The Taste of Cum to Come

Dear Doctor Dear
By Doctor Dear (Obviously)

I love cum.  The taste of it is...peculiar, but it never ceases to make me feel, well, aroused (and I’m not just talking sexually).  It’s like a Viagra for me, making my dick stand to attention, yes, but also making me aware of things and everything.
Here’s my concern: I was told I can get sick from it.
Is this true or do they (who told me) just want me to stop enjoying the seeds of life?

ANJO C.
Datu Piang, Maguindanao

I met a guy I really, really like – there’s just one thing I don’t like about him, though: he makes me swallow his cum.  Yes, we already talked about this, and he said that as he is HIV negative, he doesn’t see anything wrong with me swallowing his cum.  Now I believe that if I really wanted to be boyfriends with him, I should learn to swallow.  And that’s even if I feel uncomfortable about it.
What do I do?

RAPHAEL R.
Lapu-Lapu City

My partner said he likes my cum – it’s sweetish.  But I don’t like his – it’s, well, not very appetizing, if I may say so.  He insists on the swallowing part, though, claiming it’s even healthy (!).  Is he pulling my leg, as he is up to something; or is he actually saying something verifiably true?  That would, after all, and most definitely, make swallowing – even the un-swallowable – worth it!

JUN-JUN P.
General Santos City

It is GENERALLY safe to swallow cum FROM A CLEAN PARTNER.

Let’s clear that first.

Meaning... well, that’s that, really.

Cum – better known as sperm – is primarily made up of a nucleus that contains DNA (to fertilize the egg cell, for reproduction), with a large number of mitochondria to energize it to “swim,” and a special protein to help it anchor itself on the egg (you’ve seen the movies...).  Thus, with the nucleic acid (DNA), glycogen (the energy source), some protein, and few fats and lipids, there’s GENERALLY nothing that should stop you from swallowing (SEGUE WAY: Semen allergies DO occur in women, particularly through penile-vaginal sexual contact, though that’s another topic; and, by the way, part of the treatment is to desensitize the vagina to the sperm, so frequent fucking is recommended).

The bigger issue now is the taste – should you be swallowing what smells like Zonrox (from its alkaline pH and minute traces of chlorine), and what tastes like freshly sliced newly harvested string beans?  The answers are yes and no.  Yes, if you want to; No, you don’t have to. 

See, truth be told, some men taste bad.  It’s as simple as that. 

But then again, some men taste good, too.  It’s as simple as that, as well.

The suggestion now is to help make the cum tastes good – for you, for when somebody gives you a head; and for a regular sex mate, to make your swallowing a good experience.

Now how to do this?  Change the lifestyle – particularly with the food consumed, as some food ACTUALLY make cum tastes good and/or bad.  To be yummy, consider eating: plums, mangoes, pineapples, nectarines, oranges, lemons, limes, parsley, coriander, buko, spearmint, peppermint, grapefruit and green tea, sweeties, and apple huive (from The Sex Book by Suzi Godson, except for buko.  She adds: “Diabetics' semen tends to have a honey or cantaloupe flavour because of the excess sugars in their bodies.”  So if you have a wrong sense of how to be sweetish...).  The baddies include: asparagus, chicken, garlic, onions, dairy products, red meat, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, greasy food, spices, coffee, and chocolate.

Aside from the foods consumed, changed in life need to be done, too – e.g. quit smoking, and stop using drugs.

Back on the safety of swallowing.

“Theoretically, you don't want infected spunk to be in contact with mucous membranes (like the inside of your mouth and throat) for very long.  Minimizing this contact decreases the risk that HIV will be absorbed.  So spit when you can, swallow quickly when you must, and do not use someone's jiz as a trendy new mouthwash to gargle with, even if you do like the taste better than Listerine,” says Robert J. Frascino, M.D., founding president of the Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation.  “Swallowing semen from a disease-free male during sex is generally safe. There is nothing unhealthy about swallowing unless the person has an STD. Bodily fluids except for tears and saliva are agents that transmit some STD's such as AIDS and HIV.”

The working words, in case you missed them, we’ll repeat.

Swallowing is GENERALLY SAFE.

IF/WHEN the sexual partner is HEALTHY.

CUM from a healthy male is USUALLY NEUTRALIZED BY GASTRIC FLUIDS by the time they reach the stomach.

You can GET INFECTED if PARTNER IS UNHEALTHY, e.g. has sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including herpes, genital warts, gonorhea, Chlamydia, and syphilis.  And yes, albeit still largely under study, there have been cases of HIV and AIDS transmission through oral sex (read: swallowing).

CUTS, BRUISES, SCRAPES, SORES, ABRASIONS IN THE MOUTH, et cetera MAKE YOU MORE VULNERABLE to getting infected.  So if you have them, you know what not to do.

Usual suggestion: AVOID BRUSHING TEETH before sucking (and swallowing), as you may wound the inside of your mouth while doing so.

When the partner already came in the mouth, making you belatedly concerned about STIs – if this is the case, “you can minimize your risk by either quickly spitting or swallowing. The point is just to get the cum out of your mouth quickly one way or another.  Then whether you've spit or swallowed, gargle and rinse your mouth thoroughly with a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution (the type available in drug stores for first aid).  This will kill any germs in your mouth and throat and wash them out of cuts in the mucous membranes,” dontspitswallow.com states.

Obviously, the SWALLOWER IS MORE AT RISK than the one getting the head job, and is the source of the cum to be swallowed.

KNOW THE HEALTH STATUS OF YOUR PARTNER, for it’s in not knowing that the risks lie.