For the new folk.

Hi. I've noticed a couple posts from new members asking questions often answered previously, and so I thought it might be a good idea to put together a little bit of an FAQ/ introduction. Let me know what you think, maybe its a terrible idea!

Hello and welcome.

Do you find yourself getting all hot and bothered when you envision body parts swelling up to enormous sizes? Do you feel your heart rate increase when you see someone in a cartoon or film blowing up like a balloon? Does the idea of being weightless or immobile appeal to you at all? Well, if you answered yes to any or all of the above I feel its my duty to inform you that you may just have an inflation fetish. Oh dear!

Just your luck to end up with a wacky erotic specialization that can (mostly) never be fulfilled in real life. Unless of course your skin is made of rubber in which case, there are probably several business opportunities out there you should be taking advantage of right now! If you are flesh and blood like the rest of us however, then you've come to the right place. Perhaps it is presumptious of me, but maybe, just maybe I can ease your troubles and help acclimatize you by compiling a bit of a list of FAQ's which I will answer to the best of my ability.

What is an inflation fetish?

An inflation fetish is a sexual attraction to oneself, or others inflating like balloons. It can be an entire body which swells up like an overpressurized blimp, or just certain body parts such as breasts, bellies, butts or even genitals which recieve the balloon treatment. The medium of which the subject matter inflates with can be all sorts of substances, ranging from all types of gases, liquids and solids (though often this is placed into the "stuffing" category). Often the subject remains in their inflated state until deflation, unless they are permanantly transformed. Sometimes, however all that pressure has nowhere to go and the end result of such a filling is an explosion which is often referred to as popping or bursting. Popping can range from a cartoony eruption of colourful confetti, or a more gory scene. It can be permanant or non-permanant. Just keep in mind that there are all sorts of weird and wonderful variants of this fetish, and you will probably see things you don't like.

What sort of variants?

Well aside from females, males, trans, full body, body parts, consentual, non-consentual, popping, non-popping and many others the inflation fantasy is pretty cool in that it is often combined with other fetishes. Inflatable suits, transformation (often into inflatable objects like balloons), bondage and furrys are common ones. The idea of being helpless and immobile can play into the idea of BDSM quite well, and often it is a common theme you might see. Some might include sexual acts in their fantasy, wheras others don't and simply prefer the vanilla inflation itself.

Do you have a mad cuckold fantasy? Well imagine your partner having you float up to the ceiling while they get all hot with their lover. Are you a bit of an exhibitionist? Well imagine inflating yourself in an art gallery for all to see. Do you like to be in charge? Well perhaps you could tease someone all blown up and round with a pointy object. Who knows what other quirks you might have and you could find that they work quite well together with inflation to tickle your fancy.

Why do I have an inflation fetish?

Good question! Commonly in many inflation fetishists, or other paraphilias there is a correlation between seeing something in your adolescence or early childhood which got all mixed up in your mind as a sexual act. There could be metaphorical link between building pressure, and release (orgasm). Or there could be another sort of link as body parts grow and expand as one comes into sexual maturity, sexual readiness or even pregnancy. We know little about paraphilias or why they develop, but it differs from person to person.

I hate this fetish and I want it to go away.

Some fetishes come and go and some are here to stay. You might not have much of a say in what you are into unfortunately. You might be pleased to know however that having a kink doesn't make you a broken human being and that this fetish can be a hell of a lot of fun.

I trust my partner and want to share this with them. How do I tell them?

Well this can be tricky, but its up you to gauge whether they will be receptive and understanding of your fetish. It might be especially easy if they have a quirk that they want to open up about. The main thing is to play it cool. Try and joke about it if you can. This is just a quirk you have and its no big deal, its not a disgusting secret you have to tearfully confess to them.

What can I do to play with this fetish?

There are a bunch of stories, art and videos out there that will likely include your favourite stuff in there. There are threads and chatrooms here and there that you might find an RP (roleplaying) partner with online. If you have a real-life partner who is willing to experiment you can do things like blow up balloons under each others clothing, and even incorporate inflation related talk in your play. Lovely large inflatable suits can be purchased, but they can be expensive.

Okay. Where do I find porn?

All over the place. Check deviantart, bodyinflation.org, ehentai, youtube, inflatechan. I'm trying not to include links in here as it could date this FAQ very quickly. But these places seem to be here to stay for now.

I saw someone stick a hose up their butt in a video, why are they doing it? Can I do this?

They are practicing belly inflation. Where air or water is introduced via the anus. Typically this results in a distended abdomen and sometimes pressure on sexual organs which reportedly can be pleasurable. Air enemas are typically done via small aquarium pump or bulb pump (such as one on a blood pressure cuff). Water is done typically via enema bag but some use a hose attachment to a faucet.

If I say don't do it, you will probably do it anyway if you're super keen. There are risks involved, ( it has been suggested that an internal rupture or air entering the bloodstream is possible) but they are overstated as well. I cannot find any counts of any permanant damage or death due to these procedures, but then again if someone did die with a hose up their butt, it is unlikely to go reported. There are many videos out there of people doing this practice, and some claim to have been doing it for over forty years. I am not a professional, and please don't consider what I have written as "a safe guide". I am just trying to inform you with my limited knowledge.

The main safety points I must stress are to not use anything high pressure- such as an air compressor- to go slowly and to stop immediately if there is any pain. You aren't a balloon! You will likely not notice a very large increase in size and there is little you can do to change this.

Extra precautions I would recommend include using a well lubed tube to avoid damaging the tissue around the anus. Including salt in a large volume water enema if it is to be held for any amount of time is also considered a good idea to help balance your bloodstream from absorbing too much water. Ensure the water is not too hot as well, or you may burn yourself. Do not pump air into the vagina, there are blood vessels in the area which increase the risk of air entering the bloodstream.

And that concludes my piece to the new folk who might be pondering the nature of their tastes. Please feel free to consider it an open letter of sorts. Suggestions, additions and edits are welcome and maybe one day we can have a go to guide to point to and say "hello friend, look at this." When someone new comes aboard.

Cheers- KQ