stick it way up there, make sure that they're holding onto it, and I would have them only insert it maybe a little more than halfway at the most. Also, make sure that everyone is stone cold sober. Losing a thermometer sounds like great comedy material, but it's anything "butt," when it requires a trip to the hospital.

I would never do this in real life but sometimes it's fun to fantasize about losing it and the taker having to retrieve it with their fingers. 😃

@Flames said

If you insert the rectal.thermometer to far in you can cause internal damage and you would end up in the hospital having to most likely Have surgery to remove it and fix the damages it may have caused.

RULE #1 for anal insertions:

MAKE SURE YOU CAN RETRIEVE THE OBJECT