Whether it’s at your favorite local glory hole, during a hot date or with your longtime boyfriend on a Sunday afternoon, spitting or swallowing is usually all about personal taste. But is it wrong to swallow, or are there actual health benefits?

We take a nose dive into what happens when gay men guzzle jizz – will the facts be hard to swallow?

What is cum?

When we talk about a guy’s load, his cum, we’re talking about the semen that is ejaculated when you orgasm.

Semen is a bit of a cocktail of things – there’s the sperm and then there’s the fluid that helps protect and transport the sperm. The fluid consists of a range of enzymes and fructose.

Can You Swallow Cum

While the evolutionary purpose of cum is primarily to enable the fertilisation of an ovum, there’s nothing stopping you from swallowing a guy’s load.

There’s nothing new about swallowing cum – and we’re not just talking about vintage porn, although vintage cum scenes are some of our favourites. Swallowing cum seems to have been something that’s been on our sexual menu since time began. In many cultures, swallowing cum is celebrated and is seen as having significant health benefits.

Why Do Gay Men Swallow Cum?

Man-on-man sex is a clear step away from the reproductive purposes of cum, so when a guy shoots his load then you’ve got plenty of options as to what you do with his cum.

Wherever that load has ended up – whether it’s on your body, on your face, or in your ass – a bit of cum-play is a great way to extend the intimacy between you and really enjoy the sexual connection that you’ve created.

Cum doesn’t have a lot of flavour, so if you feel like scooping up his cum and slurping it off your fingers, lapping up any stray strands from his cock, or felching your cum out of his ass, you’re doing it because it feels right in the heat of the moment. It’s a way of extending your pleasure and making the most of your time together.

What Happens If You Swallow Cum?

If you’re giving a guy a blowjob, and he’s on a bit of a hair-trigger or maybe you’re working a glory hole, you might unexpectedly end up with a mouthful of cum.

At that point, you’ve probably got the option to either spit it out or swallow it down. Either option is perfectly valid – just do whatever feels right.

If you’re worried about STIs, there’s not really any difference in the risk of exposure between spitting or swallowing. If you think that coming into contact with a guy’s cum might have exposed you to an STI, head to your local sexual health clinic and get tested.

In porn, when cum-play is being featured, you’ll generally see guys holding the cum in their mouth, spitting it back onto the cock, and smearing it all over their face. This is all good for the camera, and good fun. If you’re not filming your encounter, you might just want to feel it sliding down your throat. It’s your call.

If you’re down for some cum-play, then it’s a good idea to communicate that to the guy that you’re with. Let him know where you want him to cum, let him know what you want to do with his cum. Ask if he’s got any tips for giving a blow job that you could take on board.

Is Swallowing Cum Good for You

Cum is an organic cocktail produced by the body. There’s nothing in semen that will give you any negative side-effects if you taste it or swallow it.

Like anything that you eat, your body will process semen – using what it can and discharging the rest.

Throughout history, the health claims linked to swallowing cum have generally been a bit exaggerated. While eating cum won’t do you any harm, you’re not going to get a lot of nutritional value from swallowing a guy’s load.

But, health practitioners who advocate cum eating suggest that cum is a natural antidepressant, that it could help enhance your memory, boost your energy, and improve your skin. There might not be a lot of proof to back these claims up, but it’s probably worth a try.

Some STIs can be transmitted through cum, so that’s really the only potential down-side that you need to think about. Obviously, regular testing is the way to detect and treat any STIs that you might come into contact with.

Bottom-line? Time for a little less conversation and a little more action. Let’s go, cum guzzlers!