Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Jul 3, 2026

Rectal dilator

A rectal or anal dilator is a medical device similar to a speculum designed to open and relax the internal/external anal sphincter and rectum in order to facilitate medical inspection or relieve constipation. One early version of a rectal dilator was Dr. Young's Ideal Rectal Dilators, invented in 1892.

Last revised
Jul 3, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
153 w
Citations
2
Source
Wikipedia ↗
A set of antique rectal dilators exhibited at Glore Psychiatric Museum. source ↗

A rectal or anal dilator is a medical device similar to a speculum designed to open and relax the internal/external anal sphincter and rectum in order to facilitate medical inspection or relieve constipation.1 One early version of a rectal dilator was Dr. Young's Ideal Rectal Dilators, invented in 1892.

Rectal dilators are also used as sex toys.2

See also

See also

  • Anal plug, a medical device for treating anal incontinence
  • Butt plug, a sex toy resembling an anal dilator
  • Proctoscope, another medical device inserted anally
  • Vaginal dilator, an equivalent device for dilating the vagina
References

References

  1. Francisco Vilardell (2006), Digestive Endoscopy in the Second Millennium: From the Lichtleiter to Echoendoscopy, Thieme, pp. 200–201, ISBN 9781588904201
  2. Jennifer Eve Rehor (2013-04-24). "Sensual, Erotic, and Sexual Behaviors of Women from the "Kink" Community". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 44 (4): 825–836. doi:10.1007/s10508-015-0524-2. PMC 4379392. PMID 25795531.