What's a Butt Plug?

Butt plugs are anal sex toys that are specially designed to fit, and stay, in your rectum. Anal plugs are usually cone shaped; they start slender, then widen a little – or a lot – then taper in again and widen out to a flange, or base, that secures the plug and keeps it from slipping completely into your rectum. Pictured is a typical medium butt plug.

Start Small then work your way up

ButtPlugs, Inc. offers anal training sets that include increasingly larger plugs, a vibrator and some lube. Small butt plugs are about the size of a slender finger and are an easy fit for a plugging novice. Just keep in mind that even though small butt plugs are more comfortable, they tend to slip out more easily. That's why some of the smaller plugs are now designed with a bump or bulge in them to help give the sphincter muscles something to hold on to. Other plugs are curved or shaped to better fit the contours of your rectum and give prostate or G-spot stimulation. The plug should curve toward your belly button when it’s inserted.

Using a Butt Plug

To become accustomed to using a butt plug, start with some lube and a finger. Use slow and gentle in-and-out probing to let the sphincter get used to having something in it. Once the sphincter is relaxed and you are comfortable with the sensations caused by penetration, insert a well-lubed butt plug. Try leaving it in place for just a few minutes at first, then try increasing the length of time in subsequent sessions. Relax and get used to it, try masturbating with it in, then work up to intercourse or other sex play while wearing the plug.

Try different styles of butt plugs

For more adventurous anal play, you may want to try a larger plug, or one built like a stack of incrementally larger balls. You or your partner can twist, bump, or work the plug in and out for extra stimulation. Sensation intensifies as the sphincter relaxes and then clenches around the base of the plug or its undulations. Some people prefer an inflatable butt plug or one that vibrates.

As comfort with your butt plug increases, you may want to incorporate it into more of your sexual activities, or simply enjoy wearing it by itself. Some people like to keep a butt plug inserted prior to anal sex, to keep the anal muscles receptive to deeper penetration.

Extreme Plugging

Of course, as you'd expect in the world of sex toys, extra large butt plugs are available for those who really want to push their limits. There are also inflatable butt plugs, plugs that ejaculate, and vibrating butt plugs. Although most are made of silicon or rubber, metal or clear acrylic butt plugs are available. Butt plugs occasionally have something attached to the end that extends beyond the buttocks, usually as part of a fetish scene. An example of this is pony play, in which participants may wear a butt plug with a horse tail attached, along with other horsey gear. Butt plugs are also available in shapes that cater to certain interest groups: you can get a butt plug shaped like a thermometer, a pacifier or many other shapes.